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Deportivo sack Pepe Mel after collecting eight points from their first nine games
Mel is the fifth manager dismissed by president Tino Fernandez since 2014
Deportivo B team coach Cristobal Parralo will take charge until the summer

Published: 12:19 EDT, 24 October 2017 | Updated: 12:19 EDT, 24 October 2017

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Deportivo La Coruna sacked Pepe Mel on Tuesday after a poor start to the Liga season and appointed B team coach Cristobal Parralo in his place until the end of the current campaign.

'The club want to thank the Madrid-born coach and his staff for their dedication, effort and professionalism which they showed during the time they were in charge of the first team squad,' Deportivo said in a statement.

Mel, who was appointed in February, is the fifth coach to be dismissed by president Tino Fernandez since he took over in 2014.

Pepe Mel has been sacked by Deportivo after just ten months in charge of the first team

Lucas Perez has been unable to inspire Deportivo since rejoining from Arsenal thus far

The Galician side are 16th in La Liga having won just two matches this season with eight points from nine games, and the 2-1 home defeat by Girona on Monday sealed former West Bromwich Albion coach Mel's fate.

Mel spent a total of four months in charge at the Hawthorns in 2014. Joining in January, he left by mutual consent after an unimpressive record of three wins in 17 games. West Brom finished in 17th place, narrowly avoiding relegation.