Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner is out.
The club announced Monday that the two sides mutually agreed to part ways after the team has accumulated just 11 points over 22 games this season while sit eight points away from safety in the Premier League table.
Via BBC:
David Wagner has left Huddersfield Town as manager by mutual consent with the club bottom of the Premier League.
The German, 47, took over as Terriers boss in November 2015 and led them to promotion to the Premier League in 2016-17 via the Championship play-offs.
Huddersfield were one of the favourites for relegation last season but Wagner kept them up with a 16th-place finish.
They have struggled this season, with just 11 points from 22 games, and are eight points adrift of safety.
Huddersfield Town chairman Dean Hoyle called referred to Wagner’s departure as a ‘sad day’ and continued with a rather lengthy statement on the matter:
“I would like to begin by thanking David for all he has achieved at Huddersfield Town over the last three-and-a-half years.
“Under his stewardship, we have achieved things on the football pitch that surpass anything in modern memory, and that have gone well beyond my wildest expectations as chairman and as a fan.
“Under David’s management, we took this club to the highest position it has held in almost 50 years and created memories that will last forever.
“His achievements will rightly put him up there in Huddersfield Town history alongside great names like Herbert Chapman and Mick Buxton; legendary managers who changed the face of this club.
“As I had said previously, I had no intention of sacking David this season. Subsequently David – being the great man he is – came to us and made it clear that he needs a break from the rigours of football management.
“We discussed making that change immediately, but he also made it clear that he would give his all for the rest of this season before departing in the summer if we preferred.
“After a long discussion we all felt that David staying at the club until the end of the season was best, but we’ve kept discussions open and we all now feel that the time is right to part ways.
“I know the term ‘mutual consent’ is often a byword for the manager being sacked in professional football, but this is a truly joint decision. David has a real, genuine love for this club and, like me, his foremost concern in our talks has been to establish what is best for Huddersfield Town.”
The former Championship League Manager of the Year and Premier League Manager of the Month (August 2017) had just a 33.1 percent winning ratio in 154 games so the struggle was certainly real at the Premier League level.
Meanwhile coach Mark Hudson will be stricken with the task of trying to seemingly achieve the impossible of keeping Huddersfield Town from relegation.
