AD Ceuta FC sack José Juan Romero after 3-0 defeat at Córdoba

AD Ceuta FC have dismissed their manager after a 3-0 loss at Córdoba left them bottom of the table on 5 points. They visit Tenerife on Sunday 15 November at 14:00.

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AD Ceuta FC have sacked José Juan Romero as manager, according to Mundo Deportivo. The club made its decision after the 3-0 defeat at Córdoba, the latest result in a LaLiga Hypermotion campaign that leaves them 22nd.

The numbers explain the dismissal. Ceuta have 5 points from 13 matchdays, with one win, two draws and ten defeats. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 30, a record that points to a defence breaking down almost every week.

Recent form left no room either. Ceuta lost 1-2 at home to Oviedo and 3-1 at Cádiz, won 1-2 at Poblense, then went down 0-2 against Sporting de Gijón and 3-0 at Córdoba. Only one of their last five matches ended in a win.

What awaits the team at Tenerife

The next fixture is on matchday 14: Sunday 15 November at 14:00, at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López against Tenerife. The hosts are 14th with 15 points from 12 matches, with three wins, six draws and three defeats, and have scored 15 goals and conceded 17.

Tenerife have not won in their last five matches (four draws and one defeat), so they arrive without momentum. Even so, they have lost only three times in 12 matchdays, while Ceuta have lost ten in 13. A change of manager does not by itself repair 30 goals conceded, and the preparation time before Sunday is short. The first test of the new era is keeping a clean sheet at a ground where the home side tends to share the points: they have drawn half of their matches.

Sources: Mundo Deportivo