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LAFC Fires Marc Dos Santos With Six Regular-Season Games Left

The club cited a prolonged slide in results and has begun an immediate coaching search during the international break as it tries to protect playoff positioning.

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Overview

  • LAFC announced late Sunday that it had dismissed head coach Marc Dos Santos and thanked him for his years of service to the club.
  • The club did not name an interim coach and said it will announce interim plans soon while it launches a search for a permanent successor.
  • Team results and attacking data under Dos Santos drove the decision, with LAFC winning only one of its last nine league matches and ranking low in goals per game, big chances and expected goals.
  • Dos Santos was promoted from assistant less than a year ago as John Thorrington’s chosen successor and retained strong player support despite fan criticism of tactics and substitutions.
  • With six regular-season matches remaining and a next game on Oct. 10, the front office faces a compressed window to stabilize results, protect a sixth-place Western Conference slot and decide between a stopgap or a longer-term hire.