article: The sacking of Francesco Guidolin on his 61st birthday and the appointment of Bob Bradley show that may not totally be the case. Bradley's long and mostly successful career in management has mirrored the game's development in the United States, over nigh on four decades. Indeed the 58-year-old's only forays outside the States have been his most recent and have proved mainly successful. His two years in charge of the Egypt national side were played out against a background of violent civil unrest in the North African country. Bradley's arrival to live in Cairo in October 2011, with his wife Lindsay, coincided with the Egyptian Revolution and the American was praised for choosing to remain in the country when a match erupted into violence leading to the Port Said Stadium riot which killed 70 people in February 2012. Despite the Egyptian Premier League being suspended as a result, Bradley took the national side to within one match of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. The Pharaohs eventually lost to Ghana in a play-off. After departing Egypt, Bradley headed north. In January 2014 he took over at Norwegian outfit Stabaek, becoming the first American to manage a club in a European top division and then was the first to guide a club to the Europa League. Then it was to the club from whom he joins Swansea, France's oldest, Le Havre, where it seemed, again, history beckoned. Last season, under Bradley, they went as close to promotion to Ligue 1 as is possible. They missed out by just one goal scored despite beating Bourg-en-Bresse 5-0 in their final game of the campaign and hitting the woodwork four times. As he arrives in Swansea, supporters will be hoping their new manager's luck has at least improved since then. But despite his recent foreign excursions, Bradley's career has mainly been stepped in Americana. He attended Princeton University and was top scorer for the Princeton Tigers whilst completing his degree in history. But despite his exploits on the pitch it was in coaching and management young Bradley's future lay. He took his first head coaching job aged just 22, at Ohio University whilst studying for an MA in Sports Administration at the same time. Bradley then rose through the US college system, eventually taking the head coach job at his alma mater, Princeton, leading the Tigers to two Ivy League titles. As the MLS expanded, so Bradley's coaching career took off. Starting as assistant at DC United, he eventually became manager at Chicago Fire, the MetroStars, who have since transformed into the New York Red Bulls, and Chivas USA, who are now defunct. There were plenty of accolades for Bradley along the way, including twice being named MLS Coach of the Year. But it is an incident during his time in charge of the MetroStars that illustrates Bradley's quick-thinking. In a game against DC United, Bradley exploited a rule that allowed for a fourth substitution in a match as long as it was a goalkeeper. He switched shot-stopper Tim Howard to an outfield position, brought on
summary: When Americans Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan became majority shareholders at Swansea City they vowed to do things the "Swansea way".