EDGAR DAVIDS has been sacked as coach of Portuguese minnows Olhanense after just seven ‘disastrous’ months in charge.
The legendary former Holland star, 48, took over at the third division club in January.
But a run of eight wins from their last 18 games under Davids was still not enough to prevent relegation.
The Algarve club’s chairman Luis Torres has now axed Davids and branded his reign ‘a disaster’.
He wrote in an open letter to club fans: “The decision to appoint Edgar Davids was foisted on me by our sporting director.
“His arrival was supposed to make the club better off financially, but I saw no evidence of this.
“From a sporting point of view his appointment was a disaster. I could see it coming, but we didn’t have a lot of options.
“Let’s be honest – our coach didn’t manage to forge a bond with the players or get the team to learn a precise style of play.
“Edgar Davids is someone with a rich history as a player, but that has nothing to do with his qualities as a coach.”
An Olhanense spokesman added: “We have reached an agreement with Edgar Davids, and he is leaving his post as our coach.
“We wish him every personal and sporting success with his next project.”
Davids had stints in England playing for both Tottenham and Crystal Palace and also had a spell as Barnet player-manager.
He left that role in 2014 after the Londoners dropped into the Conference.
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The Suriname-born ace also shone for Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, Barcelona and Inter Milan during his playing days.
Nicknamed Pitbull, Davids won 74 Holland caps and reached the World Cup semi-finals in 1998.
He won the Champions League, Uefa Cup and three Eredivisie titles with Ajax, plus three Serie A crowns with Juventus.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
