Swansea first Premier League club to sack coach this season

LONDON: Swansea hired former United States coach Bob Bradley as their new manager on Monday after the struggling Premier League club sacked Francesco Guidolin on

Published on: Oct 4, 2016, 06:54:07 IST

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LONDON: Swansea hired former United States coach Bob Bradley as their new manager on Monday after the struggling Premier League club sacked Francesco Guidolin on his birthday.

Guidolin’s 61st birthday quickly turned sour as the Italian learnt he was being forced out after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Liverpool left Swansea just above the relegation zone with only one win from their seven league matches this season.

Guidolin saved Swansea from relegation after joining the south Wales club in January and was given a two-year contract at the end of last season.

But an American consortium led by Stephen Kaplan and Jason Levien inherited Guidolin when they took over in July and reports began to emerge that his job could be in danger as soon as Swansea began to struggle.

After beating Burnley on the opening day of the season, Swansea went on a six-match winless run in the Premier League, including three consecutive defeats.

That was enough to convince the Americans to ditch former Udinese boss Guidolin and turn to their compatriot Bradley.

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