Swansea City boss Vitor Matos has hailed the impact of midfielder Marko Stamenic – just as he faces up to being without the New Zealander.
Stamenic will miss Saturday's Championship game with Bristol City (12:30GMT) as he starts a two-game ban for collecting ten yellow cards this season.
The 24-year-old has featured in all but one of Swansea's games under Matos, with the head coach admitting his impact has been key.
But he says he is "a lucky one" for having options to replace him, with Jay Fulton tipped to step in.
"Marko is really important for us," said Matos. "He's been really good scoring goals as well, which is not as normal for a number six, but he has that inside of him.
"The technique level of him as a six is unbelievable. Long pass, short pass, stepping in, dribbling as well."
The All Whites international will also miss Tuesday's visit of Preston North End – a game that will see investor Snoop Dogg take in his first game at the Swansea.Com Stadium.
Despite this, Matos says he does have options, adding: "There's a lot of solutions. I love Jay, I think he has a lot of values that we all want as a club and he has a lot of things as a player that I like.
"How he attacks is unbelievable, how he understands the game is unbelievable, he's a clear leader as well and really respected from everyone so It's a big option.
"But Ethan Galbraith can go there so there's a lot of options."
Matos confirmed there are no other availability issues to take on a Bristol City side fresh from pegging back Wrexham in a 2-2 draw at Ashton Gate in midweek.
Adam Idah continues his recovery from a hamstring injury while Zeidane Inoussa remains sidelined with a stress fracture in his back.
Stamenic picked up his suspension after receiving his tenth caution in last weekend's defeat at Derby County. Two-game bans are applied for any players who collect ten yellow cards before the 37th Championship fixture.
Swansea have played 32 league games so far this season with Ben Cabango (8 yellow cards) the next player at risk.