Watford and Bournemouth joined Norwich FC as relegated teams in the EPL on Sunday. An impressive 3-1 away win by Bournemouth at Everton was not enough to stay in the top division.
Aston Villa played 1-1 at West Ham to stay in the Premier league. Managerial changes have not helped Watford’s cause.
ℹ️ José Holebas, Heurelho Gomes and Adrian Mariappa have each agreed the Fifa-approved contract extensions to cover the delayed finish to the 2019/20 campaign.
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) June 10, 2020
A poor end to the 2018-19 season carried on into this campaign and resulted in Javi Gracia being sacked in September.
Quique Sanchez Flores made a surprise return, but only lasted until December, with an 8-0 defeat at Manchester City a low point.
Nigel Pearson helped steady the ship and appeared to have the Hornets on course for safety, but he was dismissed on July 19 after a crucial loss away to West Ham and interim head coach Hayden Mullins has not been able to keep them up.
Back in the second tier for the first time since 2015, a permanent manager needs to be appointed at Vicarage Road.
Owner Gino Pozzo has not been short of surprises in the past and will hope his next head coach can take the club back up at the first time of asking and tap into the flourishing youth players in the academy.
A big rebuild could also occur player-wise, which ex-boss Gracia may have been asking for last summer.
Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and defenders Adrian Mariappa and Jose Holebas will be out of contract on July 31 and they could be joined by a number of current team-mates in bidding farewell to Watford.
Captain Troy Deeney only has one year left to run on his deal, while record signing Ismaila Sarr may be on the move after showing glimpses of his potential this term.
Etienne Capoue, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Gerard Deulofeu have become favourites with the supporters in Hertfordshire, but are others who should attract interest.
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