In today’s football world, managers have become as expendable as missed chances on the pitch. The relentless demand for instant results, financial stakes, and fan pressure has turned coaching into one of the most volatile professions in sports.
Across Europe’s elite leagues — the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1 — managerial sackings have become routine, often arriving with ruthless precision. Yesterday’s hero can become today’s scapegoat, as clubs chase success in a game driven by short-term expectations.
Here’s a look at some of the managers who have already lost their jobs during the 2025–26 season:
English Premier League
Nuno Espírito Santo – Nottingham Forest (September 9, 2025)
Nuno became the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season after a 3–0 loss to West Ham and a public fallout with club owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Graham Potter – West Ham United (September 27, 2025)
Potter’s reign ended abruptly after a poor start, paving the way for Nuno’s return to the Premier League. Potter soon found a new challenge — managing Sweden’s national team.
Ange Postecoglou – Nottingham Forest (October 18, 2025)
Hired as Nuno’s replacement, the Australian lasted only eight winless games before being dismissed amid tactical clashes and poor results.
Vítor Pereira – Wolverhampton Wanderers (November 2, 2025)
Pereira was shown the door after a 3–0 defeat to Fulham left Wolves winless in 10 matches and bottom of the league.
Serie A
Igor Tudor – Juventus (October 27, 2025)
Tudor became Serie A’s first managerial casualty after an eight-game winless run, marking Juve’s third change in 18 months.
Patrick Vieira – Genoa (November 1, 2025)
Vieira was dismissed just before Matchday 10 following a poor start to the campaign.
Stefano Pioli – Fiorentina (November 4, 2025)
Pioli’s failure to win any of his opening 10 games led to his departure, making him the third Serie A coach to be sacked this season.
La Liga
Veljko Paunović – Real Oviedo (October 9, 2025)
Paunović was sacked just eight matches into Oviedo’s return to the top flight, becoming La Liga’s first managerial victim of the season.
Bundesliga
Erik ten Hag – Bayer Leverkusen (September 1, 2025)
Ten Hag’s short-lived 62-day spell ended after only three matches, setting a record for the shortest managerial tenure in Bundesliga history.
Gerardo Seoane – Borussia Mönchengladbach (September 15, 2025)
Seoane was dismissed after a humiliating 4–0 defeat to Werder Bremen.
Ligue 1
Adi Hütter – AS Monaco (October 9, 2025)
Hütter’s exit surprised many, as Monaco were fifth on the table with 13 points from seven matches.
From England to Italy, Germany to France, the managerial merry-go-round shows no sign of slowing down — a reflection of the unforgiving nature of modern football, where even a brief slump can end a coach’s career overnight.
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