Monk certain sinking Swans will take flight soon
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SWANSEA manager Garry Monk is confident his players can halt the club’s slide down the Premier League table as their woeful run of results continued on Monday with a 0-1 defeat at home to Stoke City.
The Swans made a promising start to the campaign, climbing as high as fourth in the table after the first four games, following results that included an impressive 2-1 win against Manchester United and a 2-2 draw with champion Chelsea.
However, there has been little to cheer since as Swansea has failed to win any of its last five matches, losing three of them.
It currently sits 14th in the table after nine games and is in danger on spending the season looking nervously down towards the drop zone rather than dreaming of a European berth if its poor form continues.
Its slump has also coincided with a dry spell for striker Bafetimbi Gomis, who has failed to find the back of the net since the victory against United on August 30.
“We’re in a difficult moment but we will come back in tomorrow and work hard and stick together to make sure we return to the levels that we are capable of,” Monk told the club’s website. “We’ve been in difficult moments before and we’ve all experienced them, but it’s about working hard to come through this period. We went five games last season without winning and went on to have a fantastic season. I’m more than confident in the group that I have — it’s about bringing the players’ confidence back up and working with them closely.”
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Nacer Chadli has been ruled out for six weeks after he sustained ankle ligament damage during Saturday’s goalless draw against Liverpool, the club said on its website.
The 26-year-old Belgium international was forced off the field at White Hart Lane after 11 minutes last Saturday having landed awkwardly inside the Tottenham penalty area.
Chadli joined the growing ranks of Tottenham players on the treatment table, including recent signing Son Heung-min, midfielder Ryan Mason and Nabil Bentaleb.
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