The absence of patience and relentless desire to achieve with a matter of immediacy means managers at the highest level are rarely afforded time.
The Premier League is a wild beast that doesn’t only go about chewing and spitting out some of the sport’s brightest global playing talents, but those tasked with marauding the touchline, too.
Being a manager is a tough old job, and the aforementioned need for instant success means long-term tenures are a dying breed. Out of the current crop of Premier League bosses, only five were in their current position for the start of the 2022/23 season.
Managers have short shelf lives, and here are the ten briefest tenures in Premier League history.
Ranieri had a couple of short reigns towards the end of his career / Steve Bardens/GettyImages
Adams lasted barely 100 days at Portsmouth / Hamish Blair/GettyImages
Todd’s managerial tenure at Derby failed to live up to his playing career / Ross Kinnaird/GettyImages
Jones’ spell at St. Mary’s was infamous / Robin Jones/GettyImages
Connor served as Mick McCarthy’s assistant at Molineux / Gareth Copley/GettyImages
Watford have rattled through their fair share of managers in recent years / Richard Heathcote/GettyImages
The American was not a success at Swansea / Michael Steele/GettyImages
De Boer was later ridiculed by Jose Mourinho for his Crystal Palace tenure / Alex Livesey/GettyImages
Sir Alex’s former assistant struggled at Craven Cottage / Steve Bardens/GettyImages
Reed’s reign at Charlton lasted a little more than a month / Bryn Lennon/GettyImages
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