8 managers who had an instant impact at their clubs this season

Francesco Guidolin – Swansea City

Guidolin took Swans from 18th to 12th after being in charge for just four months

Swansea City got off to a great start this season by claiming a draw at the home of defending Champions Chelsea and defeating Manchester United at home. Following their win against Man Utd, they picked up just 6 points from their next 11 games and this led to the sacking of Garry Monk.

Alan Curtis acted as caretaker manager before former Udiense manager, Francesco Guidolin, was appointed as the new manager. At the time of his appointment, Swansea were in 18th position in the league table and were involved in a relegation battle.

Guidolin’s first game in charge was away to Everton and the Swans celebrated it with a 2-1 win. The Welsh club slowly gathered momentum and registered an impressive 2-1 away win at Emirates to slowly drift away from the relegation zone.

Later, they beat Chelsea at home and towards the end of the season, they put a big dent on the Europa League qualification ambitions of Liverpool and West Ham by beating them 3-1 and 4-1 respectively. On the final day of the season, they also managed to salvage a draw against Manchester City and thus finished the season in 12th place behind Everton on goal difference.