Leonid Slutsky: Hull City's Russian manager leaves after six months in charge

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Leonid Slutsky has been sacked as manager of Hull
Slutsky had not managed outside Russia before taking the Hull job

Hull City boss Leonid Slutsky has left the club by "mutual consent" after the Championship side went seven games without a win.

The former CSKA Moscow manager became the first Russian to manage an English side when he took over the relegated Premier League club in the summer.

However, the 46-year-old won only four of his 20 league games in charge and questioned his players' mentality after losing 4-1 at Sheffield United.

Hull are 20th in the Championship.

Slutsky arrived at the East Yorkshire club with considerable pedigree, having won three Russian titles with CSKA Moscow and managed Russia at Euro 2016.

Under Slutsky's leadership the Tigers scored 34 goals in the Championship, but conceded 37 - the third-highest total in the division.

His last game was a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

Slutsky's departure means Hull are looking for their fourth manager since Steve Bruce resigned in July 2016.

After the 3-1 defeat by Middlesbrough on 31 October, Slutsky admitted he would have understood being sacked.

Hull vice-chairman Ehab Allam said: "Leonid has worked tirelessly in his role and has acted with complete honour and been a pleasure to work with.

"Unfortunately results have not improved as both parties would have hoped and therefore it was agreed for the relationship to come to an end."

Slutsky said: "I am very proud to have been through this experience, it was challenging but a very exciting time for me."

Head of club strategy Oleg Yarovinsky, who had worked with Slutsky as Sporting Director of CSKA Moscow, has also left his role at the KCOM Stadium.

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  • The owners carry most of the blame. They have been destroying the club ever since they couldn't get their way in changing the club's name.

    If anyone should leave, it is the owners.

  • Not surprised to see him go, but he can’t take all the blame. Another poor summer recruitment which has left us with an unbalanced squad.

    The owners are the ones who need to provide answers.

  • A very nice man, shame it didn't work out for him.

  • "This is gospel"
    Sorry but you are all that's wrong with football today. I don't support Hull simply because I'm not from there but don't hold any animosity towards the club or their fans. Please grow up.

  • It seems he has resigned after being told he had to SELL before he made any purchases in the January transfer window!!! Such a shame. None of this was his fault.If we had owners that actually cared for the club he would have done well instead of struggling with a team of misfits bought on the cheap by the Allams.
    For gods sake don't give us Nigel Adkins as his replacement

  • They should get rid of the big baby who owns the club, spitting his dummy out because he couldn't name it what he wanted

  • Why don't Hull City give someone a try who gets results in the Championship/League One ? I don't mean it in a disrespectful way all I'm saying is you never know what someone can do for you. :P

  • I wish owners of football clubs have people time... My god it don't take a genius to see, like at sunderland it isn't going to be a quick turn around. This guy is top class... His history says so. And hes been thrown away.. Because of the PLAYERS. sack them! If it was players who played with their heart rsther than with their wallets this wouldnt keep happening!

  • 5...So which club do you support...Glory hunter.

    Good luck Leonid....Shame it didn't work out for you at HCAFC...But in saying that you were out of your depth..that and working with the Allams meant you were on a hiding to nothing.

  • The fundamental question is: why did Steve Bruce leave a newly promoted Premiership club?

    Therein lies the answer to all of this mess that has come to pass. Ehab Allam is responsible for Hull City AFC's demise and no one else.

  • Here we go again. Usual suspects will be linked with the position. Maybe the penny will drop - that the manager is not the problem.

  • Great shame to see Hull doing so badly - always difficult when owners want to sell and don’t always get on with the supporters. There are so many good clubs in the Championship it won’t be easy for any new manager.

  • What a shame, he was just getting comfy.

  • We lost many of the team that Silva pulled together (loans or sold) so we were always going to struggle this season. The relationship with owners is such that supporting City is miserable experience. Poor leadership from the owners has disconnected the club with the fans and decimated a team that could have been competitive in the Championship. Slutsky got a rough deal but should've done better

  • Hull are a great club and play entertaining football with top supporters and a fantastic stadium.

  • With his background in management he was probably wasting his time at Hull football-wise though he and the fans seem to have a decent relationship.

    Slutsky seemed keen to leave earlier though this was probably out of honour rather than any self-preservation, refreshing in the cynical world of football.

    He had an average squad marginally better than Sunderland's and that is no compliment.

  • Always seemed a questionable fit, the Championship is a tough environment to adapt to for a foreign manager new to English football.

    Could be one of those impossible jobs anyway, like Sunderland, with owners just going through the motions and giving whoever comes in as manager little chance to make an impact.

  • I'm a Norwich fan and right now feel the pain of Hull supporters. It's not looking great is it? At least Slutsky bowed out at a time where Hull might be able to claw back some places under the guidance of a new manager - the dead cat bounce. However, we're going to be bedfellows for some time longer unless both clubs get rid of the majority shareholders / owners.

  • but it isnt really his fault.
    Hull have lost 12 points this season so far to conceding the winning goal in the last 10 minutes.
    Thing is, they can score goals as well!
    It's those last 10 minutes of play that need addressing, and they'll be racking the points.

  • I liked him

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