 After the match, Tiendalli stated his intent to stay at Swansea despite his lack of first-team opportunities.He appeared in the final of the League Cup when he came on for Davies in the 84th minute of a 5–0 win over Bradford City, becoming the first non-English Premier League team to have won the League Cup and the first non-English club since 1927 to win a major English cup (Swansea's rivals Cardiff City won the FA Cup in 1927).A week later, Tiendalli become first choice in defence after Rangel was injured.