MIDFIELDER Amine Linganzi believes Swindon Town have the creative talents to counter whatever is thrown at them in League Two.

David Flitcroft’s side held up well to the long-ball tactics used by Mansfield Town at the weekend and claimed a memorable 3-1 win on the road.

Town continue their campaign back on home soil this evening and opponents Lincoln City are expected to utilise a similar direct approach to the Stags.

Swindon’s 2017-18 season has been stop-start so far and they will arrive at the Energy Check County Ground tonight looking to make it back-to-back wins for just the second time this season.

Despite that inconsistency, Flitcroft’s side are still sitting nicely in eighth in the table, just one point and one place outside the play-off spot, and Linganzi is sure things are beginning to click together within the squad.

“It doesn’t matter if it is long-ball or the opposition team is strong, we just need to be focussed on us and play our game,” said Linganzi, who joined the club from Portsmouth over the summer.

“We have our identity and if we have to play long, we can play long, and if we have to play short, we can play short “On Saturday, you could see that we have ability. The likes of John (Goddard), Keshi (Anderson), Donal (McDermott) and Paul (Mullin) are quality players. If you give it to their feet, they will do the work for you.

“The manager wants to win every game so he demands a lot of work. We lost a couple of games but we won games as well and we never gave up, that is the main thing.”

Linganzi got his first goal for Town at the weekend when he broke the deadlock against Mansfield and that capped another strong performance in the middle of the park.

After sequence of substitute appearances during September, the 27-year-old has started the last three games for Swindon.

Linganzi is battling for a place in the heart of Town’s midfield with both James Dunne and Derby County loanee Timi Elsnik and the Congo-born player believes that competition only serves to improve each player.

“It is a challenge and to be better, you need players around you who push you to be better,” said Linganzi.

“This is what happened with Timi and Dunney, they are good players. I had to raise my game and be better on the pitch. I tried to work hard in training and show what I have got to the manager.

“I can’t play every game and I was out for a few games but it is important to look at yourself in the mirror and at the beginning of the season, I didn’t perform that well.

“I wasn’t happy with myself but it was good because Timi came in and did the work and we won games.

“This is a team. Whoever plays, the main thing is that we win.

“Now I am in the team so I am happy and I was more than happy on Saturday because I scored and we won the game.”