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Kristian O'Leary reckons Swansea City can look ahead with optimism after the club's latest mid-table Championship finish.
Swansea ended the 2025-26 campaign in 11th after a significant upturn in form under Vitor Matos, who took charge amid relegation concerns last November.
It was a second successive 11th-place finish for the Welsh side, and their fifth in a row in mid-table since the 2021 play-off final loss to Brentford under Steve Cooper.
First-team coach O'Leary believes the club are well placed to progress heading into 2026-27.
"I think a lot of things have gone on over the last two or three years," the Swansea stalwart said.
"[There are] new owners who are very invested in the club - you could see that off the pitch last summer – and the manager has been brilliant.
"He's got charisma, he's got personality, which is something Swansea managers that have been successful have.
"He's got a way about him which is suited to the club, so I think we have to be optimistic."
Swansea were 20th in the table when Matos took over following the sacking of Alan Sheehan.
Relegation worries mounted after the Portuguese lost his first two games at the helm, but Swansea then found form – particularly on their own patch – to pull well clear of the bottom three.
They ended the campaign nine points adrift of sixth place and 17 clear of the drop zone.
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