by Adam Evans
GEORGE Byers has been keen to add to his goal tally at Swansea City and he did just that with his side’s fourth to send Brentford out of the FA Cup.
The Swans had to come back from being one goal down in their fifth round tie after a poor first half performance.
The visitors had a well-deserved lead going into the break, however the Swans turned the match on its head to win 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium.
Byers explained just how Graham Potter’s side overcame Brentford’s strong first half performance.
“We knew in the first half Brentford put a lot of pressure on us and made it difficult, but we just had to dust ourselves down at half time,” the midfielder said.
“We knew we had to overcome their press. We came out in the second half and put on an excellent performance.”
Brentford were left with 10 men on the pitch after Ezri Konsa’s professional foul on Daniel James gave referee Stuart Attwell no choice but to show the red card.
“The red card helped us out a lot, but we were on top even before that happened. We came out in the second half raring to go and that was what made the difference.”
The four goals in the second-half meant that the Swans were the first team to score three plus goals in three FA Cup matches in a row, since West Bromwich Albion in 2007/08. The Baggies then went on to reach the semi-finals.
Byer’s 90thminute goal was his second for the club.
“It felt great. I said since I have come into the team that I want to add more goals to my game. That’s something that I’ve been working on in training.
“I’m delighted to get my second goal for Swansea.”
As a result of the superb performance in the second period, the Swans are now within touching distance of a semi-final at the hallowed turf of Wembley Stadium.
“It would mean a lot personally to play at Wembley. It’s obviously been a dream of mine since I was a boy and it would be a dream for a lot of the players in the dressing room,” the 22 year old Scot added.
“It obviously would mean a lot to the club getting to Wembley. It would be an unbelievable achievement for everybody involved.”
