Watford appoint Bilic after sacking Edwards

Published on: 26 September 2022

Slaven Bilic was in charge of West Ham from 2015 to 2017 and West Brom from 2019 to 2020

Championship club Watford have named Slaven Bilic as their new boss on an 18-month deal after sacking Rob Edwards just 11 games into his tenure.

Edwards, 39, was appointed in May after leading Forest Green Rovers to promotion from League Two.

He succeeded former England boss Roy Hodgson and became the Hornets' eighth permanent manager since 2018.

Former West Ham and West Brom boss Bilic had been out of management since leaving Chinese club Beijing Guoan.

His contract was cancelled by mutual consent in January, after a year in charge, because he wanted to return to his family in Europe.

Owner Gino Pozzo said: "As with all decisions taken by the board, I believe this change to be in the best interests of the club.

"We felt Rob had enough time to show us the identity of his team, however performances haven't reflected our hopes and ambitions.

"Now we must move forward, and, in Slaven Bilic, we have secured the services of an experienced coach who has recent experience of promotion to the Premier League."

More to follow.

Source: bbc.com

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