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The Houston Dash have fired Sam Laity before the completion of his first season as head coach, the club announced on Wednesday. The move comes with the club currently in 10th place in the 12-team National Women’s Soccer League, six points off the NWSL playoff places with four matches left to play.
Sources tell The Equalizer that the decision was made on Tuesday with a club meeting held with the players on Wednesday morning. The Dash lost 1-0 to the San Diego Wave last Sunday. Houston played over an hour with 10 players after Michelle Alozie was shown a red card in the first half.
After 10 years as an assistant in Seattle, Laity was hired in December 2022 by the Dash in his first senior head coaching role. He leaves Houston with a 4-6-8 record in the regular season. The Dash finished the Challenge Cup group stage with a 2-4-0 record, which means over 24 matches in all competitions the Englishman won 25% of his games.
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