• Swansea captain says Monk is listening to players as they try to arrest slide[br]• Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe praises Josh King who scored their first goalThe silence at the Liberty Stadium has been broken after Ashley Williams,the Swansea City captain, decided to step forward and “officially back” the manager, and Garry Monk,yet it remains to be seen whether that view is shared by Huw Jenkins, the chairman, and after a performance that did nothing to allay concerns that the Welsh club have lost their way.While there was spirit and character to be found in Swanseas initial response to the loud boos that greeted the sight of Dan Gosling putting Bournemouth two goals up,for so much of the afternoon they were unrecognisable from the team that finished eighth final season and, lest it be forgotten, or started this campaign in the same vein.
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Source: theguardian.com