Angel Rangel's memorable Swansea City moments

Thu, 04/07/2016 - 11:35

In the second part of our interview with Angel Rangel marking his milestone of 300 league appearances for Swansea City, the Spaniard looks back on his stand-out moments.



My debut
Oldham 2 Swans 1 (Saturday, August 11, 2007)
It was a strange day. After just five minutes there was a fight in the crowd and the police were there on horses. I was wondering what the heck I had got myself involved in!
It wasn't a great start in terms of results as we lost 2-1, but we played very well. We actually took a few games to get a win, but obviously there was no stopping us from that point.
But it's still a game that sticks in my mind. It was my first game and it was the beginning of a great journey.

Favourite league goal
I haven't got too many to talk about unfortunately, but there are a couple of good ones.
My goal at Doncaster was a decent finish because it was a volley from Kemy's pass and it got us a late point.
My first goal was at home against Hartlepool - we won 1-0 and went top of League One that day. So that has to be among my favourites.
In terms of quality finishes, scoring in the 3-2 win over Wigan was an important goal. It was a decent volley that went in off the post, so that will be my favourite one.



Most memorable league game
I'll try to be a little different here, because the play-off games are going to be the ones that everyone mentions.
Beating Leeds 3-2 at home in the League One was a brilliant game. We were down to ten men against a side that many people fancied to run away with the title, but we showed how good we were that day.
The first Premier League game against Manchester City wasn't a memorable one in terms of results, but I remembered feeling as though I'd played a full game before we had even kicked off. That's how nervous I felt. It was our first game against a team of superstars, and even though we lost 4-0 we had played well in large parts of the game.
I have played in nine Welsh derbies so they were quite memorable. The 3-2 win at home was a brilliant game with Darren Pratley scoring the winner. The Liberty erupted when that went in.
Can I look any further than the 3-0 win in the Premier League though? That was a big one. Cardiff had the chance to do the first derby double, while it was Garry Monk's first game in charge for us.
So for us to win 3-0 - and convincingly too - under that amount of pressure was a massive boost, particularly as it was kicking off the manager's time in charge.



Angel Rangel's league appearances
2007-08: 43
2008-09: 39 (+1)
2009-10: 37 (+1)
2010-11: 37 (+1 & 3 play-off matches)
2011-12: 32 (+2)
2012-13: 30 (+3)
2013-14: 29 (+1)
2014-15: 22 (+5)
2015-16: 15 (+2)
Total: 300 (303 inc play-offs)

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