Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
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Prem managers think the axe is constantly hanging over them but they get loads more time in the hot-seat than their counterparts in other major European leagues
PREMIER LEAGUE bosses stay in their jobs for the longest time in Europe’s top five leagues.
And, despite the seemingly rapid revolving-door existence in England, they stay twice as long in the top flight compared to Serie A, according to a major new survey on football management.
The study by research firm Runrepeat looked at data from the last decade and 815 managerial spells from the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
Premier League managers get an average of 69.4 games in charge compared to Serie A where managers remain for an average of 34.1 games – and 44 managers have lasted fewer than 10 games in Italy’s top division.
In Spain, managers fared only slightly better than in Italy, with the average La Liga stay being 39.6 league games, while in the German Bundesliga it was 45.5 games.
December is also the most dangerous month for managers when it comes to being sacked.
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Chaudhary said: “Serie A and battles, Premier League clubs La Liga have provided the least are more likely to make good amount of stability for its managerial decisions than their counterparts in other leagues. The January transfer window may be controversial, but it plays a major role in managerial recruitment.
“Cl u b s forced to make mid-season managerial changes are most likely to do so during the months of December and January.”
The study also reveals the following:
*The threat of relegation and being stuck in a relegation battle is the biggest reason for change.
*Premier League clubs are most likely to make good managerial decisions i n a relegation battle – leading to clubs staying up.
*Th ere i s a di re c t li nk between changing managers in December or January and the transfer window – because clubs that do then go and buy in the winter window.
*August is the safest month for managers, although both Marcelo Bielsa (Lazio) and Stefano Pioli (Palermo) left their jobs without managing a single game.
*The majority of the sackings during the off-season are made by top-half clubs, while the bottom-half clubs have dominated the sackings during the regular season.
For more on the study, go to www. runrepeat.com