Mark Rudan has been axed as Western United coach after the A-League club's failure to secure finals football. Rudan's exit was confirmed on Tuesday, after the club's season finished on Saturday with a 2-0 loss to Central Coast in Gosford. "We will use the opportunity to reset the club's on-field objectives for the forthcoming season in order to meet the longer-term ambitions of our football club," chairman Jason Sourasis said in a statement. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
- PODCAST: The Far Post dissects the latest Matildas squad Rudan was appointed the expansion club's inaugural coach in 2019 after a solitary season in charge of Wellington Phoenix. The ex-Sydney FC and Adelaide United defender led Western to last year's finals series in their first season, falling one game short of the Grand Final. After a solid start to the 2020-21 campaign, Western lost their last eight matches of the campaign to finish a lowly 10th on the ladder. Assistant coach John Anastasiadis has been placed in temporary charge as the hunt for Rudan's replacement gets under way.
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