Swansea City manager Garry Monk 'fines players for diving in training'

By Joe Fish, Reporter | 22 October 2014

After accusing Stoke's Victor Moses of 'cheating' them by diving on Sunday, Swansea manager Garry Monk reveals that he fines his players for simulation in training.

Swansea City manager Garry Monk has continued his condemnation of divers by revealing that he fines his players for simulation offences made in training.

Monk accused Stoke City's Victor Moses of 'cheating' after feeling that the on-loan Chelsea winger dived to win the Potters a penalty in their 2-1 victory over the Swans at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday.

The Premier League's youngest manager is waiting to discover whether he faces an FA charge for his post-match comments, but is not relenting as he does everything that he can to ensure that his own players comply with the rules.

"We fine players for simulation, for surrounding refs, for questioning decisions given in training," Monk told reporters.

"So when we follow those rules, but get punished on a weekend, it is hard for me to convince the players to keep following those rules. But I have said to them if we are going to win, we will win properly because you will get more satisfaction out of it.

"I don't believe in players going to ground if they have not been touched. If that were to happen I would deal with it afterwards. It is the way I want to do it, winning a game purely gives you more satisfaction then cheating to get a result."

Stoke assistant manage Mark Bowen claimed that Monk was "out of order" for labelling Moses a cheat.