Ange Postecoglou has been sacked, however the place does his blink-and-you’ll-miss-it tenure at Nottingham Forest stack up in opposition to the shortest managerial reigns in Premier League historical past?
To make issues truthful, we’re not counting interim bosses and managers parachuted in for a fast job – which implies Alan Shearer at Newcastle and Sam Allardyce at Leeds don’t make the lower – and we’re specializing in simply the fashionable Premier League period.
With that in thoughts, listed here are the ten males who discovered the recent seat a little bit too sizzling.
10. Tony Adams – 106 days
Earlier than he was going viral for his dancing coaching classes at Granada, Adams lower his managerial enamel at Fratton Park alongside Harry Redknapp.
Following stints at Wycombe and Feyenoord, Adams arrived at Portsmouth in June 2006.
Initially an assistant, the Arsenal centre again was given the highest job in October after Redknapp left for Tottenham however he was sacked in February following simply 16 video games in cost.
Beneath him, Pompey picked up simply 10 factors and ended the yr simply seven factors off relegation.
9. Colin Todd – 98 days
Taking part in in Brian Clough’s Derby staff, Colin Todd is fondly remembered by Rams followers however the focus is extra on his enjoying profession than what he did as a supervisor.
The defender took over at Derby in October 2001 however couldn’t arrest a poor begin to the yr. Beneath his management, Derby misplaced 11 of 17 video games and would finish the season second backside, forward of solely Leicester.
Todd didn’t make it that far, getting sacked after simply three months.
8. Nathan Jones – 95 days
“There weren’t many higher than me in Europe.”
These have been the phrases of Nathan Jones who couldn’t be criticised for an absence of self-belief.
Having made a reputation for himself at Luton, the Welshman was poached by Southampton in November 2022 however can be passed by mid-February.
Ranting about xG because the Saints misplaced once more, Jones misplaced the dressing room and the followers earlier than getting the boot.
His crowning achievement was beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup.
7. Terry Connor – 91 days
Like a baby leaving the household house for the primary time, Terry Connor discovered managerial life just isn’t really easy with out the guiding hand of Mick McCarthy.
After McCarthy was sacked in February 2012, Connor was given the job and took over with the staff in 18th place.
A attract his opening match in opposition to Newcastle promised a lot however Connor’s Wolves proceeded to lose seven on the bounce and ended the season backside of the desk.
Connor was quickly again by McCarthy’s facet after the duo have been appointed by Ipswich.
6. Quique Sanchez Flores – 85 days
Being sacked by Watford is actually nothing to be ashamed about given the membership’s previous however Quique Sanchez Flores’ 85 days was a very low level for the Hornets.
The tiger-happy Pozzos had beforehand appointed the Spaniard in 2016 and even after he gained the December supervisor of the month award, guided the staff to mid-table and an FA Cup semi-final, Flores nonetheless departed the next summer time.
However the former Valencia proper again returned to Vicarage Highway in 2019 and an encouraging 2-2 draw in opposition to Arsenal was rapidly adopted by an 8-0 hammering by the hands of Manchester Metropolis.
A 2-1 defeat away at Southampton sealed Flores’ destiny with the membership sacking him after only one win
5. Bob Bradley – 84 days
An American revolution arrived on the shores of Swansea in 2016 when Bob Bradley grew to become the primary supervisor from the US in Premier League historical past.
Sadly for Swansea followers, it didn’t prove so properly.
Determined to get certainly one of their very own in, Swansea’s Amercian homeowners plumped for Bradley however a CV filled with MLS golf equipment and a stint at Egypt didn’t recommend he can be a direct hit in Europe.
The consequence was eight ponts in 11 video games with the staff leaking objectives and Bradley’s most lasting influence on English soccer was being the topic of a Soccer AM skit.
4. Frank de Boer – 77 days
In the summertime of 2017, Crystal Palace have been weighing up a alternative of Roy Hodgson or Frank de Boer as their new supervisor and opted for the latter, hoping he might deliver engaging soccer to Selhurst park.
An 85-day stint accountable for Inter Milan ought to have been a warning signal however Palace pushed on with the Dutchman, resulting in disastrous outcomes.
The Eagles misplaced the opening 4 league fixtures with out scoring a single purpose and De Boer was sacked after simply 77 days in cost.
Jose Mourinho maybe summed it up greatest when he later described De Boer as “the worst supervisor within the historical past of the Premier League”
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3. Rene Meulensteen – 75 days
Rene Meulensteen is a part of an extended listing of Sir Alex disciples who struggled away from Outdated Trafford.
The Dutchman spent six years at United earlier than shifting to Anzhi Makhachkala however his 16-day stint accountable for the Russian membership didn’t delay Fulham who got here calling in November 2013.
Meulensteen changed Martin Jol and his recommendation to the gamers to “discover their spirit animal” didn’t yield outcomes.
Fulham gained simply three of Meulensteen’s 13 league video games in cost earlier than being changed by laborious taskmaster Felix Magath.
2. Les Reed – 41 days
Contemplating he had authored ‘The Official FA Information to Primary Crew Teaching’, you’d have thought Les Reed would truly be good at it.
Having been a part of the England setup from 1998 to 2004, throughout which era he managed to piss off Steven Gerrard a lot that the Liverpool skipper stated he had “no respect” for him, Reed joined Charlton initially as a marketing consultant.
He then moved to an assistant supervisor position and when Iain Dowie was sacked in November 2004, Reed was promoted to the job however lasted simply six weeks.
In that interval, Charlton gained only one sport and have been knocked out of the League Cup by League Two Wycombe.
Reed took a hammering within the press earlier than being sacked on Christmas Eve.
The 72-year-old is now working with Wrexham as an advisor.
1. Ange Postecoglou – 39 days
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