Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Sun Oct 23, 2022 4:30 pm
Garry Monk delivers Swansea City play-off verdict as ex-boss says city centre will be 'lively' after 'dominant' Cardiff City win
He believes his former club can muscle in on top-six contention this season
ByTom Coleman
23 OCT 2022
Garry Monk says Swansea City are good enough to mount a serious challenge for the play-offs this season after watching his former side secure yet more derby delight over bitter rivals Cardiff City.
Goals from Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi proved enough to seal a third consecutive win over the Bluebirds, a result that lifts them into fourth, just three points off the top of the table.
Monk, a former player and manager, knows exactly what victory in this fixture means to the fans, and says there will be plenty of celebrations on the streets of Swansea on Sunday night.
READ MORE:Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff City: Cooper and Obafemi strikes earn hosts victory over 10-man Bluebirds
Speaking while on punditry duties for Sky Sports, Monk added that the early red card to Callum Robinson was clearly a turning point in the contest.
"It's a good night. I know it'll be lively in the city centre," he said.
"They [Swansea] were dominant. It would have been interesting to see 11 v 11. But from that moment of madness, Swansea totally dominated and were comfortable in the game.
"I don't think Swansea ever looked in any danger, to be honest."
Monk also believes the red card came by way of some gamesmanship by Wales international Ben Cabango, who appeared to nudge Robinson shortly before the Cardiff man reacted by throwing the ball in the defender's face.
"Cabango comes into him and gives him that little nudge," Monk said. "That's allowable. Just to see if there's a reaction there and unfortunately he [Robinson] reacts the wrong way.
"It's the first [red card] of his career, so he's not that type of lad, but in this type of game, the manager will have said time and time again that they want you on the edge of your game competing hard. But you have to stay in control of your emotions and that's what the game's all about.
"He lost his emotions. Clever play from Cabango there.
"But you can't react like that. Simple as that."
The result is Swansea's sixth win in seven games, a run that has left them at the centre of the early jostling for a top six finish, and Monk is in no doubt that his former side are good enough to maintain their challenge.
"They're up in the positions," Monk added. "You think over recent seasons under Steve Cooper they reached the play-offs twice, back-to-back times. I think there's that expectation at this club.
"But it is a club with patience and he's finding that out himself. He's had that patience. They're on a fantastic run right now. We said about them building onto that.
"Once you're in there, people want you to stay there and they want you to stay there and they'll start thinking about it themselves. Are they good enough? Yeah, they are. They'll be delighted with the performance today."
Goalscorer Obafemi, who probably could have had added one or two more goals to his tally for the afternoon, appeared to confirm Swansea's top-six ambitions after the game.
He believes his former club can muscle in on top-six contention this season
ByTom Coleman
23 OCT 2022
Garry Monk says Swansea City are good enough to mount a serious challenge for the play-offs this season after watching his former side secure yet more derby delight over bitter rivals Cardiff City.
Goals from Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi proved enough to seal a third consecutive win over the Bluebirds, a result that lifts them into fourth, just three points off the top of the table.
Monk, a former player and manager, knows exactly what victory in this fixture means to the fans, and says there will be plenty of celebrations on the streets of Swansea on Sunday night.
READ MORE:Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff City: Cooper and Obafemi strikes earn hosts victory over 10-man Bluebirds
Speaking while on punditry duties for Sky Sports, Monk added that the early red card to Callum Robinson was clearly a turning point in the contest.
"It's a good night. I know it'll be lively in the city centre," he said.
"They [Swansea] were dominant. It would have been interesting to see 11 v 11. But from that moment of madness, Swansea totally dominated and were comfortable in the game.
"I don't think Swansea ever looked in any danger, to be honest."
Monk also believes the red card came by way of some gamesmanship by Wales international Ben Cabango, who appeared to nudge Robinson shortly before the Cardiff man reacted by throwing the ball in the defender's face.
"Cabango comes into him and gives him that little nudge," Monk said. "That's allowable. Just to see if there's a reaction there and unfortunately he [Robinson] reacts the wrong way.
"It's the first [red card] of his career, so he's not that type of lad, but in this type of game, the manager will have said time and time again that they want you on the edge of your game competing hard. But you have to stay in control of your emotions and that's what the game's all about.
"He lost his emotions. Clever play from Cabango there.
"But you can't react like that. Simple as that."
The result is Swansea's sixth win in seven games, a run that has left them at the centre of the early jostling for a top six finish, and Monk is in no doubt that his former side are good enough to maintain their challenge.
"They're up in the positions," Monk added. "You think over recent seasons under Steve Cooper they reached the play-offs twice, back-to-back times. I think there's that expectation at this club.
"But it is a club with patience and he's finding that out himself. He's had that patience. They're on a fantastic run right now. We said about them building onto that.
"Once you're in there, people want you to stay there and they want you to stay there and they'll start thinking about it themselves. Are they good enough? Yeah, they are. They'll be delighted with the performance today."
Goalscorer Obafemi, who probably could have had added one or two more goals to his tally for the afternoon, appeared to confirm Swansea's top-six ambitions after the game.
Re: Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Sun Oct 23, 2022 4:35 pm
If anyone has been to Swansea Town centre lately they will see it is a run down drug infested shit hole.
Re: Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Sun Oct 23, 2022 4:49 pm
'A good night in the city centre'? Not my idea of a good night pal, an absolute shitehole that will be full of orcs, and that's just the women.
Re: Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Sun Oct 23, 2022 5:00 pm
Lively with peg sellers,pretty shitty city.
Re: Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Sun Oct 23, 2022 10:28 pm
It's not clever play play by cabango but gamesmanship bordering on cheating
Re: Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:50 pm
1980s Bluebird wrote:If anyone has been to Swansea Town centre lately they will see it is a run down drug infested shit hole.
Was there recently and tbh its gone even more downhill than It was 6mnths previously so many empty shops and badly needs upgrading good clean and coat of paint ohhh and someone who knows how to plan road system.... it's as dysfunctional as ccfc is.....
Re: Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:03 am
Oh god i love this thread, the level of patheticness on display, you enjoy calling Swansea a shit hole, its all you have left, you have been completely humiliated for years, its not even close, Swansea City are the No1 team in Wales and its not even close, and i will enjoy calling Cardiff city garbage, you have ruined the Derby, never turn up, never make it competitive, it used to be a brilliant fixture and one i looked forward to but now its just free 6 points, congrats, truly hope you go down and finally find your level because Championship football is not it
Much love x
Much love x
Re: Garry Monk delivers Swansea City
Mon Oct 24, 2022 3:50 pm
dantheswansman wrote:Oh god i love this thread, the level of patheticness on display, you enjoy calling Swansea a shit hole, its all you have left, you have been completely humiliated for years, its not even close, Swansea City are the No1 team in Wales and its not even close, and i will enjoy calling Cardiff city garbage, you have ruined the Derby, never turn up, never make it competitive, it used to be a brilliant fixture and one i looked forward to but now its just free 6 points, congrats, truly hope you go down and finally find your level because Championship football is not it
Much love x
Awwwww so nice to have your input shame can only do it after play us but guess got to be happy about something .. .... but little things please little minds.