Real Sociedad sack David Moyes

Spanish BBVA Primera Liga football club, Real Sociedad confirmed on Monday that coach David Moyes has been sacked following a run of poor results which has left them hovering just above the relegation zone in Spain's BBVA Primera Liga.

The news confirms the rumors which began on Sunday, saying Moyes would be sacked as soon as he returned from a short visit to the UK.

He had been due back on Sunday, but his flight was cancelled and his return and subsequent sacking delayed until Monday.

Moyes leaves the San Sebastian based outfit after failing to win a home game all season and having claimed just nine points from their first 11 matches of the season.

Those are exactly the same numbers which saw Moyes' predecessor, Jagoba Arasate sacked by the club a year ago to be replaced by the former Manchester United and Everton boss.

Moyes arrived in San Sebastian with the club in the relegation zone and was able to comfortably steer them to safety last season, but the summer saw the club fail to make the moves in the transfer market that he had expected, despite the arrival of former Elche forward Jonathas and Armindao Bruna, as well as central defender Diego Reyes, none of which were players Moyes had asked for.

The local press meanwhile cite his lack of experience of Spanish football, problems with the language and the fact he never seemed to understand the philosophy of the club, nor integrate into the city (he spent the year living in a hotel) as factors contributing to his failure.

Friday saw a poor display as Real Sociedad lost 2-0 away to Las Palmas, who had won just once all season.

Former Valladolid and Barcelona B-team coach Eusebio Sacristan is the favorite to be named as Moyes' replacement, but with a home game against Sevilla and a trip to the Camp Nou to play Barca next up after the international break, he may find that the club drops into the relegation zone before they can start moving forwards. Endit