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EARLY IN the morning on December 27, the day after his team lost 4–1 at home to West Ham, Bob Bradley went back to work at Swansea City’s Fairwood headquarters in South Wales. The American coach took a training session with the players who hadn’t competed on December 26, rewatched their defeat to West Ham and prepared for the next game against Bournemouth, before heading home at 5:45 p.m.
Shortly after he got there, Bradley’s phone lit up with a text message. Swansea Chairman Huw Jenkins wanted to meet. A half-hour later, Jenkins asked Bradley to step down, offering little explanation besides noting that he had “come to Swansea at a difficult time.” Bradley told him it was the wrong decision, but they shook hands and parted ways. With a record of two wins, two draws and seven defeats, Bradley left the Liberty Stadium after just 85 days in the job.