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SUPER COOPER HAS SWANS BELIEVING…

Rookie manager getting best out of his troops

OH YES! Andre Ayew celebrates scoring Swansea’s winner at Charlton in midweek
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Hugo Varley assesses the impact of rookie manager Steve Cooper at Swansea and considers whether they can last the Championship course…
WHEN Swansea boss Steve Cooper took what he described as the job of a lifetime in the summer he knew that he fi nally had the chance to prove his credentials.
The 39-year-old had been slowly but methodically learning his trade in youth coaching with Wrexham and Liverpool before joining the FA in 201...

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