Claurio Ranieri was the wrong appointment and a man out of his time in the Premier League – but Watford 's tailspin was not all his fault.
None of the last 20 Hornets head coaches, going back to Aidy Boothroyd in 2008, has made it to 100 games in charge, so the Tinkerman's sacking came as no surprise, least of all to Ranieri himself.
But something had to give after the Friday night dogs' dinner of a 3-0 home defeat by relegation rivals Norwich.
