These managers already sacked in Europe’s top five leagues 💼 | OneFootball

The axe fell on Sunday evening in Valencia. Bottom of La Liga with four defeats and one draw, Los Che became the first La Liga club to sack their manager, Carlos Corberán. Sporting director Ron Gourlay was also shown the door.

This swift dismissal gives us a chance to take an initial look at the managers already sacked across Europe’s five major leagues.

Bundesliga

Number of sackings so far: 1

On Sunday afternoon, Borussia Mönchengladbach sacked Eugen Polanski after three defeats in their first three Bundesliga matches. Die Fohlen are second from bottom in the table.

Serie A

Number of sackings so far: 1

On September 6, Fiorentina dismissed their new head coach, Fabio Grosso, after three defeats in the opening three Serie A matchdays.

La Liga

Number of sackings so far: 1

Rock bottom of the Spanish top flight with four defeats and one draw from five matches, Valencia CF parted ways with Carlos Corberán on Sunday evening. Oscar Sánchez will take charge on an interim basis.

Premier League

Number of sackings so far: 0

No manager in the English top flight has been sacked so far, but Fulham’s new manager Álvaro Arbeloa (three defeats in four matches) and Frank Lampard (four defeats in four matches with Coventry) are the frontrunners in the “sack race”, meaning the coaches most likely to be shown the door.

Given that English clubs tend to make these decisions during the international break, it would not be surprising if one of those two managers were relieved of his duties in late September or early October.

Ligue 1

Number of sackings so far: 0

Zero movement in Ligue 1 dugouts after four matchdays. Olivier Pantaloni is the manager seen as most likely to be sacked. Appointed by Nice this summer after two strong seasons at Lorient, the Riviera coach was put under even more pressure by the defeat at Auxerre, which left his side winless at the start of the season (two defeats and two draws).

As things stand, no Ligue 1 manager is expected to be sacked before the long September/October international break.

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