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Julen Lopetegui can not be surprised that his coaching time at Real Madrid is over.
Real Madrid announced Monday in a statement that it had sacked Lopetegui as head coach, thus ending his term after just three months and more than 14 games in his charge. Santiago Solari, currently coaching Real Madrid's "B" team, will take over as acting coach, while the club will determine his next action plan.
"This decision, adopted from the highest level of responsibility, aims to change the dynamics of the first team, while all the goals of this season are still achievable," said the statement from Real Madrid.
"The board understands that there is a big difference between the quality of the staff of Real Madrid, which has 8 players named for the next Golden Ball, a thing unprecedented in the history of the club, and the results achieved to date. "
Lopetegui's shooting comes one day after Real Madrid's 5-1 defeat of rivals FC Barcelona in El Clasico. His work was threatened in the days leading up to the match, allowing Real Madrid to be ninth in the league standings with just 14 points after 10 games.
Opta statisticians place Real Madrid current situation in perspective.
"The last time Real Madrid was ninth or lowest in the league at this point of the season, it was in 2001/2002 (11th)," writes Opta.
Lopetegui becomes the second managerial causality of Real Madrid almost 90 years.
"Since 1929, Jose Antonio Camacho in 2004 (6) was the only Real Madrid manager to manage fewer matches in all competitions than Julen Lopetegui (14)," writes Opta.
Real Madrid reportedly targeted former Chelsea and Juventus coach Antonio Conte as Lopetegui's long-time successor, but the Italian rejected the Spanish giant because he lacked the support of Key players, according to the Italian media.
Real Madrid must now launch a coaching search from scratch for the second time in over four months.
Photo thumbnail via Geoff Burke / USA TODAY Sports Images
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