Struggling Bordeaux sack coach

Bordeaux - Relegation-threatened French Ligue 1 side Bordeaux have fired their coach Jocelyn Gourvennec, the Atlantic coast side club said on Thursday.

The move follows a 2-0 defeat against Caen on Tuesday.

Saturday's 1-0 win at relegation rivals Troyes was just Bordeaux's second success in 13 games since they were thrashed 6-2 by PSG in September.

Brazilian striker Malcom has been one of the few bright spots of their season but the 20-year-old is currently the target of transfer speculation, with Arsenal thought to be in prime position to clinch a deal worth around €50 million.

The club have been playing to ever-decreasing crowds in their cavernous Matmut Atlantique stadium, completed just before the Euro 2016 tournament.

Gourvennec, 45, had been in the post since 2016 after a four-year spell at Brittany club Guingamp.

One of his assistants, Eric Bedouet, has been given temporary charge.

Communiqué :
A compter de ce jour, Jocelyn Gourvennec n’assurera plus la responsabilité d’entraîneur de l’équipe professionnelle.

Eric Bedouet prend en charge le groupe, dans l’attente de la nomination d’un nouvel entraîneur qui interviendra prochainement. pic.twitter.com/2cXjU7YziS

— FCGirondins Bordeaux (@girondins) January 18, 2018