AGAINST MK Dons this weekend, Jack Stephens will not be fazed by whatever tactical conundrum that Karl Robinson has set for Swindon Town.

Town boss Mark Cooper is expecting a footballing exhibition tomorrow - and that requires Stephens and his defensive counterparts to come up with a strategy to play out from the back.

How to stop Town getting the ball out must be the hot topic amongst Cooper’s fellow League One managers, but ultimately it is down the players to react to whatever is thrown at them.

Stephens has had to deal with a number of different approaches from opposition players since making his second debut for Town at Barnsley just over a month ago.

In that time the Southampton youngster has come to realise that when it comes to stopping Swindon they are own biggest enemy “If they press us high and we’re on our game, we cut through them relatively easily,” said Stephens.

“If they sit off us and we’re not quite on it then they can be hard to break down. It all depends how we play. The gaffer has said it before, the only team that can beat us is ourselves.

“That’s the way we play, it’s exciting for everyone. To see (the midfield and forwards) bombing on and creating chances, it’s great. The more chances we create, the more goals we’re going to score, which takes the pressure off us (in defence).

“I can see why people get a little bit worried when they see six or seven players bombing on and leaving just a couple of us at the back. That’s how we play and I think we’ll win a lot of games by doing it.”

MK Dons are fourth highest goalscorers in League One, behind only Bristol City, Town and Preston - but Stephens believes that attacking adventure leaves them open at the back, which is something for the Robins to exploit tomorrow.

“They play good football and they seem to have scored a lot of goals, I think they’re very good going forward,” he added.

“I think they leave themselves exposed at the back, if we keep it tight at our end then we can create a lot of chances.”