Robert de Pauw leaves Aston Villa after less than six months as manager
Dutchman goes after one win in nine WSL matchesShaun Goater placed in temporary charge by Villa
Aston Villa have confirmed that their women’s team manager Robert de Pauw has left with immediate effect. The announcement came hours before their Women’s League Cup group game against Charlton on Wednesday and comes with Villa one point above the Women’s Super League relegation zone.
The Guardian revealed on Tuesday that the club were considering the Dutchman’s future, and in the early hours of Wednesday De Pauw posted a cryptic update on LinkedIn. His post made no reference to Villa but he wrote about “never shying away from difficult decisions” rather than trying to “win a popularity contest”, before posting a link to an article regarding his departure from Bayer Leverkusen.
