Espanyol have moved quickly after sacking Manolo González, installing Sergio García on an interim basis on Wednesday. The change followed the Copa del Rey Mapfre exit to Sestao River, and it comes with the club in 18th place, on eight points from 10 matches and with just one point from the last five league games.
The dismissal and the run that led to it
Europa Press reported that Espanyol acted on Tuesday after the 4-3 defeat to Sestao River in the first round of the cup. The same report tied the decision to the broader league slide, with Espanyol in the relegation places in La Liga EA Sports after taking just one point from the last fifteen available.
That is a harsh return for a club that has already turned to an interim fix. Manolo González leaves after more than three seasons and 107 official matches in charge, so this is not a small tidy-up after one bad result. The cup exit clearly mattered, but the league form gave the club a bigger reason to move.
Villarreal comes almost straight away
Sergio García will lead his first training session at 12.00 on Wednesday, then prepare for Friday's trip to Villarreal at La Cerámica. That leaves very little time to change anything structural, which is why the appointment reads as a short-term reset rather than a long handover.
García had been in charge of Espanyol B this season and oversaw seven matches before stepping up. The club has gone for someone already inside the building, and the immediate task is obvious enough, steady a side that has 18th place, eight points from 10 matches and one point from the last five league games. Friday's match against Villarreal is the first test of that reset.
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