Swansea City are a side whom many thought would probably fare okay in this season’s Premier League.

But seven games in, the Swans have already sacked manager Francesco Guidolin with the side sitting in a precarious 17th position in the Premier League table.

Under the former Udinese man, they picked up just four points in their opening seven fixtures - which just isn’t good enough to keep pace with the rest of the teams in the division.

If the Swans were going to have any success, they needed to change things up. But with new manager Bob Bradley now at the helm, are things going to change on the pitch?

The American has never managed in England before and we feel the spine of this Swansea squad just isn’t good enough to get away from the drop-zone come the end of the season.

So with that in mind, here’s three reasons why Swansea are destined for the drop, despite Bradley’s appointment.

A lack of goals

When it comes to out-and-out strikers, Swansea just don’t have enough firepower in central positions to keep them up.

In the past they’ve had one prolific goalscorer that has generally done enough to keep them afloat for the entire campaign but this time out, they don’t have that luxury in the slightest.

We haven’t seen much for £15million-man Borja Baston whilst Fernando Llorente has only just started to show he could have a handful of goals in him - but neither of these players will score twenty a season.

And with Bafetimbi Gomis and Marvin Emnes both out on loan, Swansea might struggle to score enough to keep themselves safe.

A leaky defence

15 goals conceded in all competitions so far this season is too many and Swansea will need to rectify their leaky defence if they’re going to have any chance of staying up.

With Ashley Williams joining Everton, they seem to have struggled in his absence and goals are going in far too often.

A decent shout might be integrating Kyle Bartley back into the side when his loan move at Leeds United expires at the end of the season. He’s been fantastic for the Whites and could be an option - but his return will come too late to help Swansea's survival bid.

Not enough pace in the side

This might seem like a slightly odd comment when you consider how much pace Swansea City do have on the flanks.

Barrow and Routledge are seriously speedy but when we’re talking about pace, we’re talking about the whole side in unison.

They were too slow under Guidolin and he didn’t win many fans over with his style of play. Bradley has inherited a team that need a real nudge in the right direction but it could be too late already.