Struggling Willem II has sacked Fred Grim as head coach and also suspended technical director Joris Mathijsen.
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Grim has been head coach of the Tilburg side since the summer and got off to a good start but that faded quickly and the club are now sitting 15th and two points off the bottom three.
The 0-0 draw with Heerenveen has been the final straw for the Willem II board and Grim was sacked on Monday morning.
Grim told the Willem II website, “It is a great shame that my short period with Willem II is coming to an end. I have been able to work well here together with my colleagues, but for several reasons we are not where we want to be after 25 games. It is a great pity that the good cooperation with the people I worked with on a daily basis has now come to an end.”
Technical director Joris Mathijsen has also been suspended with the 41-year-old also deemed to be at fault for the club’s poor season. General director Martin van Geel will stay on and will help Willem II in the search for a new coach.