Coaches compete to become unemployed!

Famous coaches who once "called for the wind and rain" in Europe were quickly fired when the national championships had just gone through a few rounds of matches.

Nothing is constant

The fact that three coaches who used to work at Man United, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag, were terminated within a few days is an affirmation that nothing is constant in contemporary football and "failure means losing everything".

The "Special One" José Mourinho has officially left Fenerbahçe after just over a year in charge. The Turkish club failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage and the board immediately "took action" with the Portuguese strategist. Once again, José Mourinho has become a symbol of the harshness of modern football: past titles cannot save him from the bitter reality.

HLV đua nhau... thất nghiệp!- Ảnh 1. — Three famous coaches Solskjaer, Ten Hag and Mourinho all lost their seats. Photo: GOAL

At the same time, Ole Gunnar Solskjær also suffered the same fate at Besiktas. He was expected to revive the Turkish team, but a series of disappointing results forced the former Man United coach to pack up and leave in the summer.

Almost simultaneously, coach Erik ten Hag had to leave his position at Leverkusen after only 3 matches in charge. The legacy left by his predecessor Xabi Alonso was too great and the German team could not bear to see the Dutch coach destroy everything in such a short time.

Facing the storm

The international break for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers is set to be a defining moment for many Premier League managers. There is a sack race - as predicted by The Sun - and several managers have been named. Nottingham Forest's Nuno Espirito Santo is the leading candidate to be sacked after his side's poor start to the season.

Ruben Amorim, who was chosen by Man United to replace Erik ten Hag in the second half of last season, is also likely to face a storm. The humiliating defeat to Grimsby Town in the League Cup has caused this Portuguese coach to be heavily criticized by public opinion. The bitter thing is that Man United was approved by the American owners last summer for a "huge" budget to strengthen the squad, but things have not gone as expected after the first 3 rounds.

British media predict that if he is lucky enough to survive the FIFA Days break in September, Ruben Amorim will have to work hard to help Man United turn things around. Otherwise, he will be unemployed before Christmas.

Even Unai Emery, who guided Aston Villa back to the Champions League last season and the Europa League this season, is not safe. British bookmakers have ranked the Spaniard among the most likely managers to lose their job if the club slips further. The evidence is that as soon as Villa fall, the odds of Emery being sacked increase.

Is Pep Guardiola "invulnerable"?

The most notable case at this time is Pep Guardiola when Man City fell to the bottom half of the Premier League rankings after the first 3 rounds. Pep will no longer sit on the "untouchable" chair if Man City does not quickly regain its position as a leading candidate on both domestic and international fronts.

Pep Guardiola has repeatedly hinted that he will leave Man City if the club's leadership does not meet the requirements of streamlining the squad and reducing the number of players instead of letting a large number of players sit as spectators all season. More than once, he has affirmed that he will not follow Jurgen Klopp's path - becoming a director or team advisor after leaving the coaching position. For Pep, either he has full authority to build a football philosophy or retire.

Eight Premier League managers lost their jobs last season. First was Erik ten Hag (Man United), then Steve Cooper (Leicester), Gary O'Neil (Wolves) and Russell Martin (Southampton) all in the last few months of 2024. Then Julen Lopetegui, Sean Dyche (January 2025), Ivan Juric (Southampton, April) and finally Ange Postecoglou (Tottenham) in June 2025.