Swansea City have decided to part company with boss Gary Monk after the team secured just one victory in their last eleven Premier League matches. Monk has been with the Welsh club for 11 years now, first as a player and then as their manager after he replaced Michael Laudrup in February 2014. Last weekend Swansea were beaten 3-0 at home by league leaders Leicester City.
"The decision has been made very reluctantly and with a heavy heart," chairman Huw Jenkins said. "To find ourselves in our current situation from where we were in the first week of September, and considering the drop of performance levels and run of results over the last three months, it has brought us to this unfortunate decision. We hope to appoint a replacement as soon as possible." Assistant manager Pep Clotet and first-team coach James Beattie will also leave the club.
Gary Monk, aged 36, has led Swansea to an eighth-place finish during his first season in charge, their highest ever league placement. This season started well for the Swans, with a draw at defending champions Chelsea followed by wins over Newcastle and Manchester United. Things changed dramatically after the first four matches though, they lost four of the next six games, then won against Aston Villa but snatched just one point in the next five games. "Garry took on the job 22 months ago with the backing of everyone at the club," added chairman Jenkins. "And when you take into account the excellent campaign we had last season when we broke all club records in the Premier League, nobody foresaw the position we would be in at this moment in time. Bearing that in mind and the current uncertainty around the club, we felt the situation needed clarity to move forward."
Former Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers is 5/2 at Bet365 to get the job, David Moyes is 6/1 and Gus Poyet is 7/1.
GREGJO
8 years ago
I think this is not the best decision but not the worst one as well. Monk is a very respected man at the club but he has a very low win rate (the club won only 28 matches out of 77 under the management of Monk which is only 36%). But in my opinion it's not only Monk's fault. In the recent seasons a lot of important players...
I think this is not the best decision but not the worst one as well. Monk is a very respected man at the club but he has a very low win rate (the club won only 28 matches out of 77 under the management of Monk which is only 36%). But in my opinion it's not only Monk's fault. In the recent seasons a lot of important players left the club (Wilfried Bony, Ben Davis, Vorm) and they couldn't replace them well. Rodgers will be a good choice in my opinion (Swansea won 43 matches out of 96 under the management of BR). He knows how to buy a lot of new players and Swansea will reach easily a mid-table position.
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sharpe
8 years ago
This is a little bit strange news for me despite the lack of performance for Swansea in the last months. Gary Monk have done an excellent job ahead of the team and the club were even more impressive on the field in comparison with Brendan Rodgers spell I think. The changes are not always for good so there is an option for...
This is a little bit strange news for me despite the lack of performance for Swansea in the last months. Gary Monk have done an excellent job ahead of the team and the club were even more impressive on the field in comparison with Brendan Rodgers spell I think. The changes are not always for good so there is an option for the club to start playing even worst after the appointment of the new manager, no matter who it will be and even a threat of relegation so I hope Swansea management knows what they doing, this change is a gamble for me.
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