The verdict
Grimes was right to suggest that Swansea were not at their usual best for the trip to Ewood Park, with Cooper’s side perhaps looking a little tired after a busy week or so in which they fought all the way to the end to secure wins against Stoke City and Middlesbrough.
It was a performance that shows that Cooper’s side have the all-important ability to dig in and grind out results to ensure they avoid defeat even when not at their best. That is something that they will need to draw upon many times between now and the end of the campaign if they are to go on and earn promotion to the Premier League.
The messages from both Woodman and Grimes show that this is a group of players who will not let their standards drop too often and shows that there is a lot of self-reflection done when things do not go to play in terms of the performance. That is a sign of a strong dressing room that is all pulling in the right direction.