Why former Liverpool player Albert Riera has been sacked by Eintracht Frankfurt after just 14 games

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With Liverpool potentially on the lookout for a new manager in the next 12 months, Albert Riera had been announcing himself as one to keep on the radar.Having landed himself an attractive-looking job with Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of January, the Spaniard appeared to be on an excellent path.However, things have ended in acrimony for Riera after only 14 games with Eintracht. Booed during Sunday’s draw against Stuttgart, the 45-year-old has now been relieved of his duties.

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This sounds like it was aimed at Slot… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC Riera’s record was not good enoughEintracht have become one of Germany’s most upwardly mobile teams in recent seasons, regularly boasting top players – such as Liverpool’s own Hugo Ekitike – and challenging for trophies.But Riera could not seem to harness the talent at his disposal, winning only four of his 14 matches in charge, with five draws and five defeats completing a fairly symmetrical record.This is not good enough for where Eintracht want to be, and ultimately led to them finishing eighth in the Bundesliga table, missing out on European football for next season.For a team that had finished third last term, this was not good enough, and was clearly a key reason for Riera being given the boot.Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Gary Neville predicts how Arne Slot will react to Mohamed Salah’s explosive social media postFalling out with star striker played a big partAs well as failing to win too many matches, Riera also seems to have rubbed too many people up the wrong way in Frankfurt.A spiky character who fell out with Rafael Benitez during his final year at Liverpool, the former Spain international had a high profile spat with top scorer Jonathan Burkardt, who reportedly used some choice Spanish swear words to insult him with after scoring recently.The two are said to have continued the argument into the dressing room, and although Burkardt apologised and was fined, it gives a good insight into how Riera was seen by his players.The boos from fans at Deutsche Bank Park on Sunday confirmed that he had also lost support from the stands, and an official announcement soon followed that the head coach, along with his staff, had been relieved of his duties. Riera will surely pick up another job fairly quickly, but it is unlikely to be at a club as high-profile as the 2022 Europa League champions.