Swansea City sack American manager Bob Bradley after less than three months
Premier League strugglers lose 4-1 at home by West Ham United on Monday and are mired in a relegation battle, level on just 12 points with basement side Hull City after 18 games
Swansea City have sacked manager Bob Bradley less than three months after the American took charge at the Liberty Stadium, the Premier League’s second-bottom club said on Tuesday.
Swansea were thrashed 4-1 at home by West Ham United on Monday and are mired in a relegation battle, level on just 12 points with basement side Hull City after 18 games.
“We are sorry to lose Bob after such a short period of time,” said Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins. “Unfortunately things haven’t worked out as planned and we felt we had to make the change with half the Premier League season remaining.
“With the club going through such a tough time, we have to try and find the answers to get ourselves out of trouble.”
Bradley, 58, saw his Swansea side pick up just two wins and two draws in his 11 games in charge, during which they conceded 29 goals, after he replaced Francesco Guidolin on October 3.
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Swansea’s first team coaches Paul Williams and Alan Curtis will take charge while the club start looking for a replacement just days before the opening of the January transfer window.
Former Manchester United and Wales winger Ryan Giggs is the early favourite for the job among the bookmakers followed by Wales manager Chris Coleman, who used to play for Swansea.