Monk - We Will Be Better Against Everton
There is little doubt that Watford last week was the low point for the Swans this season as we surrendered our unbeaten record with far too much ease and looked second best for pretty much all of the ninety minutes.
So there is little doubt that we can do better and I am sure that many times this week in the build up to the game against Everton at the Liberty the performance against Watford has been used as a spur for the Swans players to raise their games tomorrow.
Despite that defeat last week we can raise ourselves back into the division's top four with a first ever league win against the Toffees and it would certainly put to the back of our mind the way that we failed to perform last week.
Superb performances against the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United don't seem that important when you waste all that effort with the kind of performance and we all want us to perform more like we did pre international break than we did post it so far.
And that is something that Garry Monk wants as well as he promises Swans fans that the performance will be better tomorrow
"I spoke to the group straight after the game and I could see then they knew they hadn’t performed,” said the Swansea boss.
"You say the little bits you need to say in the dressing room, then you analyse the game and tell the players your thoughts when you come back in to training.
"But there are no home truths. It’s not like that because the players felt the same as me about the game.
"We don’t dwell on it. We tried to understand what we did wrong and then we moved on.
"We will be better this weekend – I’m sure of that.”
What to read next:
Saints V Stoke City A Look Back In Pictures 2In the second part of our pictorial look back at some of our games against Stoke City from the past, here we look back at more recent games, so most of you would have been at them.
Southampton V Stoke City The PreviewSaints go into the last two games of the season with their hopes of automatic promotion ended, even the hope of finishing 3rd is only a point away from being ended, but they do have something to play for and that is getting back the togetherness, character & fight Russell Martin has recently be moaned.
No Togetherness No Character No FightNot my words, but those of Southampton manager Russell Martin, who should ask himself the question why two months ago we had all those attributes and now we don't !
Southampton At Leicester The DebacleThe big question is how can a side that was so tight at the back, so clinical up front and who could pass the ball around almost with their eyes closed, become the disorganised rabble that they were at the Leicester City this evening.
Southampton At Leicester City The PreviewSaints travel up to Leicester knowing that it is almost certain that they will just be in the play offs come the end of the season, however there is still the feint hope of 3rd place to play for, however the Foxes are playing for a bigger prize.
A Rough Guide To Leicester City FCSaints head up to Leicester City this evening with their automatic promotion hopes just about over, so for the 3,000 fans who bought their tickets when there was hope here are the details.
Southampton At Cardiff City The VerdictThere can be no excuses for this defeat, a loss that effectively means that it will be a play off spot and not an automatic promotion place for Southampton, so where did it all go wrong.