Man Utd Legend Warns Swans - "It'll Be Tough"
Wednesday, 1st Jul 2015 07:00 by Planet Swans (follow us on Twitter @swansnews)

This time last year the Swans were being written off by many media 'experts' as relegation favourites as they prepared for a new season under a rookie manager in Garry Monk.

Twelve months later having completed their best ever Premier League season with an eighth placed finish which included league doubles over both Manchester United and Arsenal and you would assume that there would be very few people predicting a season of struggle

But what we know will happen next season is that we will have to fight hard to match the achievements of last term and none know that better than Manchester United and Wales legend Ryan Giggs who won the Premier League title a record 13 times in a glittering playing career.

One of the reasons that the Swans hierarchy has talked about standing still being classed as progress is keeping a sense of realism in terms of what we should achieve next season and the words of Giggs should be heeded when we are considering this

Far from writing us off, Giggs is only echoing what we know to be true in that things will be tougher next season

He told Wales Online “Garry Monk and his side had a great season

“To finish eighth was fantastic for them. It was his first full season in charge and to do all those things was fantastic.

“Swansea were a team who, no matter who you were, you knew you were in for a tough game, be that home or away. We found out that to our cost of course.

“They look like a really exciting team too, they are the sort of team you want to go and pay your money and watch.

“The tough thing they are going to find now is how are they going to build on that? How are they going to top that?

“The clubs above them have much more spending power, they are used to challenging right at the top.

“It is very difficult for sides to try to challenge at that very highest level.

“But it’s about building now. He’s a young manager Garry Monk but he will be well aware of that. He’ll be looking to strengthen again and push on and you can only wish him well with that.”

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