The Swans are sinking like a stone in the Premier League, struggling for goals, conceding too many and are now out of the FA Cup.
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“It s going insane out there”.
Swansea won their most recent top-flight fixture at the Liberty Stadium, against West Brom on December 26, but that success remains the team’s only league victory since October 24 and they sit 17th in the table, just two points above the relegation zone.
“We’ll enjoy the moment tonight, maybe have the day off tomorrow, and get back on it the day after”.
Asked if he was surprised by the comeback, he added: “We’ve been doing this all season, even when we go a goal down we have the team spirit to come back”.
It was routine stuff for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge earlier, as they dispatched Scunthorpe to progress into the next round of the FA Cup.
Roofe then converted at the end of a quick break 10 minutes later to make it 3-1, only for Bafetimbi Gomis to halve the deficit and fray the nerves of the home fans at the Kassam Stadium.
However, manager Alan Curtis gave us all an insight into the problems Jonjo Shelvey can cause when he is left out, questioning the player’s “attitude” if he is sidelined. However, Liam Sercombe’s penalty on the stroke of half-time saw the U’s go in level at the break, with Roofe’s second-half brace giving them a two-goal cushion.
“I’ve got to be delighted beating a Premier League side – but not just that, it’s the way we did it, ” Oxford manager Michael Appleton said.
“It’s a huge setback to the club”.
After Christian Eriksen put Tottenham ahead, Poland defender Marcin Wasilewski equalized by heading in a corner, before Japan striker Shinji Okazaki – a halftime substitute – dribbled his way into the penalty area and scored at the second attempt in the 48th minute. To beat a Premier League team on your own patch is one thing, but the way we did it, the way we passed the ball and the chances we created at times was great.
There were no major upsets in Saturday s third-round action, but Manchester United needed a stoppage-time penalty from Wayne Rooney to earn a 1-0 win over third-tier Sheffield United.
But Cork said: “We didn’t work hard, we didn’t match them at all in the game and we can only apologise for the performance to everyone who has come all this way to see that because it wasn’t acceptable”.
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The 29-year-old rejoined the Shrews for a second spell from Tranmere on Thursday and made an immediate impact with a second-half header to put Micky Mellon’s side in the FA Cup fourth round draw.
