Robbie Fowler SACKED by Saudi club after 4 months – with 6 wins from 9 games – Liverpool FC

Robbie Fowler has departed his publish as supervisor of Saudi second-tier facet Al Qadsiah, with the previous Liverpool striker sacked regardless of an unbeaten begin.

Fowler was among the many high-profile names to move out to Saudi Arabia in the summertime, becoming a member of Steven Gerrard in taking cost of a membership amid an costly rebrand.

The 48-year-old didn’t be part of the Saudi Professional League, nonetheless, as an alternative turning into supervisor of Al Qadsiah within the First Division League.

A bunch of acquainted names adopted Fowler to Khobar, together with ex-Everton goalkeeper Joel Robles and ex-Leeds striker Luciano Vietto, and Al Qadsiah made an unbeaten begin to the league marketing campaign.

Their solely loss in 9 video games got here within the King Cup of Champions spherical of 32, to Al-Taawoun, who’re at the moment second within the Saudi Professional League.

However regardless of six wins and two attracts within the league placing Al Qadsiah second and some extent behind leaders Al-Orobah, Fowler was dismissed on Thursday evening.

He has been changed by former Actual Madrid striker Michel, who final managed Olympiakos and has two league titles to his title from his time in Greece.

It’s a disappointing and stunning finish for Fowler, who might barely have carried out higher in his 4 months in cost at Al Qadsiah.

His transient time in Saudi Arabia follows spells in control of Brisbane Roar in Australia and East Bengal in India, with the Toxteth-born coach clearly open to any problem.

However talking to Sky Sports activities throughout his time in Brisbane, Fowler admitted his final purpose is to handle within the Premier League.

“I’ve obtained large aspirations of getting the place I consider I’ll get to. I’m going to do the whole lot I can to get there,” he defined.

“It begins [in Australia], it actually does.

“We all know there’s a giant world on the market, there’s lot of alternatives and we’re able to take them.”