On Saturday he will enter his second full season in management looking to build on the record breaking form he created last season which saw the Swans end the season in 8th place with 56 points.
And he will start that campaign with a trip to the home of the Champions Chelsea who have come off the back of a pretty poor pre-season by their standards.
In the last few days alone they have been beaten by Arsenal and Fiorentina as they prepare for the defence of the title they won with such ease last time around.
The season was only a bit older when the Swans visited the Bridge last campaign and despite opening the scoring they eventually fell to a 4-2 defeat as Chelsea went top of the table, a position they eventually occupied when the season ended.
But Monk is not thinking that a poor pre-season for the hosts will make his life easier on Saturday รขโฌลPre-season doesnรขโฌโขt mean anything.
รขโฌลLast season I think Manchester United had won every game during pre-season and we went up there and won.
รขโฌลItรขโฌโขs very difficult to read anything into pre-season. When you come into Premier League games itรขโฌโขs a totally different story.
รขโฌลWe always prepare for the best Chelsea side possible and hopefully we can go up there and put a good performance on.
รขโฌลWeรขโฌโขve had a good week and weรขโฌโขre looking forward to the game.รขโฌย
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