Charlton sack manager Guy Luzon after 3-0 defeat by Brentford | Charlton Athletic
The ObserverCharlton Athletic This article is more than 8 years oldCharlton sack manager Guy Luzon after 3-0 defeat by Brentford
This article is more than 8 years old Luzon leaves Charlton after 10 months in charge at the ValleyDefeat by Brentford extended the Addicks’ winless run to eight games
Charlton are looking for their fifth manager in less than two years after Guy Luzon was sacked following their humbling at the hands of Brentford.
Appointed head coach at the Valley in January, the Israeli started well and led the Addicks to a 12th-place finish last season.
However, a horrid start to the Championship campaign has cost Luzon his job, with the club wielding the axe after Saturday’s embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Brentford.
The head coach is followed out of the door by the first-team coach, David Martane, and assistant head coach, Damian Matthew, who has been at Charlton since arriving as a youth coach nine years ago.
“Given the recent downturn in results and following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Brentford which leaves the Addicks in 22nd position, the board felt they had to make a change at this time,” a statement on the club’s website read.
“The club would like to thank the trio for their efforts and a further statement will be made in due course.”
Luzon’s exit is the fourth managerial change since the Belgian businessman Roland Duchatelet took over the south London club in January 2014.
Chris Powell, José Riga and Bob Peeters have all come and gone, with Charlton now looking for a new manager once again – a development Luzon was clearly unaware of when he spoke to the media after the game.
“I will stay positive and prepare my team in the best possible way for the next game and need the players to come in with the same attitude they started with today,” he said.
“I am strong in the head and I need my players to continue. I am full of confidence for my squad. I always speak to the president but those conversations are between me and him.”
Luzon’s departure somewhat takes the gloss off an impressive Brentford performance at the Valley. It means the temporary manager, Lee Carsley, has won his past three games, although he insists he does not want the Brentford job permanently.
“It’s not a first time manager’s role,” he said. “It’s not a see-how-you-get-on, it’s a big job with a forward-thinking club potentially going to the Premier League. I don’t feel I am the right person for that.
“I thought we performed better at Wolves. “I thought we rode our luck in the first 20 minutes here. It was important not to give Charlton any lifts and we did that for the first 20 minutes.
“The way we took our chances, the way we pressured them, we won the ball back quickly, we did all the basics well.”
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