New Villarreal coach Garrido begins work

By foxsports
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New Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido took charge of his first training session on Tuesday after replacing Ernesto Valverde.

Garrido took over from Valverde on Monday, a day after the club sacked his predecessor following a 2-0 home defeat to Osasuna. Villarreal hasn't fully recovered from a poor start to the season and lies 10th in the Spanish league on 26 points.

Garrido was coaching Villarreal's B-Team, which plays in the second division, after being a key member of the club's youth academy for nine years. His first game in charge comes Sunday at fifth-place Mallorca.

Valverde had joined Villarreal in the summer after guiding Greek club Olympiakos to a league and cup double.