Guidolin appointed Swansea head coach

Swansea has appointed Francesco Guidolin as its new head coach, working alongside interim manager Alan Curtis at the struggling Premier League club.

Guidolin, 60, has been Udinese sporting director since stepping down as head coach in May 2014 and will take to the stands when Swansea face Watford on Monday night. “If he can get the performances and the results as well then I think that’s what we’re looking for”, Curtis said following his final match in sole charge.

However, Curtis will now work alongside Guidolin as they look to guide the club away from relegation trouble, where they currently sit in 18th position after 21 games.

It’s nearly as if Leicester’s remarkable success is something other smaller Premier League clubs are trying to copy. “But the club are bringing in an experienced manager now, and maybe he can make the difference so we do pick those extra points up”. “It would be great to win the game because it would be demoralising to lose three league games in a row”.

One of Italy’s best known coaches, Guidolin led unfashionable Udinese to third place in Italy’s Serie A, the club’s highest finish, and has helped Parma, Palermo and Vicenza win promotion.

“It was one of our better performances of the season”, Curtis told Sky Sports television.

The FC boys recap Swansea’s crucial 1-0 victory over Watford that keeps them clear of the relegation zone.

The search has so far been fruitless, but Curtis has reassured fans the club will get the right man in.

“He has bags of experience, albeit in Italy, but he’s probably someone we need, an experienced leader”.

The Swans suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat in the reverse fixture at Vicarage Road back in September, with both teams since moving in different directions in the table.

Since leaving his role at Udinese last May he has worked as a technical supervisor for the three teams belonging to the Pozzo family – namely Udinese, Watford and Granada.

The Hornets went down to a first-half header from Ashley Williams and remain without a win since before Christmas. But we came up just short at Manchester City and United and I still feel that had it have been 11 v 11 for the whole game against Sunderland, we would have won.