Swansea out of relegation zone after 1-0 win over Watford

The Italian has been brought in to work alongside interim manager Alan Curtis, with the club in the Premier League relegation zone ahead of Monday night’s home game against Watford.

Guidolin’s biggest success came when he guided Udinese to the Champions League and managing a Prem club is said to be a lifelong dream for the Italian.

But Swansea saw their own penalty shout ignored when Watson leaned into Neil Taylor’s shot with referee Michael Oliver adjudging the contact was more shoulder than arm. If nothing else, it smacks of desperation.

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But once we got that first goal I thought we played some good stuff. “Yes, we can improve, but had we have scored the second goal, we could have relaxed”.

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins told the club’s website: “We are very pleased with the appointment. We think that if we repeat the performance of the second half we are closer to winning the next match”.

‘I have said all along that I would be quite happy to stand aside if the club felt it was necessary to bring somebody in.

The Swans have won just one of their last 11 top flight matches.

“But I think our performances have been excellent”.

The liklihood of Guidolin joining, came to light on Sunday.

Swansea did enough to pick up three points here but it was not a hugely convincing performance and Watford, who slumped to a fourth straight league defeat, proved to be obliging opponents. I had a phone call.

“The ascent to the summit is much harder than even the toughest mountains at the Tour de France”, Guidolin said.

Williams added; “It was a massive win for us”.

“People have been talking about our demise for a while, but we showed the quality is still there”.

Having enjoyed a surplus of first-half possession, the home side struggled for any sense of control and had a fortunate break when Jurado failed to find the bottom corner at the end of a sharp Watford counter.

After dominating the initial skirmishes, Curtis’s team were rewarded in the 27th minute when Wales global Williams rose highest to power in Ki Sung-yueng’s cross for the first goal by any Swansea defender since March 2014. “He has bags of experience in Italy and he’s probably someone we need, someone who is an experienced leader”.