Nice sacks Vieira as it’s manager following Europa League elimination

As manager of Ligue 1 club Nice, Patrick Vieira was sacked from his position – Reports Goal.

A club report posted on Friday morning said: “Patrick Vieira, having arrived at OGC Nice in the summer of 2018, is no longer OGC Nice’s coach as of today.”

“In an interview after last night’s meeting, the Nice board informed Patrick Vieira of their decision to end their collaboration.”

For their trip to Reims in Ligue 1 this weekend, Nice announced Adrien Ursea as interim boss.

After two and a half years in charge, former Arsenal midfielder Vieira left Nice, with the club losing their previous five games in all competitions and being eliminated from the Europa League in the group stage.

Fans were also criticized for Nice’s uninspiring style of play by the 44-year-old former France international, and he leaves the club, who are hoping to qualify for Europe again this season, 11th in the Ligue 1 table.

As manager of Ligue 1 club Nice, Patrick Vieira was sacked from his position.

A club report posted on Friday morning said: “Patrick Vieira, having arrived at OGC Nice in the summer of 2018, is no longer OGC Nice’s coach as of today.”

“In an interview after last night’s meeting, the Nice board informed Patrick Vieira of their decision to end their collaboration.”

For their trip to Reims in Ligue 1 this weekend, Nice announced Adrien Ursea as interim boss.

After two and a half years in charge, former Arsenal midfielder Vieira left Nice, with the club losing their previous five games in all competitions and being eliminated from the Europa League in the group stage.

Fans were also criticized for Nice’s uninspiring style of play by the 44-year-old former France international, and he leaves the club, who are hoping to qualify for Europe again this season, 11th in the Ligue 1 table.

His final competitive game in charge saw Nice draw 1-1 with Dijon, currently bottom of Ligue 1, while Vieira’s final match came on Thursday as Bayer Leverkusen lost 3-2 in the Europa League, with a number of Nice fans protesting outside the stadium before kick-off against his management.

In May 2018, Vieira arrived in Nice, having previously been in charge of MLS side New York City FC and having served since his retirement as a player on the coaching staff at Manchester City.

Vieira took the club to seventh and sixth in Ligue 1 in his two full seasons in charge of Nice, earning Europa League qualification last season, thanks in part to the early end of the French football campaign as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Vieira was one of the most respected central midfielders in football during his playing days, helping France win the World Cup in 1998 on home soil and the European Championships two years later.

He is most closely related to Arsenal at club level, where he played between 1996 and 2005. He won three Premier League titles, most notably being part of the Invincibles side which without losing a match, won the 2003-04 domestic league.

When Arsene Wenger and successor Unai Emery left the role, which is currently held by Mikel Arteta, Vieira was linked to the Arsenal manager’s job.