Parker fired by Bournemouth after 9-0 loss, strategy clash
BOURNEMOUTH, England — A 9-0 thrashing by Liverpool and veiled criticism of his membership’s technique within the switch market was an excessive amount of for Scott Parker to outlive as Bournemouth supervisor.
The previous England midfielder was fired on Tuesday, changing into the primary coach within the English Premier League to lose his job in August — historically the opening month of the season — since 2004.
Parker lasted solely 4 video games of Bournemouth’s return to the highest division, the final one being that rout at Anfield which marked the south-coast crew’s third straight loss and tied the document for the heaviest defeat within the Premier League’s 30-year historical past.
After Saturday’s sport, Parker stated a few of his gamers “are ill-equipped at this degree,” with Bournemouth having come off a 4-0 loss at Manchester Metropolis and a 3-0 loss at house to Arsenal in its earlier two video games.
Parker stated there have been “1,000,000 causes” why the membership had not introduced in higher-quality expertise in the summertime switch window, which closes on Thursday. In a summer of record spending by Premier League groups totalling greater than $1.75 billion, Bournemouth has introduced in three gamers on free transfers and signed two others for a complete price of round $27 million.
Within the membership’s assertion asserting the departure of Parker, Bournemouth proprietor Maxim Demin did not point out the Liverpool sport however, tellingly, did say it was “unconditional that we’re aligned in our technique to run the membership sustainably.”
“We should additionally present perception in and respect for each other,” Demin stated. “That’s the strategy that has introduced this membership a lot success in latest historical past, and one that we are going to not veer from now.”
Parker was employed by Bournemouth within the offseason of 2021 and guided the south-coast crew to promotion.
Bournemouth began life again within the league with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa however has since conceded 16 objectives in three video games with out scoring a aim.
Parker beforehand coached Fulham in a 2 1/2-year spell that included relegation twice from the league and one promotion in between.
“I want to place on document my gratitude to Scott and his crew for his or her efforts throughout their time with us,” Demin stated. “Our promotion again to the Premier League final season beneath his tenure will at all times be remembered as one of the vital profitable seasons in our historical past.”
Bournemouth is again in motion on Wednesday, internet hosting Wolverhampton. Gary O’Neil, an assistant coach, will take interim cost of the crew.
By way of days for the reason that begin of a season, the firing of Parker (25 days) is the twelfth quickest in Premier League historical past. The earliest was Paul Sturrock, who was sacked by Southampton 9 days into the 2004-05 season. Bobby Robson was additionally fired by Newcastle that month.
In the meantime, in Scotland, one other crew crushed 9-0 on the weekend fired its supervisor on Tuesday.
Dundee United was hammered by Celtic by that rating on Sunday in Jack Ross’ seventh sport in cost. Ross was fired with the crew in final place within the Scottish Premiership and having additionally been defeated 7-0 in a Europa Convention qualifying match at AZ Alkmaar this month.
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Steve Douglas, The Related Press
