Javi Grace He knows he is no longer the coach of leeds united on May 1, though the announcement was made official two days later. The Premier League club had no qualms about notifying him of the sack, by phone, on the day he would have turned 53. And in England they say that the Navarrese coach cannot hide his tears, according to the ‘Daily Mail’.
A poor run of results of five games without a win (the last, a 4-1 against Bournemouth) left the team knocked out of the Premier League relegation zone on goal difference alone. The club decided it was time for a change of scenery, just four days before the end of the competition, and informed him he was being sacked. Pamplonica, who took over in February, won just three of 12 games in two and a half months.
Gracia left the team in a dangerous zone, but outside the relegation zone, where he found himself when he arrived. Despite everything, he was fired and replaced by Sam Allardyce. “Because it’s my birthday, May 1. They called me on the phone,” the former Villarreal player told ‘The Athletic’, among others. Despite the club’s lack of tactics, Gracia is grateful: “I can honestly say that my time at Leeds has been an enriching experience, and Víctor Orta’s human quality has been a real pleasure to be around. It’s a in places in my career where they made me feel good and comfortable with myself”.
Source: La Verdad
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