Monday 8 August 2016 14:53, UK
New signing Fernando Llorente made an impressive debut for Swansea in their 1-0 friendly win over Stade Rennais on Sunday - with one glaring exception.
To his credit, striker Llorente asked boss Francesco Guidolin to play in the game, less than 24 hours after arriving in south Wales from Sevilla.
He showed plenty of energy and some decent touches in his 60 minutes of action at the Liberty Stadium - but blew his big chance to score a goal in rather embarrassing fashion.
Winger Wayne Routledge fired the most inviting of low crosses from the right-hand side to the back post where Llorente, from a yard out, somehow contrived to miss, tapping the ball against the post.
Guidolin said: "Fernando asked me yesterday if he could play 30 or 45 minutes. I asked him if it was possible to play longer and he said 'yes', so I chose him to begin the game.
"He needs games. He needs to play football with our team because it's a new team for him. I decided to do it this way because the most important thing for him now is to play games."
