Woking manager of shot Jody Brown says determination were "growing concerns" crossed the nine earlier the National League broadside parted ways with erstwhile England striker Jermain Defoe arsenic manager.
The 2 parties "mutually agreed to portion ways with contiguous effect" earlier this week, with the 43-year-old Defoe having been successful complaint for conscionable 4 months and six league games.
His exit came 2 weeks earlier Woking's opening lucifer of the caller play against Sutton United.
"Jermain's feedback was ever positive, and helium regularly expressed his enthusiasm and excitement for the season, some publically and privately," said Brown., external
"I tin truthful admit the astonishment and consequent speculation surrounding his abrupt departure.
"However, successful caller weeks determination had been feedback from crossed the club, including players, unit and different departments, regarding increasing concerns."
Brown said that led him to inquire Defoe and adjunct Paul Bracewell for a little study "outlining the squad's existent depth, recruitment targets and immoderate operational challenges" truthful helium could supply the "support required" but, contempt requesting it much than once, it "was ne'er received".
"A gathering was subsequently scheduled involving the directors, manager, adjunct manager and caput of operations to reappraisal preparations for the season," helium added.
"Neither Jermain nor his adjunct attended that gathering oregon that day's grooming session.
"Throughout his tenure, Jermain had ne'er communicated immoderate superior concerns straight to me, truthful I americium not going to speculate connected his reasons."
Defoe scored 305 goals successful 763 elder appearances for clubs including West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth and Sunderland, portion scoring 20 times successful 57 planetary appearances, earlier retiring successful 2022.
He was portion of an interim coaching unit astatine Rangers successful 2021 and worked successful the Spurs academy, earlier leaving successful 2024 to prosecute a full-time managerial role.
Defoe said his stint astatine Woking had been "an eye-opening managerial acquisition and 1 that volition undoubtedly marque maine stronger for the adjacent situation successful my career".
Brown took work for appointing the "likeable" Defoe arsenic helium "believed helium was the close idiosyncratic to pb the nine into an breathtaking caller era".
But helium said: "As we person seen galore times before, occurrence arsenic a subordinate does not ever construe into absorption and leadership. I sincerely anticipation to spot him win successful whichever absorption helium follows."
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