Swansea full-back Neil Taylor is backing manager Francesco Guidolin to plan properly for his first full season with the club.
The Italian veteran, who was a surprise appointment by the club in January, led the Swans to safety from relegation after overseeing seven wins and four draws of his 16 games in charge of the club.
Guidolin was offered a two-year contract by the Welsh outfit after he led the club to a 12th-place finish in the Premier League and now Taylor is expecting even more from the boss now he has had a taste of England's top flight.
"I think we heard every other name apart from his (Guidolin) who the new manager would be," said Taylor.
"Then a lot of names were thrown about at the end of the season and reports were saying it was definitely certain people's jobs.
"But he got the job again and it is a credit to him for the work he has done.
"He's done his job and got us the results we needed, and not only that we ended up finishing mid-table and having a half-decent season.
"He is a nice guy and now he'll be able to plan properly.
"He won't just be on a crash course trying to keep us in the league."
