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Everton manager Rafa Benitez set to lose job after dismal run of form

https://theathletic.com/news/everton-manager-rafa-benitez-set-to-lose-job-after-dismal-run-of-form/MDdgPHaMTQJ7/

Rafa Benitez is set to lose his job as Everton manager following Saturday’s defeat at Norwich, The Athletic understands.

He is expected to be sacked before the team's game against Aston Villa on January 22.

Benitez’s Everton have won just one of their last 11 matches and suffered a 2-1 defeat to then-bottom of the table Norwich City on Saturday, increasing the pressure on the former Liverpool and Newcastle United manager.

Multiple banners calling for Benitez to lose his job were seen in the away end at Carrow Road.

The 61-year-old signed a three-year contract when he took over from Carlo Ancelotti in the summer, an unpopular appointment with many Everton fans due to his past links to their Merseyside rivals.

Their poor form after a bright start to the season has seen them slip to 15th in the Premier League table, six points above the relegation zone.

Speaking after the Norwich defeat, Benitez said: “We conceded two goals through our own mistakes and that makes it a mountain to climb for us. We have to stay professional, concentrate on the next training session and match.

“I am a professional. I have enough experience and I came here to fix issues that, maybe, are coming from five years ago.

“I have to make sure I analyse these kinds of mistakes we are making and avoid that for the future. Other things are not in my hands. I have to do my job.”

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Penalty stats across Europe: Manchester United stands out

https://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2021/wp364/en/

The 364th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the rankings of European clubs having obtained penalties the most frequently since the start of the 2018/19 season as per InStat data. The sample is composed of teams always present in one of the 31 leagues surveyed during this period. Crvena Zvezda is at the top with a penalty every 239 minutes, while Manchester United heads the rankings in the big-5 (one every 299 minutes).

Paris St-Germain (305 minutes), Lazio and Inter (both 315’), Real Sociedad (374’), as well as Borussia Mönchengladbach and RB Leipzig (both 397’ ) top the table in the other major championships. Real Madrid scored all the 24 penalties obtained. The lowest conversion rate among big-5 league teams was recorded for Montpellier (8 out of 14, 57%) and the lowest overall was measured for Stoke City (6 out of 15, 40%). In total, the teams surveyed scored 78.6% of the penalties awarded.

The Greek of Panathinaikos obtained the most penalties compared to the number of big chances created: one penalty every 15 goal scoring chances. Bristol City are at the opposite end with one penalty obtained every 91 big chances. This is partially due to different refereeing styles. The number of penalties awarded per match vary indeed between 0.23 in the English Championship up to almost the double in the Ukrainian top division (0.45).

Clubs having obtained penalties the most frequently , 31 European domestic leagues

Minutes or big chances per penalty since season 2018/19 (until 10/01/2022). Data:InStat.

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