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The fastest people to pay the price for the decline in the results and standards of football teams are the coaches. The club owner or management does not think twice about sacking any coach, but in the Premier League there are coaches who were sacked after a few weeks and were not given a chance.
The British website “Give Me Sport” reviewed the 10 shortest periods for football club coaches in the English Premier League, as the period that the members of the list spent at the head of the technical staff of these teams ranged between 46 and 106 days only.
Below is the list of coaches
- Italian Claudio Ranieri (Fulham 106 days from 14 November 2018 to 28 February 2019): The veteran Italian arrived to replace the sacked Slavisa Jokanovic, after picking up 5 points from 12 matches.
However, the arrival of the “miracle” owner of Leicester City did not improve the results of the newly promoted club – at the time – to the Premier League, so he left after two and a half months, and under his leadership the team had lost 10 league matches out of 16.
Claudio Ranieri sacked by Fulham after 3 months in charge..
The Football world have got no chills.. pic.twitter.com/GMz2GYpSn1
— KNOXPETE (@KNOXTAINMENT) February 28, 2019
- British Tony Adams (Portsmouth 106 days, from 28 October 2008 to 8 February 2009): He took over as coach of Portsmouth after Harry Redknapp moved to coach Tottenham Hotspur. The team was in an advanced position in the Premier League, but it achieved 4 victories in 21 matches in all competitions, which precipitated its dismissal.
Tony Adams was Portsmouth manager during the 08-09 season. He was sacked after getting just 10 points from 16 games. pic.twitter.com/geFZjaKEIQ
— Billie’s Bets ⚽️💁♀️ (@BilliesBets) August 23, 2016
- British Colin Todd (Derby County, 98 days from 8 October 2002 to 14 January 2002): Sometimes, when legends return to the club where they grew up, it works out tremendously.
Unfortunately, this was not the case for Derby County icon Colin Todd, who coached the team for 3 months but finished at the bottom of the table, losing 11 of the 17 matches that Todd supervised.
“@VintageFooty: Colin Todd Derby County #DCFC 1972 pic.twitter.com/whKpA39sbL“Hero!!
— DaveC (@Drc1950) March 17, 2014
- Welshman Nathan Jones (Southampton, 95 days from 10 November 2022 to 12 February 2023): He had a tough time during his time with the Saints. He left the team after losing 7 of his 8 matches in the Premier League, but he somehow managed to beat Manchester City in the League Cup, preventing them from winning the quadruple.
🚨 Southampton’s owners are considering sacking Nathan Jones, according to Talksport #saintsfc pic.twitter.com/wB0tg5L3JU
— Southampton FC Updates (@TheSaintCentre) February 11, 2023
#Southampton City is defeated by two goals and qualifies for the English League Cup in an unexpected surprise
@alkasschannel @beINSPORTS @AlBayanSports @staddoha @AlkhaleejSport @alraya_n @QNA_Sports @AlkhaleejSport @ADSportsTV @dubaisportstv @SharjahSportsTV #Southampton_Manchester_City pic.twitter.com/OX001rYuKi
– a. Aqeel Odeh_Aqeel_Odeh (@Aqeel_odea90) January 11, 2023
- Englishman Terry Connor (Wolverhampton, 91 days, from February 24, 2012 to June 30, 2012): When Mick McCarthy left Wolves in 2012, his assistant Terry Connor took over. The results confirmed that the decision was incorrect, as the team won only one match and obtained 4 points in 13 matches in the Premier League, under the leadership of the new coach. These results caused the “Wolves” to be relegated to the first division.
Up next on the modern soccer coach and North America Irish cosches webinars this Friday will be former Republic of Ireland and Wolves assistant manager Terry Connor. Registration details and time to come. @FAICoachEd @FAIreland @msceducation @GaryCurneen @KGJOR @quwsoccercoach pic.twitter.com/LMbH8R4wEJ
— North American Irish Coaches (@nairishcoaches) April 27, 2020
- Spaniard Quique Sanchez Flores (Watford, 86 days from September 7, 2019 to December 1, 2019): His first period was much more successful. He helped “Wasps” reach a comfortable end to the 2016 season, occupying a position in the middle of the Premier League table. He returned to the club after 3 years, but this time, the experiment was a failure, as he won only one match out of 10 in the league, and this led to the club’s relegation to the first division.
Watford have called a meeting for today in which manager Quique Sanchez Flores will be sacked for a second time. (Source: The Athletic) pic.twitter.com/eriwYhqtLv
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) December 1, 2019
- American Bob Bradley (Swansea City, 84 days, from October 3, 2016 to December 27, 2016): Under his leadership, the team obtained 8 points out of 33 points, which was enough for him to be expelled, as he continued for a little less than 3 months at the helm of the Welsh team.
Bob Bradley ‘angry’ with Swansea City owners – https://t.co/8hpQL6q3cZ #USMNT pic.twitter.com/ho6GdFJpkK
— SBI Soccer (@SBISoccer) April 12, 2017
- Dutchman Frank de Boer (Crystal Palace, 77 days, from June 26, 2017 to September 11, 2017): After a miserable spell in Italy with Inter Milan that lasted just 85 days. The former Dutch football star was supposed to play exciting football with the Eagles, but he left after 77 days after losing all four of his league matches without scoring a goal. He is considered one of the worst coaches in the Premier League.
Frank de Boer:
-Sacked after 3 months at Inter after losing 4 of last 5 league matches
-Sacked after 10 weeks at Crystal Palace after losing first 4 league matches without scoring a single goal
-Sacked after 1.5 years at Atlanta United after winless MLS is Back tournament pic.twitter.com/xw37CaXc5p
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) September 22, 2020
- Dutchman Rene Meulensteen (Fulham, 75 days, from December 1, 2013 to February 14, 2014): He won only 3 matches out of 13 in the league. He is the second Dutch coach on the list and another Fulham coach who was dismissed quickly. He went through several training experiences that ended in failure after his departure from the English team to work as an assistant coach and not be the first man in the technical staff.
Rene Meulensteen lasted 30 days longer as Fulham manager than Liz Truss did as PM pic.twitter.com/tUAnJGcf3t
— Fulhamish (@FulhamishPod) October 20, 2022
- British Les Reed (Charlton Athletic, 41 days, from 14 November 2006 to 24 December 2006): Holder of the title of coach who held the shortest coaching period in the history of the Premier League, Reid lasted less than 6 weeks in his position, and supervised only 8 matches, including only one victory in the league.
Les Reed
Sacked by Charlton Athletic after 1 month & 10 days. pic.twitter.com/1HQwpjuL0U
— Dai 🏴 (@dairobs11) April 3, 2023
Ironically, he wrote a book about coaching entitled “The Official FA Guide to Basic Team Training,” which was published about two years ago, before he became the worst coach in the history of the Premier League.
