Real Madrid sack Julen Lopetegui after just 14 games in charge of the Spanish giants
Real Madrid habe sacked their manager, Julen Lopetegui after just 14 games in charge of the spanish giants.
The former Real Madrid and Barcelona player was booted put of the club today after suffering a 5-1 loss to their rivals Barcelona in a clasico match played on Sunday.
The club made the sack official with an official statement released on their platforms today. The spanish giants cited the contrasting result to the quality in their arsenal as the main reason the club are allowing the Spaniard to go before his time.
“The Real Madrid C.F. board of directors, which met today, 29 October 2018, has made the decision to terminate Julen Lopetegui’s contract as the club’s coach.
This decision, which was taken with the utmost responsibility, seeks to bring about a turnaround in the first-team’s fortunes at a time when all of this season’s targets are still achievable.
The board considers there to be a large disparity between the quality within the Real Madrid squad, which boasts eight nominees for the next Ballon d’Or award – an unprecedented number in the club’s history – and the team’s results to date.
The club places on record its thanks to Julen Lopetegui and all of his coaching staff for their efforts and work and wishes them all the best in their future careers.
Santiago Solari will take temporary charge of the team, assuming his role as first-team coach from tomorrow, Tuesday.”
Julen Lopetegui’s managerial record at Real Madrid:
14 games
6 wins
2 draws
6 losses
21 goals
20 conceded
Only a 42.86% win ratio.
