{"id":24934,"date":"2022-01-24T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24934"},"modified":"2022-01-26T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:42:24","slug":"watford-sack-manager-claudio-ranieri-after-just-four-months-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24934","title":{"rendered":"Watford Sack Manager Claudio Ranieri After Just Four Months In Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"531\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-64867901.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-64867901.png 531w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-64867901-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Italian was only appointed in October (PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Watford have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after just 16 weeks in the hot seat, according to reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The well-travelled Italian signed a two-year deal at Vicarage Road in October, replacing Xisco Munoz with the side 15th, having taken seven points from their first seven Premier League games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Ranieri only managed to double that points tally during his 13 top-flight matches in charge and has now reportedly been sacked after 112 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hornets languish in 19th place in the Premier League and sit just two points above bottom-placed Burnley, who have two games in hand on the Hertfordshire side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The relegation rivals will go toe-to-toe in a rearranged encounter at Turf Moor this weekend, with last Friday\u2019s chastening 3-0 home loss to struggling Norwich seemingly the final straw for the Watford hierarchy.<\/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-24934\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24934&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-24934\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24934&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-24934\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24934&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=24934\" 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>Watford have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after just 16 weeks in the hot seat, according to reports. 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