Cooper vows Swans will come back stronger following play off defeat
They lost 2 nil at Wembley to Brentford in the Championship play off final
Swansea boss Steve Cooper says his team will be defined by how they respond to their Championship play-off final defeat to Brentford.
Their hopes of a return to the Premier League were dashed as goals from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes in the first 20 minutes set the Bees on their way to a 2-0 win.
The manager said: "You either cry about it or you come back stronger and I know what that set of players will want to do.
"We had disappointment last year at the semi finals and we went one step further this year.
"I know that will be the mentality of the lads."
Cooper said he hopes the pain of the loss can serve as a defining moment going forward: "For me I have always worked on the basis that although setbacks are the hardest thing, they are the most important thing that defines you.
"So don’t worry about me. We’ll get back to Swansea and the off-season plans will kick on as normal.
"Setbacks have got to make you stronger and define you. You either sulk and things get even worse, or you come back fighting even stronger.
"That will definitely be this set of players’ mentality because they have always done that.
"We have had to do that this season to get as far as this, particularly in the circumstances we’ve had to work in. That will be the lads’ approach I am sure."