Cabango Hopeful Sheehan Gets Swansea Manager Job Permanently

Swansea City captain Ben Cabango has said he would love it if caretaker boss Alan Sheehan was given the role on a permanent basis. Cabango struck the winner at Sunderland on Saturday, a fifth victory under Sheehan since he took over following Luke Williams' departure in February. The Swans now sit 12th in the table with 54 points, seemingly safe from relegation with four games left this season. 'You can see all the players are behind him now, and I feel like he's done superbly well in his period he's had and the period he had previously as well,' said Wales defender Cabango. 'So he shows the qualities as a manager and I'd be delighted if it was him.' Cabango also relished a third successive clean sheet as part of their rearguard, saying it was a great feeling to hit Swansea's 58th-minute winner at Sunderland. 'I feel like we're loving defending as a team right now. Everyone's just giving it everything,' Cabango said. 'We're recovering well. If there's a mistake, we're always backing each other up and it's a good feeling that we've just got that foundation so we can build on it.' The Sunderland victory was a fifth since Sheehan took the reins, with only two defeats coming during what has been an encouraging run. But question marks remain over Sheehan's long-term future with Swansea known to have considered numerous options in the search for Williams' permanent successor. Cabango also believes winning at promotion contenders Sunderland and drawing 2-2 at leaders Leeds United in March shows they can 'definitely' compete with the division's best. 'They're two one of the hardest places to go in the league and the performances we've showed here (Sunderland), we've not just sat in, we've actually created chances, especially in the Leeds game,' he added. 'I think we were a bit more penned in (at Sunderland), but we're showing we have that quality when we do get the chances and we put them away, and we're hard to break down.'