Swansea focused despite Leicester troubles
[Huw Evans Picture Agency] Vitor Matos says his Swansea City side will try and ignore the problems besetting Saturday's opponents Leicester City when they travel to the King Power Stadium (15:00 BST). The Foxes, Premier League champions in the 2015–16 season, are now staring at relegation from the Championship. This week Leicester lost their appeal against their six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules and are a point adrift of safety with five games remaining.
"The only thing I can say is we are focused on preparing and that will not change the way we're going to prepare," Matos said. "They will be exactly the same, what they do in terms of the game, 4-4-2 clear, one good speed outside-striker who loves to press - that is Patson Daka - pretty consistent in terms of structure. "And then yeah, it's about us going there and trying to dominate a team that is fighting for their position in the table, and I think that's the most important thing for us.
" The Swansea boss believes the game will be emotionally different from Monday's match against Middlesbrough "because of the situation Leicester is in". He added: "But the only thing we're going to do is what we did until now, that is going with the mindset that we are going there to compete and to try to win the game. "And I think that's the most important thing we want.
Focus on ourselves, what we need to improve from the last game. " Swansea have little to play for in mid-table but will be keen to end a four-match winless streak, although Monday's thrilling 2-2 home draw against promotion-chasing Boro suggests the Swansea players are still focused on a strong finish to the season. "Of course we want to be much more dominant than we were against Middlesbrough at home," Matos said.
"I think that's steps we need to keep doing it. Of the moment of the season we are now, it's not about changing a lot. It's about finding consistency on the right things and keep improving and building things, the values, the mentality and the mindset for the future, because that's what we want.