Bournemouth sack boss O’Neil despite Premier League survival

Bournemouth have sacked supervisor Gary O’Neil, despite the truth that he guided them to Premier League survival final season, and employed Spanish coach Andoni Iraola in his place, the membership introduced on Monday.

O’Neil took over from Scott Parker on an interim foundation in August earlier than being handed the job formally in November.

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He steered Bournemouth to a Fifteenth-placed end within the league final season, however their kind trailed off in the direction of the tip of the marketing campaign, ending with 4 consecutive defeats.

“Gary’s achievement last season is one I will always be grateful for. This has been a difficult decision, but it has been made with great consideration to best position ourselves ahead of the coming season,” Bournemouth proprietor Bill Foley stated.

“Gary will go on to have a long career as a head coach or manager, but we feel that, at this moment in time, a change is in the best interests of this football club. I would like to place on record my thanks to Gary and wish him all the best for the future.”

Hours afterward Monday, the club announced the appointment of Iraola, who left his function at Rayo Vallecano after remarkably guiding the membership to an Eleventh-place end in LaLiga final season.

Foley, an American businessman who took over Bournemouth in December, added that the change in supervisor would assist the membership higher execute their technique within the coming months.

“As a club, we have put plans in place for long-term success with improvements being made to infrastructure, most notably the development of a new state-of-the-art training facility and the ongoing discussions around upgrades to our stadium,” Foley stated.

“We have also identified a number of significant targets in the transfer market this summer and believe this change in direction will provide us with the best platform from which to build.”