Villarreal fires coach Quique Setien after 3 losses in the team's first 4 Spanish league matches

Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Soccer News (AP)

VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) - Villarreal fired coach Quique Setien on Tuesday after the team lost three of its first four matches in the Spanish league.

The club made its decision early in the two-week break for international games, with director of football Miguel Angel Tena taking over on an interim basis.

Setien took charge of Villarreal in October after the departure of Unai Emery to English club Aston Villa, guiding the team nicknamed The Yellow Submarine to a fifth-place finish and a spot in this season's Europa League.

Villarreal has opened the season with losses to Real Betis, Barcelona and most recently Cadiz. The only win came at Mallorca.

Villarreal thanked Setien, who has previously coached Barcelona, for taking charge "in a complicated situation" last season and promoting many youngsters to the first team.

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