Swansea’s Gomis reaping the rewards of hard pr

Montero has been in superb form in the opening two matches of the season, giving Chelsea full-back Branislav Ivanovic a torrid time in a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge and impressing again in the 2-0 victory over Newcastle in which his marker Daryl Janmaat was sent off for some rash challenges on the Ecuadorian.

The Swans are big favourites to win in the North East this weekend given their impressive start to the season, and Sunderland’s poor shows against newcomers Norwich City and Leicester City. “I’ve been working hard to play and settle in”.

“I’ve said all along I didn’t want Leon to go anywhere but we have so much respect for him that he’s earned the right to make the decisions himself regarding his career”.

Swansea City have been one of the most progressive clubs in the Premier League over the last few years and one of the main reasons behind their wonderful success has been down to their astute business in the transfer market.

‘Teams in their situation are unsafe, and we expect them to be a lot more drilled and organised than they have been. I hadn’t heard that for a long time.

‘We are in a good moment, The players are confident, but not over-confident. “The players are confident, but not over-confident”.

Bafetimbi Gomis and Andre Ayew have both scored in the first two games and the former, who turned 30 earlier this month, appears to be benefiting from spending part of his summer at a well-known Italian health resort also used by Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.

“The players have been great with the transition but you don’t get invited for meals any more, you get blackballed”.

“We try and check all the characters we bring into the club – their personality, their home life and everything”.

Manager Dick Advocaat came in and managed to save the Black Cats by just three points last season, but the Dutchman initially left the club after guiding them to safety.

“He liked our approach – how we were doing things and moving forward”.

It seems slightly surreal that there has been a performance worse than that which saw Sunderland collect just 15 points when emphatically relegated from the Premier League in the 2005/06 season.