Sheffield Wednesday’s Championship rivals sack head coach after missing out on play-offs

Sheffield Wednesday’s Championship rivals sack head coach after missing out on play-offs

Sheffield Wednesday’s Championship rivals

Middlesbrough have sacked head coach Michael Carrick.

The former Manchester United midfielder leaves the

Teesside outfit after a disappointing 2024/25 season.

The 43-year-old, who previously had a spell as United caretaker manager,

had been in charge at Boro since October 2022, led the team to

the play-offs in his first year at the Riverside.

But Boro have missed out on top-six finishes in the past two campaigns.

A run of just one victory from their final six matches of the season just gone saw

them finish 10th in the table, four points outside the play-off spots.

A statement from the club read: “Middlesbrough Football Club has today parted

company with head coach Michael Carrick. Michael’s assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick have also departed the club.

“We’d like thank Michael, Jonathan, and Graeme for all their hard work and

unwavering commitment. We wish them all the very best for the future.”

Former Nottingham Forest and Leicester City manager Steve Cooper is currently

the favourite with the bookmakers to take over from Carrick, according o Casino Beats. Cooper, who steered Forest to the Premier League, is priced as the 5/2 favourite with ex-Boro star Gary O’Neil closely behind at 3/1. O’Neil has managed at Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers and is currently looking for a new challenge following his Molineux exit last term

Carrick’s departure means that 17 of last season’s 24 Championship

teams have changed manager since August. There remains a

distinct possibility that Wednesday will be searching for a new boss in t

he near future, with Danny Röhl having hinted his future lies away from Hillsborough.

In an interview with German outlet Kicker last month,

Röhl said: “Personally, I had a fantastic time at Sheffield Wednesday.

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’d like to work at the highest possible

level with the best players in the near future.

“And the Bundesliga is, of course, a consideration.

My situation in Sheffield is unofficially relatively clear. There’s a clear agreement with the owner about how I envision my future. Unfortunately,

I can’t go into detail about that right now.”

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