{"id":11390,"date":"2019-12-05T15:48:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T19:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11390"},"modified":"2019-12-08T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T14:50:03","slug":"everton-sack-silva-as-manager-duncan-ferguson-appointed-as-caretaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11390","title":{"rendered":"Everton Sack Silva as Manager, Duncan Ferguson Appointed as Caretaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.48797985.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.48797985.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.48797985-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Everton have sacked manager Marco Silva after a run of eight defeats in 11 matches left the club in the Premier League\u2019s bottom three.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese has overseen a period of steady decline since early September and falling into the relegation zone after a humiliating 5-2 defeat in the Merseyside derby at Anfield proved the final straw for majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and the club\u2019s board.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan Ferguson has taken temporary charge of the Toffees and will oversee Saturday\u2019s clash against Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the club read: \u201cEverton Football Club can confirm that manager Marco Silva has left the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMajority shareholder Farhad Moshiri, chairman Bill Kenwright and the board of directors would like to thank Marco for his service over the last 18 months and wish him well for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuncan Ferguson has taken temporary charge of the first team and will manage the side for the game against Chelsea on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club aims to confirm a new permanent manager as swiftly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-11390\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11390&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-11390\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11390&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-11390\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11390&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11390\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton have sacked manager Marco Silva after a run of eight defeats in 11 matches left the club in the Premier League\u2019s bottom three. 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