Granada in deeper trouble after third defeat for Tony Adams
ByReuters
Updated 26/04/2017 at 07:51 GMT
Tony Adams saw his wretched start to management in Spain continue on Tuesday as his Granada side edged closer towards relegation from La Liga with a 2-0 defeat at home to Malaga, their third straight defeat under the former England defender.
Head coach Tony Adams of Granada CF reacts
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Former Barcelona forward Sandro Ramirez continued his impressive first season with Malaga by scoring twice, at the start and the end of the second half, taking his tally to 12 league goals in 24 starts.
Ramirez cracked in the opener in the 47th minute from outside the box when Granada failed to clear their lines, then prompted a mass walk-out by forlorn home fans in the Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium by arrowing into the far corner in the 91st.
Granada have scored no goals and conceded seven in three games since former Arsenal hero Adams swapped the sporting director role to become head coach on April 10, succeeding Lucas Alcaraz to become their third manager of the season.
Granada are 19th on 20 points with four games left of the campaign, seven points adrift of Leganes, who occupy the final place outside the relegation zone and who can extend their lead over Adams' side to 10 when they visit Las Palmas on Wednesday.
Granada have been in Spain's top flight since they won promotion in 2011 but their hopes of another year in La Liga are fading fast after a 22nd defeat of the campaign.
"In the first few minutes we played well but then we lost our confidence," Adams said. "These players have little experience and it's difficult for them to motivate themselves when their morale is so low."
Malaga recorded their fourth win in eight games under former Marseille coach Michel to move on to 39 points which guarantees their place in La Liga for another season.
Third placed Atletico Madrid face Villarreal later on Tuesday while leaders Barcelona host Osasuna on Wednesday and second-placed Real Madrid, who are level on 75 points with the Catalans, visit Deportivo La Coruna.
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