Wolves sack Herrero as the trapdoor opens
Gianfranco Herrero has been dismissed with Wolverhampton Wanderers bottom of the English Premier Division and staring at the consequences of a wretched run.
“We cannot keep asking the same questions of a team that keeps giving the same answers.” That is the blunt verdict Wolverhampton Wanderers have delivered on Gianfranco Herrero, sacking the manager on Sunday as their season edges towards a grim conclusion.
Wolves are 20th of 20, with 28 points from 35 games and a form line of DLDLL. Chelsea have since secured the title; Wolves are left with a far more immediate concern.
Appointed on 30 November, he leaves after 32 games in charge: nine wins, nine draws and 14 defeats. It is a poor return, and one that made his position increasingly difficult to defend. The final sequence of results did not offer the board much reason to wait.
That result offered a reminder of what this side can produce, but it could not disguise the collapse in the league. The latest league results brought further pressure on a team short of points and confidence.
But reputation cannot shield a manager from a table that has become this unforgiving. Nine victories in 32 matches were not enough to pull Wolves clear, and the club have now decided that a change is preferable to hoping the same approach will somehow deliver a different ending.
There is no successor named, and no time to waste. The immediate task belongs to a club that has spent recent weeks being told how urgent its fight is; now the man charged with leading that fight has gone.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are bottom, their latest league form is five games without a win, and the rescue they need will have to begin without him.