Monk was speaking after the game at Adams Park and ahead of the Swans second friendly in two days as they prepared to face Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
With just two weeks left until the new season the Swans are unbeaten in three pre-season games so far which has got to be pleasing for a boss who is looking to try and secure a better finish for his side next time around after the record breaking exploits of last season.
He said after the game รขโฌลIt was a good workout for us
รขโฌลReading are a good team, and weรขโฌโขve had some good pre-season games with them over the past few years.
รขโฌลThe minutes on the pitch is the most important thing for the players. Quite a few of the players got 90 minutes tonight, so it was a good workout.
รขโฌลWeรขโฌโขve been working in a really good way during pre-season. Of course youรขโฌโขd like to win games, but itรขโฌโขs more about the fitness side of it and getting match sharpness.
We had a lot of the ball tonight, which was good, and could have nicked it at the end, but it wasnรขโฌโขt about the result.
As I said, itรขโฌโขs about the playersรขโฌโข fitness, and I think weรขโฌโขll get even sharper in the next two weeks ahead of the new season.รขโฌย
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