Pace, Monchi and the players left without a shield

Espanyol sacked manager Manolo Pace, leaving the club scrambling to recover in the league with limited time to prove their project is viable.

Espanyol have dismissed manager Manolo Pace in a move the article describes as coming later than it should have. The sacking leaves the club with little margin for error as they attempt to mount a recovery in the league and demonstrate that a coherent project exists at the club. Sporting director Monchi and the playing squad are now without the manager's leadership at a critical juncture of the season.