Former England manager Hope Powell leaves Women’s Super League side Brighton after 8-0 Tottenham defeat

Hope Powell has resigned from her place as supervisor of Ladies’s Tremendous League group Brighton with speedy impact.

Powell has been in cost on the south coast for 5 years after becoming a member of Brighton in July 2017, however has now determined to half methods with the membership after struggling for type this season.

They’ve gained simply as soon as this season in 5 video games, and on Sunday had been routed 8-0 by north London facet Tottenham, which precipitated Powell’s resolution.

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In a press release relating to the choice to half methods, Powell stated: “I really feel now could be the best time to step apart and permit a brand new coach to take the group ahead.”

Powell’s assistant supervisor, Amy Merricks, will step in as a caretaker supervisor for this Sunday’s sport towards Brighton.

Powell admitted that the season had been a tough one, including: “We have had a really difficult begin to the brand new season with many modifications to our squad and outcomes not going as we had all hoped.

“Sunday’s heavy loss at residence to Tottenham was notably disappointing,”

Brighton at present sit eleventh within the league with simply three factors after shedding 4 of their matches already this season.

They’re second-bottom above Leicester Metropolis, and have the league’s worst defensive document after conceding 19 objectives, averaging a bit of below 4 objectives a sport.

Powell is greatest recognized for her transformative position in creating the England girls’s soccer group, the Lionesses.

She was in control of the group from 1998 till 2013, and in addition gained 66 caps and scored 35 objectives as a participant for the England facet.

Powell additionally had a membership profession as she performed for Millwall and a lot of different home groups.

The BBC reviews that Powell was dissatisfied together with her group’s switch technique this summer season, with key gamers leaving with out replacements that the supervisor was content material with.

Two names linked with the everlasting position are former Everton supervisor Willie Kirk who’s director of girls’s soccer at Leicester Metropolis in addition to former Netherlands coach Mark Parsons.