Monk believes one win could spark a turnaround in the club’s fortunes and is looking forward to taking on Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool on Sunday.
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A chorus of boos rang out across St James’s Park during the second half, and as they continue to ride perilously above the relegation zone, it remains to be seen how much longer the board’s patience with McLaren will last but odds of 5/1 in the Premier League sack race suggest Mike Ashley’s patience may be wearing thin.
Monk, however, insists his relationship with Jenkins remains as strong as ever, saying: ‘I speak to the chairman every single week. “That word trust is from top to bottom [of the club]”, he said.
Garry Monk’s job as Swansea City manager is reportedly safe for the time being, despite fresh claims he was facing the sack at the Liberty Stadium on Monday. However, his side showed resilience as Ayew tormented Bournemouth, scoring a clever back heel from close range, then going on to surge into the box to win a more than dubious penalty. He has given me his full backing.
Liverpool are on a good vein of form, recently beating title-favourites Manchester City 4-1 at the Etihad before a 2-1 victory over Bordeaux sent them into the Europa League knock-out phase.
“But we have seen it can often be the case that in that unexpected moment in adversity you can do something”.
“The approach is we plan long term, we talk about the squad and what we need to improve things”.
“I have great confidence in these players”.
“We have the chance this weekend to put it right and try and back up the point we had at the weekend [against Bournemouth] and try to build some momentum again”. “The chairman understands how it works and the process we are going through”.
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“He knows that we can get through this period if we’re all united”.
