"Cardiff City" has dismissed manager M. Mackay © EuroFootball.com

"Cardiff City" team manager Malky Mackay has lost his job. In Thursday's match in the English Premier League against Southampton, "Cardiff City" players suffered a painful defeat at home with a score of 0 - 3. After discussions with the club owner Vincent Tan, the team management decided to dismiss the head coach from his duties. The 41-year-old specialist took over the Welsh team in the summer of 2011 and led the team in 125 matches. M.Mackay brought "Cardiff City" from the second English football division to the Premier League in two seasons. Currently, the team is in 16th place in the national championship with 17 points. In the last 8 matches, "Cardiff City" achieved only one victory. Among the mentioned contenders to take over the team are former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, currently coaching the Norwegian "Molde" club, and experienced specialist Sven Goran Eriksson."