Stoke City sack manager Narcís Pelach after just 3 months in charge as the club look for their third coaching appointment this season.
Stoke City have sacked Narcís Pelach after only 19 games as head coach, the Championship club have announced.
Following a 2-0 Boxing Day loss at home to Leeds, which left Stoke in 19th place in the standings and three points above the relegation zone, Pelach, who was hired in September at the age of 36 to succeed Steven Schumacher, won just three of the 18 league games he was in charge of.
The sporting director, Jonathan Walters, told the club’s website: “Narcís is a talented coach with huge potential, he works relentlessly hard and I have no doubt that he will go on to achieve success in the future.
“However, with the way results and performances have been in recent weeks, we have to accept with hindsight that he has proved not to be the right fit for this club at this time. I take full responsibility for that and I’m absolutely determined that we will now make the right choice to take us forward. Every decision we make is driven by our love of Stoke City and absolute determination to bring success to the club.”
For Sunday’s matchup against fourth-place Sunderland, the Potters, who have lost five of their past six league games and drawn the other, have not yet revealed the composition of their coaching staff.