Watford replaced Javi Gracia on the bench after only four Premier days, after which the Hornets occupy the last place in the table, and named instead Quique Sánchez Flores, who already directed this club in the 2015 season -16.
The former Osasuna coach had become a popular figure on Vicarage Road after leading the team last season to the eleventh place in the Premier League and to his first FA Cup final in 35 years. On May 18, Watford was beaten in Wembley by Manchester City (6-0), which completed the triplet of national titles.
However, Gracia has paid an expensive price for the fact of only having won a point in the first four dates of the Premier League this season. The club president, Scott Duxbury, had words of praise for the dismissed. "Javi represented Watford with great dignity and will always deserve our respect for his achievements," he said.
Too many changes
Duxbury's poor patience has resulted in a continuous transfer of tenants on the bench. Since the departure of Gianfranco Zola in December 2013, it has accumulated nine different preparers. Among them, Slavisa Jokanovic or Marco Silva, who only endured eight months, and Walter Mazzarri, who was in charge in the 2016-17 season.
This is Quique's second adventure at Watford, with whom he already tied the permanence in 2016, a year where he was also able to step on the FA Cup semifinals.
The 54-year-old from Madrid, had left his post at the Chinese Shanghai Shenshua last July after half a year and had previously trained, among others, Getafe, Valencia, Benfica, Atlético and Espanyol, in addition to two United Arab Emirates clubs.
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