West Ham boss Slaven Bilic reckons Bob Bradley was not given a fair chance at Swansea following the American's sacking on Tuesday.
A 4-1 Boxing Day defeat against the Hammers saw Bradley's 85-day reign at the Liberty Stadium come to an end after being appointed in October.
When asked if Bradley was given a fair chance during his first managerial stint in the Premier League, Bilic said: "No, he didn't. It was just a short space of time. You basically depend on luck, people are expecting you to do something in a couple of months and that's not with the pre-season. You have a game in two days then you have another in five days.
"He didn't have any chance, to be fair, apart from the fact that he won a few games. But I'm not a fan of that kind of culture towards the managers. I feel for all of the managers, I know he is a good manager, he's got a good CV, he's hard-working and then he believes in himself.
"I saw them (Swansea) play with confidence which is hard to maintain when you are down."
"I wasn't shocked (by the decision)," the 48-year-old added. "We spoke after game in his office and of course his whole life is in football. He was not shocked but disappointed and so was I."
