US EditionWestern Sydney Axe Stajcic as A-League Men Coach
After just three wins and a league-low 10 goals from 13 matches, Western Sydney Wanderers replaced Stajcic with Gary van Egmond as interim coach this season.
- On Tuesday, the Western Sydney Wanderers confirmed Alen Stajcic was sacked as head coach and assistant coach Nahuel Arrarte also left the A-League Men club.
- Facing a poor run, the Western Sydney Wanderers won only three games and scored a league-low 10 goals from 13 matches this season, with added pressure after Paul Lederer's return last month and losses of Nicolas Milanovic and Zac Sapsford this year.
- Appointed on an interim basis, Gary van Egmond, 60, will coach Western Sydney until season's end and met Tuesday with Damir Prodanovic, Lachlan Harris; Milos Ninkovic stays on staff.
- A club-led football review will proceed while Gary van Egmond serves as interim until end of season, with a permanent coach to be hired ahead of the 2026-27 season.
- Looking at the bigger picture, Stajcic's track record shows he guided Western Sydney to fourth place and previously coached Australia's Matildas and the Philippines women's team, while Patrick Kisnorbo, Robbie Fowler and other linked coaches were considered in recent weeks.
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Sydney Morning Herald
They were once Australia’s hottest sporting team. But the Wanderers are a shell of their former selves
It’s been almost a decade since the Western Sydney Wanderers were consistently, reliably good. Coach Alen Stajcic had to go – but he’s not the only one.
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