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Leeds United: Javi Gracia get fired, Sam Allardyce takes over the struggling Premier League club

Posted : 03 May 2023
Sam Allardyce, a former England manager, has been hired by Leeds United in an effort to keep them in the Premier League after the club fired manager Javi Gracia.
Spanish manager Gracia was only in command at Elland Road for 10 weeks and 12 games until he was fired.

With four games left, Allardyce, 68, must lead 17th-placed Leeds, who are only one goal ahead of the relegation zone, to safety.

On Saturday, his debut game in charge will be against league leaders Manchester City.

"I was shocked. I never thought at this stage of the season [this would happen]. I thought there would be no jobs," he said.

He added: "I could have done with more time, but we've got four games and hopefully I can keep this fabulous club in the Premier League."

Victor Orta, the club's director of football, departed the organization on Tuesday by mutual consent after having a disagreement with the board on Gracia's position.

On February 21, Gracia was appointed with a "flexible contract"—two weeks after the firing of former manager Jesse Marsch, who took over for Marcelo Bielsa less than a year earlier.

Sunday's 4-1 loss at Bournemouth was the 53-year-old Gracia's last game in command.

It was the team's most recent crushing loss under the former Watford manager, following recent thrashings by Liverpool, Crystal Palace, and Arsenal of 6-1, 5-1, and 4-1, respectively.

Additionally, it meant that the Whites' winless streak since a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest on April 4 extended to a fifth game, which included four losses.

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