Carlos Carvalhal says Swansea's Premier League survival battle is theirs to win or lose
Thursday 3 May 2018 17:20, UK
Swansea manager Carlos Carvalhal says the fact survival is in their hands matters more than who has the hardest run-in.
The Swans have not won any of their last six games in the Premier League and are now just a point outside the relegation zone.
They are away to 12th-placed Bournemouth on Saturday before a pair of big games against Southampton (18th) - live on Sky Sports on May 8 - and Stoke (19th), both at the Liberty Stadium.
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Asked if he thinks Swansea have the best run-in, Carvalhal said: "The calendar is positive but in the practice, we must play games.
"We never know if the easy game is difficult, and I don't believe in easy games in the Premier League. We have things in our hands, this is the most important.
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"We don't need to wait for the results of our opponents, we are looking to ourselves. We try to do our best, win points at the end of the season to try and stay in the Premier League.
"If we achieve the necessary points, we don't need to look to our neighbours.
"That is the proposal, to look at our next three games in that way."
As well as draws against Huddersfield, Everton and West Brom, Swansea have lost to Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea during their winless run.
Carvalhal added: "The teams we lose against - United, City and Chelsea - are the strongest teams of the competition.
"If the calendar puts us against the strongest teams in this path, it is normal that we don't win these last games.
"But the performance against Chelsea (Swansea lost 1-0 at home last weekend) showed we are here to compete and play face to face against all opponents.
"The good thing is we are playing with quality and living very well with the pressure, and that is why we are optimistic for the remaining three games."
