Nice to Michu, Swansea

The Swansea City yesterday achieved the first title in its history to be crowned champion of the Capital One Cup (formerly the Carling Cup or, as they say here the more classic League Cup). He did after winning by a resounding 5-0 win over Bradford City, a club that did the mash to reach a final coming from the Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football.

Despite the modesty of the rival, the title is a milestone for Swansea, a small Welsh team that has dared to compete in the league's most powerful and important in Britain. In addition, the achievement of the Capital One Cup can not come at a better time, as The Swans are immersed in the splendor to celebrate its recently completed one hundred years of history. All this in the hands of Michael Laudrup and the key contribution of a group of Spanish: Chico Flores, Pablo Hernandez, Angel Rangel and, above all, Michu, indisputable reference team.

Soon the Swansea to make clear who would be the champion in this unprecedented duel at the top. At 16 minutes a shot that failed to tackle Michu Duke was finished to the net by Dyer. Swans goal advantage to delay their lines a few meters to invite Brasford to go ahead and take more risks. Had departed until wanted Michu: his second shot on goal in the 40th minute set came in the bottom left, becoming the first Spanish who scored a goal in a final English. Taking advantage of the limited space and time needed to load the shot, said intentionally between the legs of your brand, making the vision of the keeper to beat, he could not do anything because the ball went clavadita to wood.

The task of assisting the Spaniard was Pablo Hernandez, codirector of authentic offensive team work alongside Leon Britton. The former Valencia lives in the shadow of Michu, both in media and on the lawn, but each game has found consistency and confidence to become a very important player for Laudrup, who gives a lot of freedom to, starting from the left, move around the front of attack, causing much damage to the game between the lines.

Shortly after starting the second half, Dyer made the third goal, his second tally, and appears to be head up too. Ten minutes later the Bradford goalkeeper made ​​a penalty of Southampton and former endeavored to throw even though the charge is another. De Guzman held his unfounded insistence of his partner until Michu reached to end this ugly picture, which gives us an idea of ​​the descent that has earned the Spaniard in less than a year on the team. Not only is the star for Welsh fans, but also has its weight in the locker room. De Guzman himself rounded off the rout with a fifth goal in injury time and the game.
Arguably the Bradford City on the shore drowned after deletion to Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa to finish the quote with Swansea in the final. But the undeniable defeat not depressed the spirits of the 30,000 fans who, from Yorkshire, became a party to have first come to an end since its founding in 1911. The atmosphere at Wembley was unbeatable, quite a sight to see and envy: to see if tonamos note in Spain and the estreuctura refundamos our Cup to give the smaller teams a chance to do great things.

In Swansea celebrations could see Chico wear a shirt in tribute to the fallen heroes of our game: Antonio Puerta, Dani Jarque, Miki Roque and Manolo Preciado. A lovely gesture. I guess I will not be the only one who has been doing a bit of Swansea, and since the arrival of Roberto Martinez to the bench, where he proposed a combinative style of play direct football against English classic. A line taken by Brendan Rodgers has picked Michael Laudrup to lead the Swans to fly high. The title butler guaranteed a place in the UEFA Europa League next season. It would be nice to play them face a Spanish team.