Laudrup demands response

Michael Laudrup has demanded a response from his Swansea players and wants victories over Kuban Krasnodar and Stoke City.
The whole club is hurting after losing 1-0 to Cardiff City in the big derby clash at the weekend, but Laudrup says there is no time to feel sorry for themselves.

The Swans travel to Russia for the Europa League showdown on Thursday in need of a win to secure their passage through to the knock-out stages before they take on Stoke in a crucial Premier League encounter on Sunday.

"I've said a lot of times the team has character and they will show it," said Laudrup. "But it is always good to get confirmation of something and I am sure we will see a reaction from the team because they are so disappointed at this loss.


"The game on Thursday is a five-hour flight away and four hours' time difference. It's a lot of travelling.

"But I've said it before and I will say again, the reason for that is that we deserve it, we won the League Cup last year so we are in Europe. We will try to go to Russia and win because we have some history with them after they scored in the last seconds against us in Swansea.

"Then we face another strong physical team in Stoke at home on Sunday which, just before the international break, is a game we really want and need to win."