“The team play with a strong philosophy, they are always competitive and in their last game they deserved to beat a team like Manchester United”.
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He said: “It wouldn’t surprise me if he was linked with England”.
The Everton manager returns to his former club on Saturday convinced that Monk will be a candidate for the England job in the post-Roy Hodgson era.
The impressive exploits of the Ghana worldwide was recognized with his award as the league’s Player of the Month for August.
Swansea enjoyed a resounding 3-0 victory over Everton in the Capital One Cup last season but have never beaten the Toffees in 20 league attempts.
“The focus is on Everton and we are expecting a really tough game against them”.
Swansea City manager Garry Monk has told the club’s official site that he is confident that he’ll see a reaction from his side on Saturday against Everton following last weekend’s first defeat at Watford.
Everton make the trip to South Wales following a fantastic win against the reigning Champions at home, in a game where the Blues from Merseyside proved they can cut it at the top end of the table (provided they can sustain the momentum and continuity in their performances).
Steven Naismith came off the bench to score a ideal hat-trick as Everton put Jose Mourinho’s men to the sword at Goodison Park last weekend in a 3-1 triumph.
Utility player Bryan Oviedo, who has covered for long-term ankle injury victim Leighton Baines at left-back this season, is still recovering from a knee problem, so it is likely that Brendan Galloway will keep his place.
On his reunion with Martinez, Monk added: “We were together here”.
“From avoiding relegation when he first took over to achieving their best ever finish in the Premier League and having such a strong start to this season with different personnel, it has been very, very impressive”.
Martinez, who managed Monk during his spell as Swansea boss, says that the 35-year-old deserves praise for his work at the Liberty Stadium.
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“I am a big admirer of what Garry Monk has done at Swansea”, Martinez said.
