Premier League is the most volatile for managers among Europe’s top divisions, study shows
Premier League is the most volatile for managers among Europe’s top divisions with 55 per cent of coaches who started the season gone, but Italy and Germany are more patient… while India’s three English bosses can relax
The Premier League is the most unstable environment for managers in Europe’s top divisions, a new study has found.
More than half of England’s top clubs end the season with a different head coach at the helm.
According to data published by the CIES Football Observatory on Wednesday, 57 percent of clubs worldwide have changed coaches during the season, based on a study that analyzed 850 teams in 60 top divisions around the world.
Eleven Premier League teams have changed heads since the start of the 2022-23 season, resulting in a 55 per cent change in management.
In Europe’s top five leagues, Serie A has the lowest accident rate among managers entering the season, with only 35 per cent (7) of clubs parting ways with their original coach.
Bournemouth, who this month confirmed their top-level safety under Gary O’Neil, were the first of 11 Premier League teams to switch managers after sacking Scott Parker (above) in August
Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel (left) in September and took over Graham Potter (right) from Brighton
In comparison, 44 percent of Bundesliga clubs (8) have changed managers, while half of LaLiga and Ligue 1 teams (10) have put new bosses in charge.
Ex-Bournemouth head coach Scott Parker was the first casualty of the Premier League campaign on August 30 and his sacking was soon followed by the departure of Thomas Tuchel from Chelsea in September.
Brighton were then forced into a change by the West London club, who praised Graham Potter away from the Amex only to sack him seven months later in April.
Meanwhile, Wolves, Aston Villa, Southampton, Everton, Leeds, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Leicester have also undergone at least one management change midway through the campaign.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s first division has had the highest number of changes this season, with 92 percent of clubs (11 out of 12) opting to change coaches.
Ex-Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard became another victim of the Premier League campaign
Serie A – Italy’s first division – has been the most patient with managers in Europe’s top five domestic leagues, with only 35 per cent of clubs changing heads this season
Conversely, Indian Super League bosses seem little concerned, with 10 of the 11 clubs opting to stay with their manager from the start of the season.
It could lead to India’s trio of England managers – Mumbai City’s Des Buckingham, Bengaluru FC’s Simon Grayson and Jamshedpur’s Aidy Boothroyd – staying away from Europe’s ruthlessness for some time to come.
The Football observatory research also analyzed the time that head coaches were given on average before a management change occurred.
Premier League clubs parted ways with their original boss after playing 41.5 per cent of matches, showing they were more patient on average than the Bundesliga (41.3%), Ligue 1 (40.8%) and Serie A ( 35.6%), but less than LaLiga (56.6%).