Passionate Matos Compares Cullen To Bastoni

Vitor Matos has said players for illustration Liam Cullen are nan "soul and heart" of Swansea City arsenic he insisted nan nine cannot beryllium dragged down by nan weight of history.

Swansea are 15th successful nan Championship pursuing their entertaining 2-2 tie pinch Middlesbrough connected Monday.

After nan game, Matos was asked astir Cullen's unfamiliar starting domiciled connected nan correct flank against Boro – and responded by launching a passionate defence of nan versatile Wales international.

Swansea academy merchandise Cullen has been consistently praised by managers for his cognition and publication for nine and country.

However, that has not stopped nan 26-year-old from facing societal media disapproval connected a regular basis.

The latest illustration of that came pursuing Wales' World Cup play-off semi-final conclusion to Bosnia-Herzegovina past month, erstwhile Cullen featured arsenic a substitute.

Matos has drawn comparisons betwixt Cullen and Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni, who was sent disconnected successful Italy's play-off last nonaccomplishment to nan Bosnians 4 days later.

"I really don't cognize what is, really do I say, really everyone feels truthful overmuch successful uncertainty erstwhile it's Liam aliases personification similar, because I conscionable springiness this example," nan Swansea caput coach said.