The Swansea City captain believes that football will not be their highest priority against a Plymouth side fighting for their lives at the wrong end of the Championship table.<\/p>\n
Monk also believes that the pitch at Home Park will not help their cause and called on his team mates to produce a performance similar to that which sunk Crystal Palace last Tuesday at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Western Mail, Monk said \u201cWe know what we\u2019re going to have to do<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are a side fighting for every point and we know how hard it is up against them at their place after last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn top of that, we\u2019ve seen the pitch down there and it looks horrendous. I don\u2019t think our football is going to be the biggest priority down there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to have to be a similar performance as the Palace game last week, especially in terms of attitude.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to have to roll our sleeves up and show the character we\u2019ve got in the squad to grind out a result if we have to.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure we would have won that game last year,\u201d Monk added when questioned over last week’s midweek win.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerhaps that\u2019s the difference in terms of the management, Roberto would probably have thrown another two\u00a0strikers\u00a0on and gone for the second goal!<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can tell where Paulo has played in the world, like Italy, where there\u2019s a bit more defensive-mindedness.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s happy for us to see games out when we have to.\u201d<\/p>\n
And on former Swans striker Rory Fallon? \u201cHe\u2019s a big lad and he\u2019s not afraid to hand out a few digs that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Monk added.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an important player for them. Maybe he didn\u2019t quite settle here as much as he would have liked.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he moved up to the Championship while we were still in League One and he\u2019s done well there ever since.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s done well at international level too, going to the World Cup this summer. So it shows he\u2019s progressed since he was here and it\u2019s nice to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be strange seeing him out there this summer<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he\u2019s a great lad and it\u2019s a great experience for him. I\u2019ll definitely be watching him and cheering him on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI sent a text when he scored that goal telling him well done and that I was proud of him, and I\u2019ll send him another to wish him all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n