A frustrated Bob Bradley has told talkSPORT he believes Swansea made a big mistake by sacking him after only 85 days as manager.

The American was given the boot by the Welsh club on Tuesday night after a run of just two wins from 11 games in charge.

Bradley, who was the chosen successor to Francesco Guidolin only in October, leaves the club 19th in the Premier League, and Swansea chairman Hugh Jenkins admitted he made the decision in order to give the Jacks every chance to escape the relegation battle with a new man in charge

But the former USA coach has accused the club hierarchy of pulling the plug too soon, insisting he and the team were on the right track to turn around their miserable run of luck.

“I’m a little bit pissed off this morning,” Bradley told talkSPORT host Jim White.

“I don’t think it’s the correct decision.

“I believe in my work and I certainly knew that I was going into a difficult situation and I also understand that when you go in the clock’s already ticking, so it’s not like you’re expecting all sorts of time.

“The discussions we had always included the work that needed to be done in January – we had talked about players.

“I’m frustrated because I feel like every place I’ve been, I’ve been able to put my stamp on the team in terms of the mentality and the tactics.”

Feel sorry for Bob Bradley. Not really sure what he was meant to do. Inherited another manager's players and never got a transfer window. — Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) December 27, 2016

Joey Barton sympathised with the American over his swift departure

Bradley continued: “I knew when I arrived at Swansea I knew the most difficult thing was just to secure points, and that any new football ideas needed to be introduced very gradually.

“What we needed more than anything was just to do well enough to give us a platform…and I’m disappointed in myself that in the short run I couldn’t make that happen.

“I think they [the club board] need to realise that the work was good and even though the results haven’t been what we would have wanted, turning around a team at the bottom of the table and low on confidence is one of the most difficult things you can do as a manager.

“I knew when I came that I had to prove myself and I’m disappointed that in the short run we couldn’t do that, but it’s football and I don’t make excuses.

“In the whole time that I’ve been here I have never made excuses, I’ve never thrown a player under the bus – I’ve taken responsibility because I believe that’s how you lead.

“I hope that somewhere along the line I can find another opportunity to challenge myself and keep moving forward.”

Ryan Giggs, Chris Coleman and Alan Pardew – recently sacked from Crystal Palace – have all been linked with taking over at the Liberty Stadium, while former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp was also thrown his name into the hat.

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Whoever eventually gets the job, Bradley added that they are likely to be handed a sizable transfer kitty for the upcoming January window, revealing that he had already indicated a shortlist of targets with Jenkins and the rest of the club board.

“I hope they will stay up, but I think there needs to be improvements in the squad in January – I said that when I arrived and I still think that’s the case,” said the American.

“I think the discussions [with the board over transfers] were going in a good direction.

“I think that [new US owners] Jason [Levien] and Steve [Kaplan] understand that the team needs to be improved and that means spending money in January to make it happen.”

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