Newcastle United begins its renewal with the dismissal of its manager Steve Bruce

El Newcastle United confirmed on Wednesday the departure of Steve Bruce as team coach, which is the first major decision of the Saudi fund since it bought the club.

“Newcastle can confirm that Steve Bruce leaves office by mutual agreement,” the English team said in a statement, confirming Bruce’s departure. after more than two years in office, in which he has finished thirteenth and twelfth in the Premier League.

Nevertheless, right now the team is second to last with three points after eight rounds, which has precipitated the departure of Bruce, who last weekend, in the 2-3 loss against Tottenham Hotspur, completed his 1,000th career match.

“I am very grateful to Newcastle for giving me the opportunity to lead this club. I would like to thank my coaching staff, the players and all the workers for this time for their great effort. There have been ups and downs, but they have always given their all and they have to be proud, ”explained Bruce.

“This is a club with a great mass of fans and I hope that the new owners can take it forward and position it where we all want it to be,” he added.

His deputy Graeme Jones will lead the team for Newcastle’s move to the Crystal Palace pitch, on Saturday, waiting to get a coach to lead the new project of the English team.

“People wanted me to fail, they called me useless”

Following his impeachment, Steve Bruce was dispatched against critics and He said that his time in the team has been very hard, that they did not want him and that they only expected him to fail.

“It has been very hard. They didn’t want me, I felt like people wanted me to fail. They said he was useless, a waste of time, an inept stupid tactician, “Bruce said in an interview with The Telegraph in which he implied that this may have been his last job.

Bruce, 60, believes that the match he led last weekend against Tottenham Hotspur may be the last of a sports career.

“I think this may be my last job. My family has been worried about me, especially my wife. He has had to deal with the death of my parents, theirs have not been very well and on top of that I was with what I have had to go through in the last two years, “said the coach.

“He has been accompanying me throughout my life, wherever I went. Now I am 60 years old and I don’t know if I want me to go through that again. We have a good life and, yes, this may be my last job … Until some president calls me. Never say never, it’s something I’ve learned in my life, “added Bruce. (D)