2 min readSwanseaFeb 6, 2014 02:31 AM IST
First published on: Feb 6, 2014 at 02:31 AM IST
Swansea City have sacked their Danish manager Michael Laudrup with the Welsh club having dropped into a Premier League relegation battle after a dramatic slump in form that has left them two points above the drop zone.
Laudrup, who said that winning the League Cup last season ranked among his proudest moments because Swansea are such a small club compared to the European giants he once played for, now finds himself out of a job.
“It is a decision we have taken reluctantly,” said Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins. “But it’s a decision made in the best interests of Swansea City Football Club and our supporters.
“It is the first time in nearly 10 years that the club has parted with a manager in this way, but we had to remove the constant uncertainty surrounding the club and Michael’s future with us,” he said.
Swansea’s 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday was their sixth in eight league games, a run which has left the 12th placed team battling to avoid the drop as they prepare to host fellow strugglers and local rivals Cardiff City on Saturday.
Swansea said their club captain Garry Monk, who came on as a substitute in their League Cup triumph against Bradford City at Wembley, will take over as head coach alongside first team coach Alan Curtis for the foreseeable future.
Widely acknowledged as Denmark’s greatest player of all time, Laudrup drew on his experience managing a string of clubs from Brondby to Spartak Moscow and led Swansea to a ninth place finish last season and their first major trophy.
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