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da lvbet： The Premier League is notorious for its short temper when managers are concerned, and in the modern day, no job is entirely safe.
Even Claudio Ranieri guiding Leicester City to a remarkable 5,000/1 title was not enough to stay in command when results started to dip, so what hope is there for managers that never get going?
Mark Hughes indeed fell in the latter category, after taking just one win from a possible 15 in the Premier League, leaving the board hot under the collar having suffered a similar fate when Mauricio Pellegrino was in charge.
Times may now change on the south coast with former RB Leipzig man Ralph Hasenhuttl, and should results turn around at St Mary’s other clubs may be forced to change their leadership, too.
Since the turn of the century, there have been 114 managerial changes, averaging 6.3 a year. That figure is on the rise, as well, with a record ten managers released throughout last season – starting with Crystal Palace’s Frank de Boer, an early casualty in September.
Only once had there been as many managers’ contracts torn up, after Sunderland got the ball rolling four seasons earlier – the north east club handed Paolo Di Canio his P45 a month into the campaign.
Even when the top flight consisted of 22 sides the highest tally was nine, set in 1994-95.
Premier League clubs are now showing time and time again that a manager can be a tool to get them on the ladder, but another man will guide them to success. Everton for one are hoping the short-term appointment of Sam Allardyce, followed by Marco Silva, will be the right decision.
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While the average number of sackings is on the up – 7.8 per season for the past five years – there have always been seasons when only a handful got the chop.
This season has already seen two managers forced out the door, with Hughes following Fulham’s Slavisa Jokanovic to the job centre.
Should no other side feel the urge to change things up, it would be a record in its own right – so far the lowest tally has been three, but that was more than a decade ago – the 2005-06 season saw Alain Perrin, Graeme Souness and Mick McCarthy sacked.
On current odds, via The Sack Race, Manchester United’s coach of the past two-and-a-half years is the leading contender to face the chop, with Bet Victor staking Jose Mourinho at 6/4.
Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace future is nearly in as much doubt, with odds of his dismissal coming in at 6/1, matching Burnley’s long-standing hero, Sean Dyche.
The trio make up the favourites with more than one-third of the season gone, as results for their respective sides are well below expectations. Manchester United, for one, are closer to the bottom three than they are their local rivals.
As for Burnley, they reside in the relegation zone just months after qualifying for the Europa League.
Despite the bookies placing Mourinho, Hodgson and Dyche as favourites to go, they could all be argued as safe in their jobs – even if some fans would like a change.
Manchester United are already out of contention for the Premier League, so a change in management would not affect those standings. Instead, it will cost the club an expected £12million to terminate his deal.
While at Burnley, the Clarets have seen highs and lows under the leadership of Dyche, topped by qualifying for Europe. He also secured their promotion from the Championship twice, even if they were relegated back down to the second tier in 2015-16.
The same goes for the likes of Huddersfield and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who adore their managers. West Ham, too, could get itchy feet, but Manuel Pellegrini is a marquee name in the dugout that would be hard to replace.
If you were to say that all managers at underperforming sides had to turn things around or they would face the axe, the 2018-19 could see the most managerial changes in Premier League history.
As things stand, the figure already resides at two moving into the festive period, also known as the sacking season for clubs as they jump the gun to stop the rot and hand the new boss a transfer window to bring in his own recruits.
Huddersfield, Burnley, Cardiff and Palace could all get nervous if Southampton and Fulham start winning runs. Throw in the likes of Newcastle, West Ham, Wolves and even Leicester, and you are looking at a joint Premier League record, which could even get smashed if Brighton sack Chris Hughton and Manchester United ignore financial illusions for results on the pitch.