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Another player from Spain’s golden generation?took his first steps into management this week.?Cesc Fàbregas ?was named as interim manager of Serie B club Como, little more than four months after announcing his retirement as a player. The?Arsenal ?legend delivered?this fascinating Masterclass ?on the CV tactics board earlier this year. ? Villarreal announced the return?of Marcelino as their head coach. The 58-year-old led the club to the?Europa League ?semi finals during a successful three-year spell between 2013 and 2016, and makes a swift return to management after an ill-fated stint at Marseille earlier this season. ? Elsewhere in Europe,?Urs Fischer bade a “painful” farewell to Union Berlin after five incredible years in charge. Fischer led the club to the?Bundesliga ?for the first time in their history in his first season, and leaves in the middle of their historic debut campaign in the?Champions League . Phillip Cocu has left Eredevisie bottom club Vitesse Arnhem, while Liga Portugal strugglers Arouca named former André-Villas Boas assistant Daniel Sousa as their new boss.

After last week’s announcement?that?Emma Hayes ?was to leave Chelsea at the end of the current season, came the widely expected confirmation that she will take charge of the?United States women’s national team ?ahead of the 2024 Olympics.?Hayes ?called it “a huge honour to be given the opportunity to coach the most incredible team in world football history”. ? In England, Championship club Rotherham?sacked Matt Taylor after just over a year in charge. There are two new arrivals in League One, meanwhile. Former England futsal head coach?Michael Skubala ?has left his most recent role at Leeds United to take over at?Lincoln City , while?Des Buckingham ?(above) has departed Mumbai City to replace another former City Group employee,?Liam Manning , at Oxford United. On the subject of the City Group, they have a new head of performance analysis in the shape of Daniel Fradley.

COACH WATCH?/ MíCHEL

Heading into the November international break,?La Liga was topped not by?Real Madrid , nor?Barcelona . Not even?Atlético Madrid ?stood astride the table. Instead, it is little-fancied Girona and their head coach Míchel who lead the way – so we got our experts to take a closer look at the?tactical approach that has taken Spanish football by storm in 2023/24.?

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