Swansea City: ‘I don’t want to be a nearly team’ – Alan Sheehan

Leicester became only the second team to beat Swansea on their own patch – after Burnley in March – since Sheehan took charge in February.

Defeat means the Swans slip to 11th in the second tier going into the season’s second international break.

While Sheehan acknowledged Leicester’s quality, he was left frustrated by Swansea’s failure to take any points.

“I don’t want be a nearly team, I really don’t,” he added.

“I know they have come down from the Premier League. I know most of their players have been in the Premier League and played there and have aspirations of going back there – and I’m sure they have got a massive chance with the squad alone.

“But when they come to our stadium, like every game, we want to be competitive.

“Ultimately there are large amounts of that game I feel quite positive about and it’s hard to be critical of the players because application, desire, togetherness, the fans getting behind us for large amounts of the game [were all there].

“But it’s just maybe that small bit of quality that they showed when they bend two into the top corner.”