Granada have sacked Paco López, the coach with whom they achieved promotion last year. The defeat against Alavés (3-1), in which the team showed a worryingly low level of play, was the trigger for the decision made by those responsible for the Andalusian club. After 14 rounds played, Granada is second to last in the standings and is only two points away from staying in the league. However, his winning streak is terrible. They have only won one game all season, against Mallorca (3-2) on matchday three. Chain therefore 14 without a win. with a low record of four of the last 33 disputed points. The news was shared with the coach on Sunday. “
The Andalusian club, which recently changed its sporting director and signed the Italian Matteo Tognozzi, has been looking for various coaches to replace Paco López. López joined Granada on matchday 16 of last season and also achieved promotion to Granada. Offers a good game. Actually, the Andalusian team had always shown a good feeling, even if the results were lacking. For example, they drew at home with Barcelona (2-2) on a day when Bryan Zaragoza, their leading man, played at a high level. However, the team presented a rather weak picture against Alavés and after a break to strengthen themselves physically and mentally.
Granada will now try to improve the situation with the new coach and wait for the arrival of the winter market, where the hand of the new sports director should be noted. The squad has deficiencies that were not addressed last summer. There is a lack of centre-backs and midfielders to add strength to a very weak group. In fact, Granada has conceded goals in all the league games it has played (33), becoming the second team after Almería to concede the most goals in the entire competition. As for Paco López, his recent numbers in the top category are quite poor. He only won one out of 30 games.
Elimination in the Copa del Rey due to an incorrect lineup against Arousa also greatly affected Paco López’s image in the eyes of the club’s leaders (Chinese ownership). The coach took no responsibility for the incorrect positioning of the reserve team’s goalkeeper and placed the blame on the club. Granada now has two very complicated games. Visit Madrid on December 2nd and host the Athletic Club.
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