Premier League The 'dream' For Swansea - Sheehan

Alan Sheehan says nan Premier League is nan "dream" arsenic he originates life arsenic Swansea City's caput coach.

The 38-year-old Irishman has been fixed his first imperishable managerial domiciled by Swansea, having impressed crossed 2 spells arsenic nan club's caretaker boss.

Sheehan has signed a three-year contract, having led a Swansea broadside who had relegation concerns erstwhile he took nan reins successful February to nan apical half of nan table.

When asked whether he could yet lead Swansea backmost to nan apical flight, Sheehan said: "Can I? I don't deliberation it's a yes aliases nary answer.

"I deliberation we each dream of moving successful nan Premier League. We would emotion to do that astatine Swansea.

"But successful bid to do truthful we request to get a batch of decisions correct and we request to beryllium accordant connected that. Talking astir it is 1 thing, really doing it is better."

After winning nan Championship play-off last successful 2011, Swansea spent 7 years successful nan Premier League earlier relegation successful 2018.

They came adjacent to rejoining nan elite successful 2020 and 2021, erstwhile Steve Cooper led nan nine to successive play-off campaigns.

Since then, however, Swansea's champion second-tier decorativeness is 10th, pinch nan club's ambition questioned astatine various points complete nan past 7 years.

But pinch a caller ownership group successful spot since past November, Sheehan says location is simply a desire successful nan boardroom to return to nan highest level.

"I deliberation successful nan Championship, if you are not talking astir nan Premier League, I don't cognize why we're present really," he added.

"It's not thing that's shouted out, it's understood that we each want to get there.

"You person sewage to make a full batch of correct decisions, past you person to person affirmative power throughout, you person to triumph games, you person to build confidence, you person to person nan fans onside, you person to person nan committee onside and nan players onside."

Sheehan added that Swansea person knowledgeable a "minor case" of nan benignant of consistency required to compete complete nan past 2 months, having taken 23 points from his 12 matches astatine nan helm.

At his first property convention since being named Luke Williams' full-time successor, erstwhile Luton Town and Southampton coach Sheehan was flanked by head of shot Richard Montague, who led Swansea's managerial search.

Montague, who joined Swansea from Notts County successful February, described nan Premier League arsenic being "absolutely nan aim".

"We commencement each play wanting to get there," he added.

"I deliberation we person nan foundations present that would let america to beryllium successful. But nan number of decisions you person to get correct to get to that level is astir apt very, very high.

"We person to amended that decision-making process and each spot of activity that goes into making nan squad stronger successful bid to springiness america an opportunity.

"It's harder for a nine successful our position than it is for immoderate clubs successful this league, but we wouldn't beryllium present if we didn't deliberation it was possible."

Swansea decorativeness nan play pinch a location crippled against Oxford United connected Saturday (12:30 BST), erstwhile triumph could spot them unafraid a 10th-placed decorativeness depending connected West Bromwich Albion's consequence against Luton.

Sheehan said summertime recruitment activity will beryllium cardinal to Swansea's hopes of further advancement adjacent season.

"We request to person nan correct blend of assets and acquisition successful nan building," he said.

"We want to support definite players we judge are really bully fits for nan club, but we understand that a batch of teams want bully players.

"We want to make a number of signings, we tin each work together connected that."