5 things that went amiss this Premier League season

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion - The Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Houghton applauds his fans after guiding the club to safety

2) Watford's sacking of Marco Silva

Manchester City v Watford - Premier League
Silva was sacked after a run of poor results

Watford appointed former Hull City boss, Marco Silva at the start of the season and was in flying form till October, then fifth on the table. The stunning rise coincided with Everton stunning collapse under Ronald Koeman which saw him fired from his role as Toffees manager. After months of negotiations between October and January, Watford dropped close to the relegation places but seemed like they fended off the Evertonian interest for their manager.

However, since the deal fell through as Everton appointed Sam Allardyce, Watford sacked Marco Silva and lashed out, criticising Everton for an “unwarranted approach” which they claimed derailed their season. Despite doing a good job in the first half of the season and the club five points off the relegation places, Rudi Garcia was appointed new club manager.

While Garcia has succeeded in keeping the club's Premier League status intact, Silva's sacking was a huge surprise and could have been possibly catastrophic for the club given the players were responding to the manager's tactics.

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