Laudrup Looks Forward To Capital Cup Defence

Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup looks forward to the defence of their Capital One Cup as they travel to Birmingham City on Wednesday night.

Laudrup guided the Swans to their first major cup trophy win last season, as they beat Bradford City 5-0 at Wembley to lift the trophy.

‘It’s the first game of our cup defence and I think we all still remember last season, so for us it is something special.

‘Everybody still remembers the feeling of standing there with the trophy after winning against Bradford, and maybe as much the two semi-final legs against Chelsea or the win at Liverpool.

‘We know the cup competitions are possibilities for smaller clubs to have success, you only need a few wins and you are in the semi-final.

‘Last year we needed four wins, this season we come in a stage later so we only need three wins to get to a semi-final, we have to try and do that again.’

Laudrup also spoke about Wednesday’s opposition and their experience in the competition, adding:

‘They are a strong Championship side and I think they will think as we do in this competition,’

‘They reached the final and won this competition, they know it is possible and they will want to beat us to go there again.

‘They know how nice it is to play at Wembley in front of 80,000 people and lift the trophy.’