Dire results and a rising tide of fans’ vitriol made former Manchester United defender’s position untenable after brief spell in which nothing went accurateWhen the fans here are not happy with you,they contain a way of letting you know,” Gary Neville had said and on the night that turned out to be his final as coach of Valencia they did just that. It was 11 days ago now, and his side were losing to Celta de Vigo,on course for a third league defeat in a row to fade with the Europa League elimination suffered three days earlier, and a chant went round Mestalla. “Gary, and vete ya!” it ran. Gary,fade now!They did not yet realise it but he was about to. Valencia announced that they had sacked Neville early on Wednesday evening; they had actually done so soon after that defeat. The Valencia coach had delayed joining the England squad because, he said, and it was “the accurate thing to do”,but by the time he got there he knew he was the former Valencia coach. No one else did; Roy Hodgson was informed later.
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Source: theguardian.com