David Moyes linked with Real Sociedad job after Jagoba Arrasate sacked

Posted Tuesday, November 04, 2014 by theguardian.com

David Moyes linked with Real Sociedad job after Jagoba Arrasate sacked
David Moyes is believed to be on a three-man shortlist to be the new Real Sociedad manager.

David Moyes has been linked with the Real Sociedad manager’s job after the Spanish club sacked their coach, Jagoba Arrasate, on Sunday.

The Basque club were beaten 1-0 at home by Malaga on Saturday, which left them one point off the bottom with six points from 10 games.

"Real Sociedad have decided to relieve Jagoba Arrasate of his role as first-team trainer,” read a statement.

"The club would like to thank the professionalism, the effort and dedication shown as much by Jagoba Arrasate as his assistants Txema Lumbreras and Bittor Alkiza in their roles with the first team.”

Real are yet to name his replacement but the former Manchester United, Everton and Preston manager David Moyes is among the coaches in the running, media reports said. He was said to be on a three-man shortlist alongside Pepe Mel, the former West Bromwich Albion manager, and Argentina’s World Cup final coach, Alejandro Sabella.

Moyes has been out of work since leaving United in May and is understood to be open to managing abroad.

Arrasate was assistant to Philippe Montanier and became head coach when the Frenchman left before the 2013-14 season. Since then he has experienced mixed results.

In his first season Real finished bottom of their Champions League group and ended the La Liga campaign in seventh place.

Arrasate’s position was not helped by the selling of top players such as Asier Illarramendi and Antoine Griezmann to Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid respectively in the last couple of seasons.