The Swans boss though is focused very much on the job in hand of the coming season as he puts the very final touches to his preparation for the new season that starts tomorrow at Chelsea.<\/p>\n
And it has been a pretty good time for the man who was the surprise choice of the Swans to replace Michael Laudrup when the Swans and the Dane parted company in February last year.<\/p>\n
This time last year, the Swans were being written off by many experts under their rookie manager but this time around he is recognised for the brilliant job that he is doing.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have always been patriotic, a massive supporter of England and grew up watching all of it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said the Swans boss<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It has to be the ultimate job, doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? Representing your country would be an honour for anyone, and you see the players and managers who have done it over the years and the regard they are held in – then of course it is.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153But right now it is concentrating on club football, trying to do well. the problem at this level is it can change so quickly.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Monk though has spoken all summer about how big this coming season is. Next season sees a massive step up in the amount of TV money available to the Premier League clubs and that will bring a new kind of pressure on the twenty managers who will lead their sides into the season tomorrow.<\/p>\n
You usually see a fair percentage of these sacked in a normal season but Monk is aware that could be worse this time around<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The pressure is so much higher and hopefully it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t happen but I think with you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see that those game periods you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re given get shorter. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s already short as it is but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be even shorter.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You hope boards aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trigger-happy, but unfortunately these days they can be. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m lucky I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got a good relationship, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no guarantee either \u00e2\u20ac\u201d because of the money.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not beat about the bush – that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a fact. Outside the top six or seven the importance is be in this league and receive that money to build. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s paramount for every club.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be more competitive all over – top, bottom and middle. Chelsea set the standard with last year. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve not made big transitions in the squad – it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good way of working.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
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