“You’re getting sacked in the morning.” — Visiting Swansea City supporters, chanting their disapproval of the Swans’ American manager Bob Bradley, during Swansea City’s 3-0 lossat Middlesbrough that left it tied for last place on Christmas week. For the record: Bradley wasn’t fired on Sunday morning. (WalesOnline)
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Video Pick: Swansea and Bob Bradley get a big win
Bob Bradley celebrated a crucial win in his eighth game at the helm of Swansea City, a 3-0 victory over Sunderland that moved the Swans out of the English Premier League relegationzone. Fernando Llorente scored twice after Gylfi Sigurdsson converted 51st minute penalty kick.
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U.S. Abroad: Bob Bradley to critics: 'Hit the road'
With just one win and five points in seven games as Swansea City’s manager, Bob Bradley is feeling the heat from the British media, some of whom have questioned his appointment because of hisaccent. “I don’t spend any time thinking about it [my future],” said Bradley, who left French club Le Havre in September to […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Bradley
“I’m still confident. I think we have made progress, but it’s up to us to prove that. We still have some confidence from the last few matches and we must take that into the Sunderland gamewhich is the start of a lot of important matches for us.” — Bob Bradley, manager of struggling Swansea City, […]
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Video Pick: Bob Bradley's spectacular first EPL win
Bob Bradley became the first American coach to win an English Premier League game on Saturday, when Swansea City beat Crystal Palace, 5-4, thanks to two stoppage-time goals byFernando Llorente in a wild affair that saw the Swans squander a 3-1 lead before the amazing comeback.
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What They're Saying: Bob Bradley
“Anyone who has paid attention for the last 15 years has incredible respect for Steven Gerrard. It was great to have him at the MLS, but his pure impact was not as much as it might have been.Steven had some injuries, but if you’re a Galaxy fan, was he able to have the same impact […]
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Jurgen Klinsmann, the U.S. years
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) After retiring as a player in 1998, Jurgen Klinsmann moved toSouthern California — an area he had visited many times while on vacation — to live and start a family with his American wife, Debbie. He played for a PDL club team, OrangeCounty Blue Star, in 2003 under a pseudonym […]
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Bob Bradley: Swansea City isn't in crisis
Bob Bradley took over as Swansea City manager at the start of one international break and a second international break ends with the Swans still looking for their first win under their Americanmanager. He downplayed the talk of a team in “crisis” after South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung was quoted as saying just that. Swansea […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Bradley
“The work and the results stand for themselves. In the U.S., I don’t think we got enough credit. Our subtle ideas, how we were hard to play against, how we closed down, how we createdchances, our movement, our identity, how we were improving in those years. Many people didn’t see that. Some people just missed […]
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Bob Bradley can expect smoother sailing in December
By Mike Woitalla It’s “blame the Americans” time at Swansea City after another loss by the Swans kept them second-to-last place in the English Premier League. But after only fourgames with Bob Bradley at the helm, it should be much too early to judge. No doubt about it, the first American to coach in the […]