UPDATED: Managing in the Premier League is not for the faint of heart as Rodgers and Potter join the list of sackings

If you are a football manager looking for long-term job security, do not apply for a head coaching job in the Premier League.

As of today, 12 of the 20 managers who started the 2022/2023 season are no longer leading their clubs. For the record, Southampton has fired 2 managers this season.

David Moyes could be the next to make this list. His West Ham United team is floundering this season currently finding themselves 18th on the league table, and sitting in the relegation zone.

Here is the list of the Premier League managers fired so far this season…

Scott Parker – Bournemouth – August 30

Thomas Tuchel – Chelsea – September 7

Bruno Lage – Wolves – September 8

Steven Gerrard – Aston Villa – October 20

Ralph Hasenhuttl – Southampton – November 7

Frank Lampard – Everton – January 23

Jesse Marsch – Leeds United – February 6

Nathan Jones – Southampton – February 12

Patrick Vieira – Crystal Palace – March 17

Antonio Conte – Tottenham – March 26

April 2 – Brendan Rodgers – Leicester City

April 2 – Graham Potter – Chelsea

That’s an impressive list of men who found themselves on the unemployment line. Tuchel has already bounced back after being hired to manage Bayern Munich. Not a bad rebound, right?

On the flip side, here are the current, longest serving managers in the Premier League…

Jurgen Klopp – Liverpool – 8th year

Pep Guardiola – Manchester City – 7th year

Thomas Frank – Brentford – 5th year

Mikel Arteta – Arsenal – 4th year

David Moyes – West Ham United – -4th year

Yes, this is a tough league to be a head coach. Expectations, passions and financial investments run high. The pressure to win, to advance to European competitions and to win trophies is paramount to the success of any club.

Honeymoons don’t last long, and supporter reaction to poor performances are many times callus and hard to hear.

However, in the case of Mikel Arteta, even though the boo-birds and the naysayers were running rampant during his first few years on the job, Arteta kept to his script and to his process, and has now delivered a marvelous football team.

Maybe club owners are too quick to pull the plug on some of theses guys? I know there are personality conflicts, disagreements on players, tactics, and so on, however, rebuilding a good club takes time, and every time you sack a manager, you are basically starting over.

Bottom line…we love our guy, and we hope to see him on our touchline for years to come!

Cheers.

Gunner1953