Super Eagles trio get experienced Croatia’s France 98’ star as new coach

Tremendous Eagles trio have a brand new coach in a former Croatian soccer star and former West Ham United coach

Slaven Bilic has been appointed the brand new coach of Watford because the Hornets sack Rob Edwards.

He was introduced on Monday after signing an 18-month contract.

Watford are decided to get a return to the highest flight with a few of their finest gamers retained however with ten video games gone, they lie in tenth place, nevertheless, one place simply exterior playoff positions.

Bilic, a trendy and eccentric former Croatia nationwide crew coach starred for the Europeans on the 1998 World Cup and coached them on the Euros a decade after.

He has since managed at Besiktas, West Ham and a number of different groups.

Nigerian trio – Maduka Okoye, William Troost-Ekong, and Samuel Kalu have discovered first rate recreation time arduous to return by this season.

Bilic is predicted to open a brand new slate for each member of the squad as he makes an attempt to revive the membership’s religion.

“As with all selections taken by the Board, I consider this variation to be in the perfect pursuits of the membership,” says Hornets’ proprietor Gino Pozzo of the transfer.

“We felt Rob had sufficient time to indicate us the id of his crew, nevertheless performances haven’t mirrored our hopes and ambitions.

“Now we should transfer ahead, and, in Slaven Bilić, we now have secured the companies of an skilled coach who has latest expertise of promotion to the Premier League.”

He has additionally skilled the Championship up to now having led West Brom to a spot within the Premier League within the 2019/20 season.