Gregorio Manzano’s return to managing Atletico Madrid has come to a premature end. After an inconsistent season to date that’s seen the Atleti collect just 19 points from 16 games - they’re 10th in La Liga, although they have advanced to the knockout stages of the Europa League - it’s not exactly a surprise that there’d be some fallout, but it is a little bit of a shock that Manzano would only be given a handful of months with the club before he was shown the door.
Atletico Madrid Fire Manager Gregorio Manzano
Atletico Madrid have fired manager Gregorio Manzano just six months into his second stint with the club.
Atletico’s board released a statement regarding Manzano’s sacking:
La Comisión Ejecutiva del Club Atlético de Madrid, reunida este jueves para analizar la situación deportiva, ha decidido por unanimidad destituir a Gregorio Manzano como entrenador de la primera plantilla. Esta decisión ya ha sido comunicada al técnico, con el que se ha alcanzado un acuerdo para la rescisión de su contrato.
El Club Atlético de Madrid agradece a Gregorio Manzano el trabajo realizado y le desea lo mejor para el futuro. La entidad se centrará ahora en cerrar la contratación de un entrenador para dirigir a su primer equipo.
Broadly speaking, it says that the decision to sack Manzano was unanimous, a mutually agreeable termination has already been agreed on, and that the search for a new permanent manager has already begun. There’s no hint who they might be going for just yet, but a leader will certainly emerge before too long.
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