Sunderland have sacked Gus Poyet with just nine Premier League games left for the Black Cats to save themselves, as they languish just a point above the relegation zone.
While Manchester City’s Manuel Pellegrini, and Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger, find their positions in the hot-seat under considerable threat, following their Champions League woes.
With such managerial drama in mind, we take a look at 11 bosses who flopped terribly during their spell in a Premier League hot-seat…
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Felix Magath – Fulham
This was the German’s first job outside of his native country, as he was handed the Cottagers position with just 12 games remaining of the Premier League season, with relegation beckoning.
Magath, however, failed to save the club from relegation, and couldn’t earn them promotion back to the top-flight in the following campaign, with a win ration of just 20%.
Tony Adams – Portsmouth
The Arsenal legend was promoted as full-time boss after Harry Redknapp left the club from his position as assistant manager, but his successful playing career did not help him out in the hot-seat.
Just 10 points from 16 games was a stat too poor to ignore, and he was given the boot from the dug-out.
Mark Hughes – Manchester City
The former Old Trafford ace spent a huge amount of money during his year-and-a-half tenure in charge, as the new Abu Dhabi owners injected their wealth, but his win ratio of less than 50% was simply not good enough given the investment.
Graeme Souness – Newcastle
Souness was excellent in charge of previous club Blackburn Rovers, but couldn’t replicate his success in the Magpies dug-out.
His first season saw the Toon finish 14th, and the 61-year-old also fell out with a number of first-team players, including Craig Bellamy and Jermaine Jenas, as he became an unpopular figure on tyneside.
Juande Ramos – Tottenham Hotspur
Promising in the cup competitions, but the 60-year-old couldn’t deliver where it mattered most – the Premier League.
He led Spurs to their worst ever start to a season in the 2008/09 campaign, leaving his eventual dismissal unsurprising.
Paolo Di Canio – Sunderland
The Italian’s spell was always going to end in controversy, given the temperament of the West Ham legend.
Nonetheless, he was appointed to save the Black Cats from relegation in his first season – and he succeeded in doing so – but a disastrous second season was cut short, with first-team players unhappy with constant criticism from their boss.
Felipe Scolari – Chelsea
A manager with a great reputation, but far too inconsistent at Stamford Bridge – the Blues boss couldn’t get the best out of his side when it mattered most, as they constantly dropped points in crucial matches.
Andre Villas Boas – Chelsea
Considered a Jose Mourinho in the making – yet the Portuguese’s confidence merely translated as arrogance, as he lost the support of the dressing room and the Stamford Bridge faithful, with his tactics failing to impress Chelsea’s senior stars, including Frank Lampard.
Roy Hodgson – Liverpool
The England boss was met with a mixed reception when he was announced as Rafael Benitez’s successor – and his performances matched the reaction.
In an embarrassing season, at one point the Reds were sitting in the bottom three of the Premier League, and were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by League Two side Northampton Town.
Kenny Dalglish – Liverpool
A Liverpool hero – but his reputation did not come to his rescue in his second stint in the managerial hot-seat at Anfield.
The former forward won the League Cup during his tenure, yet it was their dismal Premier League form that welcomed his resignation.
David Moyes – Manchester United
The pressure to replace the legend Sir Alex Ferguson was a seemingly impossible task for the Scot, and Moyes was sacked after just 295 days and 51 games in the Old Trafford dug-out.
New boss Louis van Gaal, however, hasn’t provided any more hope that he is the man to replace Fergie, suggesting the former Everton boss’ axing was harsh.
