In football, teams win trophies, whereas individuals receive awards. That is one truism. Another is that of those in the race for the Premier League’s Manager of the Season award, there is one individual who deserves a great deal more recognition than he is currently receiving—and that individual is the Swansea City boss Garry Monk.
With odds as high as 50/1, Monk is an unfancied longshot as far as most bookmakers are concerned. Just consider this, however: In his first full season as a Premiership manager, Monk is poised to take a true minnow of the English football league to a top ten finish in its top flight—a top flight often described as the most competitive in world football.