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MANGA DEPARTS AS THE HORNETS REVAMP

By Chris Dunlavy

EXIT: Ben Manga

WATFORD have binned technical director Ben Manga just a year after his arrival - with a statement suggesting manager Valerien Ismael was behind the axing.
Manga, 49, made his name as a scout and later director of football in Germany, with his most successful spell coming at Eintracht Frankfurt.
He was hired at considerable expense, signing a five-year contract and bringing eight of his own scouts to Vicarage Road.
However, financial restrictions and the growing influence of Ismael - appointed in May - left the new arrivals unable to exert a meani...

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