{"id":1342,"date":"2014-02-07T16:58:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T16:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2014-02-07T16:58:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T16:58:43","slug":"swansea-v-cardiff-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/07\/swansea-v-cardiff-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Swansea v Cardiff preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/LIberty-Stadium.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1284\" alt=\"LIberty Stadium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/LIberty-Stadium-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1284\" alt=\"LIberty Stadium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/LIberty-Stadium-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>With the South Wales derby fast approaching, talk in Cardiff is centred on one thing \u2013 the possibility of a historic league double over bitter rivals Swansea.<\/strong><br \/>\nOle Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s men, fresh off the back of a sorely needed victory over Norwich, also have the chance to draw level in the league with their foes from down the M4.<br \/>\nThe Norwegian understands <a title=\"Cardiff v Swansea: Five memorable South Wales derbies\" href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/2014\/02\/07\/cardiff-v-swansea-five-memorable-south-wales-derbies\/\">the importance of this historic fixture<\/a>. \u201cI have met quite a few people in the hotel and around the training ground, you can sense this is more than just a derby\u201d: said the former United marksman.<br \/>\nCreating history and becoming the first side to do the league double in this fixture is the burning ambition of the fans and Solskjaer confirms his team feel the same way. \u201cWe are burning to create history\u201d<br \/>\nDespite the nature of the fixture Solskjaer insisted preparations have been carried out as normal.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1353\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Laudrup.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1353\" alt=\"Michael Laudrup was sacked as Swansea manager this week.\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Laudrup.jpeg\" width=\"245\" height=\"206\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1353\" alt=\"Michael Laudrup was sacked as Swansea manager this week.\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Laudrup.jpeg\" width=\"245\" height=\"206\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>Michael Laudrup was sacked as Swansea manager this week. (Photo: Paul Blank)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe Bluebirds task, you could argue, now appears considerably easier after Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins shocked British football by sacking manager Michael Laudrup on Tuesday. New signing Kenwyne Jones, however, is weary of Swansea\u2019s predicament making them more dangerous. \u201cYou have to be aware because it could be a case of a wounded animal &#8211; they are probably in disarray\u201d: said the Trinidadian striker.<br \/>\nFormer Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid star Laudrup, was lauded last season after guiding Swansea to League Cup success \u2013 the first major trophy in the club\u2019s history. This season however the Swans have struggled, and it is arguably the Europa League football Laudrup guided them towards and the extra fixtures it brings which has seen them dragged into a relegation battle.<br \/>\nA 2-0 defeat at West Ham was the final straw for the Swansea hierarchy, and Laudrup has been shown the door. It has since emerged Laudrup is considering taking legal action against his former employers after the League Manager\u2019s Association released a statement on his behalf.<br \/>\nThe statement says: \u201cI am deeply disappointed to have been dismissed as manager of Swansea City. In particular, the manner in which it happened and the actions the club has taken since notifying me in the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. \u201cI am, of course taking legal advice and the LMA have already written to the club asking for a proper explanation as to why I was summarily dismissed.\u201d<br \/>\nCharged with the task of replacing Laudrup and taking on Cardiff at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday is club stalwart Garry Monk. Much loathed by Cardiff supporters, Monk has played for Swansea since 2004, and has been named caretaker manager.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Cardiff City sign Wilfried Zaha\" href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/2014\/01\/31\/cardiff-sign-zaha\/\">With Cardiff appearing buoyed by January signings Wilfried Zaha<\/a> and Kenwyne Jones, both of whom played pivotal roles in the victory over Norwich, Monk faces a difficult challenge to get off to a winning start. Monk can expect no sympathy from their arch-rivals and if the Swansea veteran needed any reminder of this Jones was on hand. \u201cWe are going to try to inflict as much pain as we can\u201d: said Jones.<br \/>\nSolskjaer\u2019s men have seemingly been professional in their approach but preparation and form often goes out the window in derby matches. Ole\u2019s men will step out onto the Libery turf on Saturday on the cusp of history and the ultimate bragging rights over their old foes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the South Wales derby fast approaching, talk in Cardiff is centred on one thing \u2013 the possibility of a historic league double over bitter rivals Swansea. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s men, fresh off the back of a sorely needed victory over Norwich, also have the chance to draw level in the league with their foes from down the M4. The Norwegian understands the importance of this historic fixture. \u201cI have met quite a few people in the hotel and around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":1284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,4],"tags":[1589,95,1832,1815,74,1818],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-1342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-cardiff-city-football-club","tag-football","tag-michael-laudrup","tag-south-wales-derby","tag-sport-2","tag-swansea-city-football-club"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Swansea v Cardiff preview - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/07\/swansea-v-cardiff-preview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swansea v Cardiff preview - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With the South Wales derby fast approaching, talk in Cardiff is centred on one thing \u2013 the possibility of a historic league double over bitter rivals Swansea. 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