FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Swansea City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - September 16, 2017. Former Swansea City manager Paul Clement applauds fans after the match Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
LONDON (Reuters) - Paul Clement became the sixth Premier League manager sacked this season when bottom club Swansea City ended his one-year tenure on Wednesday but any upswing in results the Swans enjoy will be largely down to luck, according to a leading analyst.
The so-called "new manager bounce" often accompanies a club parting ways with a manager and hiring a new one as demonstrated this month with West Ham United's resurgence under David Moyes after he replaced Slaven Bilic.
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