Premier League the ‘dream’ for Swansea – Sheehan

As he begins his position as head coach of Swansea City, Alan Sheehan claims that the Premier League is his “dream.”

After impressing for two spells as the club’s caretaker boss, the 38-year-old Irishman has been appointed in his first permanent managerial position at Swansea.

Sheehan, who had relegation concerns when he took charge of Swansea’s side in February, has signed a three-year contract.

When asked if Sheehan would ultimately win Swansea back to the top flight, he replied, “Can I? It’s not a yes or no response, in my opinion.

“We all have a dream job in the Premier League,” I believe. At Swansea, we would really like to do that.

Swansea spent seven years in the Premier League before falling to relegation in 2018.

When Steve Cooper led the team in successive play-off campaigns, they were on the verge of rejoining the elite in 2020 and 2021.

Swansea’s best second-tier finish since then, however, has been questioned at various points over the past seven years.

However, Sheehan claims there is a desire to return to the highest level in the boardroom now that a new ownership group has been in place since November.

If you’re not talking about the Premier League, he said, “I don’t know why we’re here really, in the Championship.”

It’s understood that we all want to travel there, not shouted out.

Sheehan added that Swansea have received a “minor case” of the kind of consistency required to compete in recent months, having taken 23 points out of his 12 matches at the helm.

Former Luton Town and Southampton coach Sheehan was flanked by director of football Richard Montague, who led Swansea’s managerial search, at his first press conference since being appointed Luke Williams’ full-time replacement.

Montague, who left Notts County for Swansea in February, said the Premier League was “absolutely the goal.”

We always want to travel there, he continued.

“I believe we have the foundations that would enable us to succeed,” he said. However, you probably have very, very many decisions to make in order to reach that level.

To give us an opportunity, we must “improve that decision-making process and every bit of work that goes into making the squad stronger.”

Swansea kick off the season with a home game against Oxford United on Saturday (12:30 BST), in which case West Bromwich Albion could finish in the top 10th spot.

Sheehan emphasized the importance of summer recruitment efforts in Swansea’s plans to advance next season.

He said, “We need to have the right combination of assets and experience in the building.”

We want to keep some players who we think are ideal for the club, but we also know that many teams are interested in other players.