Newly relegated side Watford are set to appoint a new manager following the the dismissal of Rob Edwards. Slaven Bilic is set to take charge of The Hornets. Slaven Bilić will be the 9th manager of Watford since September 2019, in three years ,that is a total of 1115 days. The list includes Quique S. Flores, Hayden Mullins, Nigel Pearson, Vladimir Ivić, Xisco Munoz, Claudio Ranieri, Roy Hodgson and then Rob Edwards, fired today. Edwards leaves the club after 11 matches in charge in the new Championship season.
Bilic is returning to English football after agreeing an 18-month deal, subject to receiving a work permit, and should be in charge for his new side’s trip to Stoke on Sunday. The former West Brom and West Ham manager has been out of work since leaving Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan in January. Watford’s owner, Gino Pozzo, said: “As with all decisions taken by the board, I believe this change to be in the best interests of the club. We felt Rob had enough time to show us the identity of his team, however performances haven’t reflected our hopes and ambitions. “Now we must move forward, and, in Slaven Bilic, we have secured the services of an experienced coach who has recent experience of promotion to the Premier League”. Watford lost their main striker Emmanuel Dennis to Nottingham Forest last month, but managed to hold on to forwards Ismaïla Sarr and João Pedro despite interest from Premier League clubs. Edwards was also given funds to improve his squad after replacing Roy Hodgson.
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