"Last week, Thomas Frank was sacked as manager of Tottenham and Sean Dyche was sacked as manager of Nottingham Forest. Both decisions were entirely explicable in their own terms. Frank had won only two of his previous 17 league games and Dyche only two of his previous 10. Both saw the improvement of West Ham under Nuno Espirito Santo and felt the drag of potential relegation. When fear sets in and something has to change, football tends to sacrifice the manager."
"Last season there were 10 departures, in 2023-24 nine, in 2022-23 an absurd 18. To give a little context, in the first season of the Premier League, 1992-93, there were only four changes (five if you include Dave Webb at Chelsea, who was effectively an interim, although he did not officially have that title). The average life span of a Premier League manager has dropped from about four seasons to about a season and a half."
Thomas Frank and Sean Dyche were dismissed after poor recent league records and concerns over relegation. Their departures bring this season's total Premier League managerial exits to eight, excluding caretakers and interims, with more departures pending due to contract endings. Recent seasons show high turnover: 10 departures last season, nine in 2023-24, and 18 in 2022-23. Managerial tenures have shortened substantially, dropping from roughly four seasons to about a season and a half on average. Clubs increasingly hire short-term 'ferrymen' to guide teams to the season's end, and high-expectation environments like Tottenham have struggled to align squad-building with ambitions.
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