Yahoo Sports Monk vows to fight on as Cambridge slump continues
Cambridge United boss Garry Monk insists he is not worrying about his own future with the club facing a relegation battle in League One.
The U's are next to bottom of the table after losing their last five league games, and have only won once since the beginning of November.
Unless they can turn their form around, they are facing a return to the fourth tier of English football, from which they were promoted in 2021.
"Those decisions are always out of my hands, it's not really something I think about," Monk told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire when asked about the security of his job.
"I'll continue to work as hard as I can, push the players (and) try to give them all the experience and belief in them I can and trust they can turn it around. We've done it before but of course it needs to happen yesterday.
"I'm just doing my best for the club and want everyone here to do well. That's my only thought process really."
Monk has plenty of managerial experience, having previously been in charge at Swansea City, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday.
But despite guiding Cambridge to safety last season after being appointed in March 2024, they have won only eight of his 42 games since taking over.
Despite that, the 45-year-old said: "We're creating more than enough chances and situations in all the games we've played, the stats back that up, but we haven't converted well enough."
The U's have only scored twice in their five-game losing run and only three teams in the division have scored fewer goals than their 22.
"No matter what situation you face in life, especially in the tough moments, the only way out of it is when you stick together. You show spirit, you plug away, you work hard and you trust that will turn it round," Monk added.
"I've been a fighter my whole life, there's no lying down for me. I don't want to put the club in harm or feel I'm doing anything detrimental towards the club. I work hard and do the right things.
"I've got no complaints with the players, it'd be different if you saw a team that was just flat and giving up, we've seen a lot of teams like that in these situations, but I don't feel that's the case."
After a run of four games in 10 days, Cambridge now have time to rest before returning to action with a trip to Blackpool on Saturday.
