Swansea City manager, Garry Monk, played for the Swans for over a decade before becoming manager and Arsene Wenger believes more clubs should do this.

Speaking ahead of our match against the Swans on Monday night, the boss praised Swansea chairman, Huw Jenkins, on his decision to appoint an ex-player as manager of the team.

On whether more players should be given the opportunity to manager, he said, “Yes, of course. How is that done? By just identifying people who have the potential to be managers and giving them a chance to be a coach at the club. Prepare them after to cope with all the responsibilities you have as a manager.”

Wenger also spoke about the pressure you face as a manager these days and how aspiring managers should be prepared for this.

“The world has changed a little bit because the media pressure today is massive and when I speak media it is not only the newspapers, the radio or the television but the overall pressure of the environment of the football club. Pressure on people to make spectacular decisions is much bigger than before so maybe it is more difficult.”

The Arsenal boss also applauded Monk’s achievements this season, as well as the managers before him, saying,

“It is impressive what he has done because he is going to achieve certainly their highest total of points in the Premier League, but Swansea are a club who have had a lot of success. Rodgers, Martinez, Laudrup and now Monk [have all been in charge] so they look to make the right decisions at this club. As well I must say he inherited a team that plays good football.”

On the Swan’s fluid style of play, which has often been compared to Arsenal’s, he said, “Swansea in the last four or five years has played a quality game, they have done very well in the continuity of that. I think he is a bit more focused on defending well and that defensive efficiency maybe gave him a few more points.”

Last time the two teams met, despite going 1-0 ahead with a goal from Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal lost 2-1. Hopefully this time, we’ll be looking to make up for our previous slip-up.