Watford sack boss Valerien Ismael after a run of one win in 10 league games, with Tom Cleverley named as interim head coach.
Watford have sacked boss Valerien Ismael following a run of only one win in 10 league games, with Tom Cleverley named as interim head coach. Former Manchester United and England midfielder Cleverley, 34, had been coaching their under-18 side after his retirement from playing last year.
The Hornets, who are 13th in the Championship, say Cleverley's staff will be "confirmed in due course".The 47-year-old's departure means the club are now looking for their 11th head coach since 2018 and eighth since the end of the 2020-21 season. Since Sean Dyche left Vicarage Road in 2012, Gianfranco Zola, Giuseppe Sannino, Oscar Garcia, Billy McKinlay, Slavisa Jokanovic, Quique Sanchez Flores, Walter Mazzarri, Marco Silva, Javi Gracia, Nigel Pearson, Vladimir Ivic, Xisco Munoz, Claudio Ranieri, Roy Hodgson, Rob Edwards, Slaven Bilic and Chris Wilder have also had spells in charge. Ismael, who arrived at Vicarage Road following a spell in Turkey with Besiktas, previously led Barnsley to the Championship play-offs in 2021.was their third in four matches and sixth in their past eight games, with their only win in the previous 10 coming against bottom club Rotherham. "The Hornets thank Valerien and his staff for their dedication and commitment," said a club statement. "However, the club's board considers it an appropriate time to make a change in order to improve results." Cleverley, capped 13 times by England, ended his playing career with Watford, having joined from Everton in 2017. He won the Premier League title with Manchester United in 2013 and was part of the Hornets team who reached the FA Cup final in 2019.How to get into footballThe two-headed dog experiments that shocked the world'Why not?' - Barkley on England recall dreams
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