Swans 'have the players' for promotion tilt - Idah
[Getty Images] Adam Idah believes Swansea City will be better placed to push for promotion next season thanks to their experiences in 2025-26. Swansea are taking stock after an undulating campaign in which early play-off ambitions were replaced by relegation concerns, before an upturn in form under Vitor Matos led to a mid-table finish. The Swans ended up 11th for the second year in a row but Idah says they will aim higher now that a number of players within Matos' squad have got to know the Championship.
"There are a lot of players who were in their first season, so it's not going to be easy," the striker said. "But I think towards the back end of the season, what I've seen is we do have the players [to compete for promotion]. " Swansea finished the season nine points behind Hull City, who claimed the final play-off place.
The Swans' total of 64 points was the club's second highest in the last five campaigns, behind the 66-point tally which delivered 10th place in 2022-23. With the clubs who finish seventh and eighth going into the play-offs for the first time next season, it may not need much of an improvement for Swansea to send their next campaign into overtime. Idah, a Championship promotion winner at Norwich City in 2021, says finding consistency is key.
"There are games where you might not be playing your best but you've just got to get through them - that is the Championship for you," he added. "You're playing Saturday, Tuesday, every week. It is very demanding but if you do want to try to get back to the Premier League, that's what you have to do.
"You've got to be very determined to do it and you've got to be consistent the whole way throughout the season. "