WATFORD have sacked manager Paulo Pezzolano after just 10 games in charge.
The Uruguayan was dismissed on Tuesday despite two wins and a draw in his last three matches.
Watford have sacked Paulo Pezzolano after just 10 games[/caption]
Javi Gracia is now set to return to Vicarage Road[/caption]
And he is now set to be replaced by Javi Gracia, who previously took charge of the Hornets for 66 games between January 2018 and September 2019.
Pezzolano joined Watford in May following Tom Cleverley’s exit, having managed Mexican giants Pachuca, Brazilian side Cruzeiro and Spanish outfit Valladolid.
But his first six games did not go to plan, with the Hornets bagging just five points.
However, Watford are now only three points off the playoffs following Saturday’s 2-1 comeback win at Oxford United.
Yet that has not stopped the Hornets hierarchy from wielding the axe.
Pezzolano departs with the third-shortest reign in Watford’s history.
Only Billy McKinlay and Oscar Garcia took charge of fewer games, with two and four matches respectively.
Hornets fans are now braced for the return of Spanish gaffer Gracia.
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He won 25 of his 66 games during an 18-month spell.
Gracia has since managed Valencia and Al-Sadd.
And he also had an ill-fated spell at Leeds in 2023, where he lasted less than three months after as many wins in 12 games.
Gracia is yet to take charge of a club since leaving Elland Road.
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