[Official] Sevilla have sacked Manager Manolo Jimenez
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Sevilla have sacked manager Manolo Jimenez after their winless run stretched to seven games with a 1-1 home draw to bottom placed Xerez in La Liga on Tuesday night.
Manolo Jimenez will be praying for a new job after being sacked by Sevilla
Sevilla sporting director Ramon Rodriguez 'Monchi' described the decision to sack Jimenez as a "painful'' one but is hoping the move will galvanise the team ahead of the season run-in.
Jimenez's tenure in the hotseat came to an end after Sevilla's Andalusian rivals Xerez scored a 92-minute equaliser at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Sevilla will fall four points adrift of fourth-placed Real Mallorca and the Champions League places if the Balearic Island club beat Racing Santander on Wednesday.
According to a statement on the Sevilla website, Nacho Oria and Ramon Orellana - both members of Jimenez's coaching staff - will take charge of training on Wednesday pending a decision by the board on who the future coach will be. Reports in the Spanish media suggest the club have been in contact with Spain's Euro 2008-winning coach Luis Aragones, with Michael Laudrup being their second choice. However, Monchi said: "We can't talk of replacements when we haven't spoken with anybody yet.''
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