Liam Cullen | We are starting to show what we are capable of

8th October
First team
Liam Cullen Plymouth

Liam Cullen believes Swansea City are starting to show what they are capable of after extending their winning streak to four games at Plymouth on Saturday.

The Swans ran out 3-1 winners at Home Park, coming from a goal down at half-time after Luke Cundle had put the hosts ahead.

Cullen’s header set up the equaliser for Jerry Yates, before substitute Ollie Cooper sent a drive arrowing into the net seconds after his arrival as a substitute.

Josh Key rounded things off late on as Swansea backed up their three-point hauls against Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall and Norwich City.

Striker Cullen, his teammates and the coaching staff have bounced back after a challenging start to the season, and he is hopeful there is more to come.

“That feels like a perfect away day,” he said.

“The fans were absolutely incredible, they were so loud throughout the game and from the moment they equalised it felt like they took over and helped us get over the line.

“I think we are showing we are starting to turn the corner. You are starting to see the sort of side we are and with four wins on the bounce we can go into the international break on a real high.

“To be where we are now from a few weeks ago shows the mentality and togetherness of the group.

Liam Cullen Plymouth

“Jerry (Yates) said it a few weeks ago, the one thing you cannot question about this group is its character.

“Some of us have known what it is like to go through tough periods and come out the other side, and that has been a big part of how we have responded after a difficult start to the season.

“We knew it would come if we kept working for each other, and kept creating chances for each other and you can see that in the number of goals we are scoring. We have scored three goals in three of our last four games.

“We are starting to show what we are capable of, but we have to make sure it continues.”

Cullen’s assist for Yates was down to astute play as he peeled away from his marker to meet a Jamie Paterson cross.

With the keeper and a defender in his way near the byline, he opted not to try for goal himself but instead nodded the ball over the cover for Yates to bundle in his fourth goal of the campaign.

“Pato and I just caught each other’s eyes and I knew he was going to dink it to the back post and the quality he has to put the ball where it needs to be,” said Cullen, who also cleared a header off the line in his own box earlier in the game.

“He is so good at it, and I was just hoping Yatesy was going to be for the knock back across goal, The angle was too tight for me to go for it myself, and he was there to turn it in.

“The subs made a difference too, with Ollie getting his goal. I’m having to wait a little bit for mine, but if the team is winning I really don’t mind who gets the goals.”