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Reactions to Bob Bradley becoming manager of Swansea

Former U.S. national team manager Bob Bradley is now in charge of English Premier League club Swansea City. It's a historic appointment, as he is the first American to lead a top flight club.

How did he get the job over well-known candidates such as Ryan Giggs, Paul Clement, and Marcelino?

I'm told Clement impressed at Swansea interview, Giggs less so. There were doubts about Marcelino's English. Met Bradley twice. @MailSport

— Riath Al-Samarrai (@riathalsam) October 3, 2016

According to Wales Online, Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins is "convinced Bradley's experienced track record is what Swansea need now" and was "won over by [his] record of discipline and ability to cope with adversity.