Stoke have sacked Narcisse Peraha after just 19 games as head coach, the Championship club have announced.
Pelakh, who replaced Steven Schumacher in September at the age of 36, won only three of the 18 league games he was in charge, losing 2-0 at home to Leeds on Boxing Day. He remained at Stoke before resigning. They are 19th in the standings, three points out of the relegation zone.
Sporting director Jonathan Walters said on the club's official website: “Narcisse is a talented coach with huge potential, a tireless worker and I have no doubt that he will be successful in the future. ” he said.
“However, given the results and performances of the last few weeks, I have to accept with hindsight that he has proven to be unsuitable for this club at the moment. I take full responsibility for that and will continue to I am confident that we will make the right choices moving forward. Every decision we make will be driven by our love for Stoke City and our absolute determination to bring success to the club.”
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The Potters have lost five of their last six league games and drew the other, but have yet to announce the make-up of their coaching team for Sunday's game against fourth-placed Sunderland.
