Parker's "hours are numbered," according to reports from Belgium. Club Brugge is trying to re-hire Alfred Schreuder, who guided the team to the league title last season before joining Dutch powerhouse Ajax last summer. Parker, who was hired by the current Belgian champions at the end of December, has struggled mightily in Bruges, winning just two of his twelve matches in charge. Parker has struggled to establish a consistent starting lineup, selecting a different team for each game while also experimenting by using players out of position.
With a 3-0 loss to relegation-threatened KV Oostende over the weekend and a humiliating loss to Benfica on Tuesday night, it looks like things may have reached a breaking point at the Jan Breydel Stadium. Parker responded to BT Sport when asked about his future following the 7-1 overall defeat: "I'm not certain. I have no control over that ".