In a brief official statement, Tenerife has decided to dispense with Fran Fernández from the bench after the team's defeat against Logroñés at the Heliodoro this Sunday. His coaching staff (Héctor Berenguel, Cristóbal Fuentes and José Miguel Marcos) are leaving the team from Almeria.
Juan Ignacio Martinez, former coach among others of Almería and Levante, and Luis Miguel Ramis, formerly from Albacete and Almería, are the main candidates to take over a team that He only adds eight goals in 13 games and is very close to the relegation zone. The new tenant is expected to be announced soon as there is a week ahead with two away games: Almería and Albacete.
It is the first time that Fran Fernández has been removed from the position of coach throughout his sports career. He was chosen for the project this summer, but the results and the game have not accompanied, adding only three victories in these first 13 days. After losing in Las Palmas the situation became almost irreversible, but the president of the entity chose to give him one last bullet.
Thus ends a convulsive week for the coach and Tenerife since after losing the derby, His controversial post-match tense wheel left the coach in the eye of the hurricane. In addition, during the week several players had discomfort and could not participate in the match against the Riojans.
And this past friday two players from the squad (Alberto and Javi Alonso) have been filed and removed For skipping the internal regime and being in a hostess bar putting the entire environment at risk in the middle of a pandemic.
So, Fran Fernández leaves with 13 games behind him at the club and a poor balance: three victories (Málaga, Rayo Vallecano and Zaragoza), four draws and six defeats.