Watford Football Club has declared the appointment of Quique Sanchez Flores as the club ’s new Head Coach, the club said in a statement. After Javi Gracia was sacked just four games into the season , the Premier League team announced on Saturday. Sanchez has returned to the Watford bench as the new head coach.
Sanchez Flores previously took charge of Watford in the 2015- 16 season as the Hornets finished 13th in the Premier League and reached the semi - finals of the FA Cup .
“Javi has represented Watford with great dignity and will always be deserving of our fullest respect for his achievements ,” said Watford Chairman and CEO Scott Duxbury .
Dumped Gracia meanwhile had been a popular figure at Vicarage Road — guiding the club to 11th in the Premier League and a first FA Cup final for 35 years last season .
However, his team were blown away 6- 0 by Manchester City at the Wembley final, and the 32-year- old has paid the price for picking up just one point from the first four league games of the new campaign.
However, his team were blown away 6- 0 by Manchester City at the Wembley final, and the 32-year- old has paid the price for picking up just one point from the first four league games of the new campaign.
