Tag: Francesco Guidolin

Premier League Season Review – Swansea City

Stephen Donovan

Swansea City: 12th FA Cup: Round Three Capital One Cup: Round Three After guiding the club to eighth and attaining 56 points in his first full season in charge, it was always going to be a difficult ask for Swansea manager Garry Monk to improve on that this time around. Still, he had players in form and full of confidence, and they looked well capable of fighting for another top half finish, so nobody could have envisaged that one of English (or indeed Welsh) football’s brightest coaching prospect would be out of a job by early December. It…

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Swansea vs Chelsea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Swansea City will be aiming for their third consecutive home victory, but in order to do that they must overcome a Chelsea side that has not lost in the Premier League since December 14. A double substitution from boss Francesco Guidolin helped Swansea to make an unlikely comeback from two goals down to earn a creditable draw at Stoke City in their last match, with the pace of Jefferson Montero and the energy of January signing Alberto Paloschi turning things around in a game in which they looked totally dead…

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Everton vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Francesco Guidolin will be taking charge of Swansea City for the first time on Sunday as they head to Everton, a side that they have never beaten in nine previous Premier League meetings. This is an important game for the hosts, who would be much further up the table were it not for the number of leads they have thrown away, and it has reached the stage now that seeds of doubt do appear when they take a narrow advantage into the closing stages of a match. While they can justifiably…

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