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Gary Neville has been sacked as manager of Spanish club Valencia.
The Manchester United legend decided to end his role as a Sky Sports pundit to take his first foray into management back in December.
During his short tenure Neville oversaw the club's exit from the Champions League, a 7-0 thrashing at the hands of Barcelona and most recently an exit from the Europa League.
It took him 10 matches to notch his first league win, which finally came with a 2-1 win over Espanyol in February. That was just one of just three wins in the league.
Neville leaves the club, who appointed him in the hope he could inspire the club to Champions League qualification, 14th in the table.
Show all 11 1 /11England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Tom Heaton - goalkeeper - 0 caps The Burnley goalkeeper has emerged as third choice goalkeeper now Jack Butland is out of the reckoning. It's incredibly unlikely he'll be called upon in France - however if England were needing to look to their third choice wouldn't a stopper who has featured for England before and been playing in the Premier League be a better choice? Ben Foster fits that bill.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Luke Shaw - left-back - 6 caps The £30m signing is set to return to action following his broken leg just before the season is over. But the possibility of a relapse and lack of game time make the Manchester United player too big a risk.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Phil Jones - centre-back - 20 caps With 20 caps for England, Jones has long been considered among the regular contenders. However he's been edged out at Manchester United and deserves to be edged out from the England set-up too.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Calum Chambers - centre-back - 3 caps After joining Arsenal it seemed as though Chambers might turn out to be the next Tony Adams and in late 2014 he collected his three England caps - without conceding a single goal in any of them. However, he's failed to make much progress at the Emirates since then and is out of the picture for this summer's tournament.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Glen Johnson - right-back - 54 caps At the last major tournament - the 2014 World Cup - Johnson was a certain starter at right-back. But much has changed since then - including the emergence of Kyle Walker and Nathaniel Clyne as alternative options, plus his own move from Liverpool to Stoke. Still only 31-years-old, Johnson has been consistent at the Britannia, but has failed to catch the eye as much as his rivals.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Andros Townsend - left midfield - 10 caps A screamer against Montenegro helped England qualify for the World Cup and his performance in the following crucial game against Poland made him a firm favourite of Hodgson's. Another wonderful goal is among the three he has scored in his 10 caps for England. But while impressing for the Three Lions, nagging doubts about his ability saw his former club Spurs willing to sell him to Newcastle.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Jack Wilshere - central midfield - 28 caps Hodgson's positive view of the Arsenal midfielder is well known - and Wilshere's ability isn't in doubt. But neither is his injury record. He hasn't played a single minute of competitive football since scoring a brace for England in June last year and the idea of him waltzing into a side filled with alternate midfield options doesn't sit right.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Michael Carrick - central midfield - 34 caps In a parallel universe, Carrick has over 100 caps and is considered one of the great England midfielders. But in this one, despite his ability and versatility, he has just 34 because something about the Manchester United player doesn't scream 'pick me'. Right now, that shout is coming louder from Eric Dier and Danny Drinkwater who both performed well in the latest set of friendlies.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - right midfield - 24 caps In the World Cup squad two years ago, Oxlade-Chamberlain has simply failed to progress as much as was expected. A single goal in the Premier League this season says much. With 24 caps and still only 22-years-old, his England career isn't over but there are simply better options this summer.
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England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Theo Walcott - forward - 42 caps In the latest set of friendlies Walcott was among the five forwards selected by Hodgson - but he looks the weakest of the bunch. And with Wayne Rooney certain to come back in when fit again, the Arsenal man will rightly be chopped. Despite an exciting start to the season, the old concerns about the 27-year-old - picking the wrong pass, panicking when in on goal, hiding for long periods - all remain.
England XI who SHOULDN'T go to Euro 2016 Andy Carroll - forward - 9 caps Hodgson has always liked to have a 'big man' option. At Euro 2012 that was Carroll and at the 2014 World Cup it was Rickie Lambert. Unfortunately for Carroll, his consistently dodgy fitness has denied him a lengthy run in the West Ham side this season and Hodgson now has a big man in the shape of Harry Kane with much more to his game than acting as a long-ball target.
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Over the last week Neville has been working with the England squad, with whom he remains the assistant manager to Roy Hodgson.
Valencia announced that former Liverpool assistant Pako Ayestaran will taking the reins until the end of the season. Gary's brother Phil Neville, who is a coach at the Mestalla from prior to Gary's appointment, is understood to be continuing in his role.
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