We all know what Ranieri did at Leicester but his time at Samp offers a good template of what Watford fans can expect
By Ben McAleer for WhoScored
“Dilly-ding, dilly-dong!” Watford fans are going to hear that phrase a lot over the coming months. Claudio Ranieri returned to the
Premier League this week after Watford took the decision to relieve Xisco of his duties following their 1-0 defeat to Leeds on Saturday. Watford-manager-sacking season arrives earlier each year it seems.
The Pozzo family have made 15 managerial appointments since they took over Watford in June 2012 and dispensed with Sean Dyche. Xisco is the latest boss to be sent packing even though he won promotion from the Championship at the first time of asking and took the club to 15th in the Premier League, four points above the relegation zone. Granted, they have lost four of their first seven matches back in the Premier League, but seven points from their opening seven games seemed like an acceptable return. Not for the Pozzo family though.