Watford have parted company with head coach Ed Still just three months into a two-and-a-half-year contract, following a poor finish to the Championship season. The 35-year-old was appointed in February after the resignation of Javi Gracia, becoming the club’s 11th permanent head coach since the end of the 2020-21 campaign.
The Hornets lost six of their final seven games, culminating in a 4-0 defeat to Coventry City on Saturday, and finished 16th in the table, 10 points above the relegation zone. First-team coach Karim Belhocine has also left the club.
In a curt statement on Sunday morning, the club said: 'Watford FC have this morning parted company with Head coach Ed Still. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours.'
Still is the older brother of Will Still, who was dismissed as Southampton manager in November. After the Coventry loss, Still acknowledged the need for change, saying: 'A reset is needed. We need to reset the squad, the staff and make sure that the energy around the team is much stronger.'
He added: 'So many players are on loan, out of contract, or have come to the end of their time at the club. That has impacted us because players know they’re not going to be here next season, and there isn’t that extra bit of commitment.'
