I'M guessing Steve Bruce's message to his Hull City players on Monday night will be to stay patient.
You have to be against a side like Swansea, who love to keep the ball from their opponents.
Everyone knows that and that's a credit to the club who demand their players and managers play the right way.
They love to pass the ball and frustrate the hell out of their opponents.
When you play against that, you have to keep your shape and remain disciplined for the full game. If you don't, then Swansea will pick you off.
There will be long periods on Monday when City will be without the ball.
It's horrible because you are chasing ghosts, but City can't go away from the game plan Bruce will have worked on for most of the week.
Swansea won't. Michael Laudrup's side will play the same way, whether they are winning 2-0 or losing 2-0.
Swansea seemed to have gone through a bit of a bad patch but a 3-0 win at home to Newcastle on Wednesday suggests they are over that blip. They will be full of confidence now against a Tigers side that lost at the Emirates.
The worst thing City can do is to chase the game because that will be playing into Swansea's hands.
The Swans like to play from the back and bring the midfield into play before opening up the opposition's defence for the strikers.
Wednesday's win over Newcastle showed Swansea aren't missing their main man Michu too much.
Swansea has changed a lot since I first played against them at their old Vetch Field ground. I remember scoring there and I also scored more recently to make it 1-0 in a League Cup game. Phil Brown took me off after about an hour in readiness for the next game on the Saturday and we ended up losing 2-1.
While Swansea aren't as big a name as Arsenal or Manchester United, it's similar to playing those big clubs at their ground.
Over 80 per cent of possession will be against you but the players have to be professional and be mentally strong. Some games are like that.
If I was Bruce, I'd match up with Swansea whatever way they play. Play like-for-like and be patient.
It will be very tough, especially in front of the Sky cameras as they will want to show everyone how much pride they take in playing the way they do.
The Welsh love their sport. You only have to look at the way they support their rugby to see that.
They have two football teams in the Premier League and they intend to make the most of their opportunity.
I can see Swansea staying in the top flight for many years to come.
They should be the blueprint for teams in the lower divisions if they want to make it to the top flight.
On paper, Swansea have the better individual players compared to the Tigers, but if City can remain disciplined and take any chance that comes their way, then they might just come away with a second win in eight days against two very good teams.
