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Modified Jan 31, 2018 03:54 GMT

Swansea thrashed Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium

#2 The Carvalhal revival

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While it might be too early to be using tags like revival, resurgence etc., Swansea City have just defeated Liverpool and Arsenal in the span of 2 weeks and are still in the FA Cup. Suddenly, a ray of light seems to have cracked a way through to the tunnel and the Swans are sprinting towards it for dear life.

While Carvalhal has not infused jaw-dropping swagger or a complex network to play within, the Swans look loaded with intent and their direct approach often caught Arsenal defenders flat-footed.

Swansea have not been active in the transfer market and their selling Roque Mesa has raised a few eyebrows (including mine), but they might yet find it within themselves to get out of this rut and stay in the Premier League beyond this season.

They face Leicester next and that could be a tricky affair. But post that, Swansea have a considerably lenient set of fixtures and this looks like the perfect time to onboard the ship floating straight outta the shores of relegation.

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