Football’s Most Unfair Sacking

[@TotalBayern1900]

I think Julian Nagelsmann should make this list being first in the league and still being in the quarters of both DFB Pokal & Champions League last year

[@exgardevior]

I dont think Bayern were first when he got the sack

[@MarkLaw13]

He was rubbish. Bayern weren't good. They all played for themselves. They just happen to win stuff. Julien was absolutely rubbish.

[@StillAwesome21]

Once the players revolt, especially the influential ones like Müller, you're gone. And Bayern were a mess behind the scences too. People still rate Nagelsmann, he has class and he's still so young, I think he'll be fine in the long run.

[@VZMedia-]

So has Ernesto Valverde

[@xMythpug]

Only if you have no clue about Bayern

[@anirudhmenon9099]

Even Ancelott's sacking in his first Madrid stint was very unfair. Finished 2nd to a potential all timer team(Barca with MSN) and were actually a fun team to watch that scored loads of goals

[@kimemia_maina]

Almost as unfair as Vicente del Bosque's

[@Kazaki21]

Yeah, that sacking annoyed me. I understand that we are Madrid and we always have to win trophies but that season we missed out by such a small margin, it didn't deserve a sack. We finished 2 points off Barça in the league, got knocked out in the CL semis by one goal and got to the quarters of the Copa. That sacking was so unnecessary.

[@donatellerxxiv1890]

if we hadnt sold off Xabi and loaned out Casemiro we wouldve given the world the first el clasico ucl final, we were still good, to think we played ramos cdm on the second leg against Juve

[@StillAwesome21]

​@@kimemia_mainaFor Real or Spain?

[@anirudhmenon9099]

@@donatellerxxiv1890 the midfield of kroos modric james was too open, needed to use khedira more

[@DukeSkylocker]

Sacking Tuchel after winning everything in France the season prior and being the first and only manager to take PSG to a Champions League final has to be up there, particularly as it led to Tuchel joining Chelsea and winning the Champions League with them while PSG ended up as runners up in Ligue 1.

[@keepscrolling6042]

i laughed when PSG was eliminated the following year

[@diegomatus3215]

As a PSG supporter that sack hurt more than anything and remains one of the biggest decisions that felt like we were more of a marketing project than a sporting one

[@Shadowespeon17]

He fell out with their board, he was rightfully sacked.

[@keepscrolling6042]

@@Shadowespeon17 his job was to win, which he did, unfortunately mbappe and neymar couldn't be clinical in the final. PSG has gone downhill ever since

[@dalek3086]

winning everything in France with PSG - so what.

[@adefusitemiloluwa3648]

I think Julian Nagelsmann's sack at bayern is unfair, same with Tuchel at Chelsea, and the guy Andoni Iraola replaced at Bournemouth. Really unfair!

[@natanmihretu4532]

I think the Bournemouth one with Gary O'Neil had a non-sporting reason implicating a melon 🍈

[@kwazilucas]

Tuchel was a results issue.

[@adefusitemiloluwa3648]

@@kwazilucas not totally. Boehly had personal issues with him, especially since he was the coach during the takeover. Besides, he still the best run of form of all coaches in the Boehly era and did well to keep a stormy ship afloat during the period of allegations and takeover

[@enganche5584]

The Iraola one reminds me of Rodgers being sacked by Pool to get replaced by Klopp. Sometimes coaches can get sacked because "gambling" with a possible huge upgrade is available, still got to wait and see if it actually pays off for Bournemouth though.

[@drex5160]

Both cheated on their wives & were goin through messy divorces, brought that drama & toxicity into the dressing room. With their bad attitudes & bad results, they lost the players respect

[@santhushgunawardene3398]

The Gary O’Neil sacking was a shocker. Glad he’s doing well at Wolves now.

[@iankemp1131]

Poetic justice when Wolves beat Bournemouth who are dire at the back and seemingly heading for relegation with their "upgrade" manager. I suspect a lot of the players were disillusioned by O'Neil's sacking - like when Mourinho lost the dressing room at Chelsea after unfairly belittling their doctor. A great moment in O'Neil's MOTD interview when he said "it's not personal to beat Bournemouth" but his body language said otherwise!

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

If you were one of us you would understand why it wasn’t shocking he was sacked.

[@AshPaddyM]

O'Neil's sacking was ridiculous. It's hilarious to see Bournemouth doing so badly now.

[@iankemp1131]

@@rickygrimshaw1255 Is that because of him or the owners?

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

@@iankemp1131Both because he was only supposed to be temporary but his contract was until the end of the season but he had offers from other clubs which he turned down. The new owner Bill Foley took over in November 2022 so Gary O’Neil was already in charge.

[@Jo-pe9ue]

Jupp Heynckes is missing on this list: At Real Madrid, he was sacked after one season (97/98) despite winning the first UCL in over 30 years! In 2013, Heynckes wished to renew his contract with Bayern. However, Bayern did not renew his contract and hired Guardiola instead. Heynckes went on and led Bayern to win the German Cup, the league (with the highest number of points until today), and the Champions League (including a 4-0 against Juventus and a 7-0 against Barca). This was the first Treble in German football history.

[@shriganeshnaidu4763]

Jupp Heynckes had communicated his retirement before that

[@GardEngebretsen]

@@shriganeshnaidu4763 The way this was perceived at the time was that Bayern were extremely keen on signing Guardiola, so they implied strongly to Heynckes that he could either retire or be fired. He chose the former, as there wasn't really an option for him but to coach Bayern. That way Bayern can say they hired Guardiola because Heynckes retired, and Bayern forced him to retire so that they could hire Guardiola. That perception is reinforced by his unquestionable willingness to come out of retirement later once Bayern needed him.

[@ezraezra2928]

And Pep Guardiola's arrival with Bayern Munich only made the whole football in Germany got worse. Pep didn't win the Champions League during the 3 years spell with the club, and with the retirement of Miroslav Klose, Germany didn't possessed a good No.9 and instead relying on False 9 tactics, which proved ineffective.

[@thewolverine7516]

​@@ezraezra2928Average illiterate Guardiola hater. Watch football not comments and highlights.

[@dlamini77]

​@@hypie88he wasn't hired to make the semis.

[@samwiseshanti]

As a Chelsea fan, Ancelotti is my favourite manager we've ever had. I've never enjoyed watching my team play as much as I did when he was there, we were absolutely electric.

[@peterkeleher]

agreed but cups we looked a bit flat/out of depth

[@peterkeleher]

@@apextheracer2022 I'm talking about chelsea my guy

[@muhdmultazam342]

@@apextheracer2022 insane reading comprehension you got there

[@apextheracer2022]

@@muhdmultazam342 no ingles

[@bantumsutfu5310]

I never forgave Roman for firing Don Carlo💔

[@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici]

I was fired from a job after four years without rhyme or reason. I found out when all my personal office belongings were sent to my front door in a box. What a sacking. I have empathy for these club managers.

[@gabrielalohan728]

Last year, mid 2022. Was sacked after being removed from a WhatsApp chat and then sent a mail that it was restructuring. They didn't have the balls to officially say they were letting me go. 😂Aren't some people just funny

[@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici]

@@gabrielalohan728 sorry to hear that. A little decency would've gone a long way. Even an off-the-record explanation would suffice. I suppose that's asking for too much. Ripping off the band-aid still leaves scars behind. Hope you've found something better or will. Best of luck!

[@gabrielalohan728]

@@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici Thanks. I would say have found something better. Sorry about yours too and hope you're in a much better place.

[@sirrichel9155]

Last year November I Found out my boss was selling the company with a month notice and the new boss wasn't keeping anybody. 10 Years of service for 1 month notice.

[@runi5413]

You did recieve a $15M golden parachute from your employer, though... Right?

[@simeonmarty8397]

Not one from the big leagues, but a pretty spectacular fail: Urs Fischer was let go by the FC Basel in Switzerland after winning the league twice in 2016 and 2017 and also the double in 2017, because the club wanted a new direction. For the Basel a downward spiral began, while Fischer went to Union Berlin, where he secured promotion and even qualified for Champions League football.

[@reintaler6355]

They wanted a new direction and they got it

[@innocebronkhorst431]

Im not saying it wasnt unfair to sack fischer. But basel had won the championship 8 years in a row. 6 times before he came. They had the best team, so winning the league wasnt the greatest achievement.

[@ezraezra2928]

Basel is now last in Swiss Super League. Union Berlin is also not good this season. They are in relegation zone of Bundesliga and still had no points in the Champions League.

[@pulpficti]

Who cares about Switzerland

[@ivalemfana]

Chelsea sacking Carlo is still bizarre

[@bwint7234]

Ranieri will forever be the most unfair sacking I've ever seen. One of the few times I've agreed with Jose when he commented that Ranieri was only fired because he was too successful the previous season. The man deserved to stay with the club for years after their title win.

[@mikemetaled]

Tell yourself that when you're 3-0 down at Southampton, your defence is set up so ineptly the positioning gets slaughtered on MOTD, and you're thinking to yourself "We're going down and he's untouchable." If anything we were too kind on him possibly due to the Champions League performance.

[@pumasoccer90]

​@mikemetaled if that's the attitude of Leicester fans, continue to enjoy the championship

[@mikemetaled]

@@pumasoccer90 Bet you think Rodgers was hard done by too.

[@Jakeindbox]

​@@mikemetaled you're incredibly delusional lad. you were relegation fodder. he won you a PREMIER LEAGUE. do you understand just how unbelievably bonkers that is

[@mikemetaled]

@@Jakeindbox and then he nearly took us straight down when he started to get "his" team and style together. We stayed up for another 6 years after he went. Some relegation fodder. But don't worry, thinking is difficult. Sorry to burst your "fairytale" narrative.

[@franciscomberti]

I went to many Chelsea games in the 00s and 10s, and Ancelotti’s style of football was the best I’ve ever seen us play. Granted we lost home games which we hadn’t under Mourinho, but the way we completely tore through some sides with ease and ruthlessness was amazing. I remember Anelka and Ashley Cole linking up so well on the left too. If he hadn’t been sacked, we wouldn’t have had the 2012 CL win in the way we did, but still felt like the maddest sacking in the PL for sure.

[@Bobbywoodhogan]

While we can never know what may happened, I think it’s likely Ancelotti would have led us to a Champions League win

[@dennisgichohi5392]

As a gunner I feel like ancelotti tenure at Chelsea isn't talk about enough,he had and amazing first season and a decent second season ......that Chelsea side that won ucl was basically he's team

[@itzluffyop35]

Actually It was Jose Mourinhos team

[@Joshampton12]

You could probably have a couple from Chelsea, but I always think about Thomas Tuchel's sacking when he was replaced with Graham Potter. Tuchel was really passionate about the team and was seriously starting to build something. I remember Tuchel saying it hurt him when he got sacked too.

[@youlesie23]

Tuchel was a classic "be careful what you wish for" sacking. The results weren't amazing, but he'd just led them to a UCL title and he was providing stability at a time when Chelsea were in a state of chaos. Boehly wanted a new manager, but he underestimated just how much Tuchel was keeping them afloat.

[@Jonathan-ih7qp]

As is my understanding, the reasons for Tuchel getting sacked from Chelsea were beyond just results (whihc had dipped a bit but not enought to sack a manager in my opinion) but a dispute about what roles and responsibilities Tuchel was expected to handle as the manager played a part of it as well. If I remember correctly it boiled down to something along the lines of ownership essentially wanted Tuchel to play an even larger role in the transfer process for players whereas Tuchel wanted to be able to be able to focus more on his day-to-day managerial responsibilities. The club and the manager never saw eye-to-eye on this issue, so it was decided to let him go and bring in a manager that was more aligned with the "project" they had in mind.

[@Gammixx]

I think Ancelotti's sacking at Chelsea had more to do with 2 disappointing Champions League campaigns than finishing second in the league. This was at a point where the European Cup was all the club (Abramovich) cared about - it was felt that the club had gone backwards in Europe, despite being brilliant at home. Undoubtedly harsh and a huge mistake though.

[@moharikram1687]

and look.. your two CL win under Abramovich ownership came when you just throw your domestic season to the sun.... Maybe he have something that we as normal football fans do not understand.

[@zaydjawad3653]

Incredibly harsh? Yes. Was it a mistake at the end of the day? No. He got his champions league the next year

[@specter1586]

Fun Fact: the American ownership mentioned at 4:26 is the same ownership that also fired Paolo Maldini as AC Milan’s technical director in June of 2023

[@greyman6353]

That was a bonkers decision that could only be made by someone with no knowledge of football. Throwing Maldini out of AC Milan is akin to kicking the Pope out of the Vatican

[@FelipeRos1000]

Out of the european football, there's the bizarre sacking of Dorival Jr from Flamengo. He had just won the Libertadores (South America's Continental Championship) and the Copa do Brasil (it's equivalent to the FA Cup or the Copa Del Rey) and without reason, the club sacked him and replaced him with a coach that lost to him in both competitions that he won. Flamengo didn't win any of these cups this year and now is placed 6th in the national championship.

[@Italo_Sales]

not only that, this year managing São Paulo he won the Copa do Brasil for the first time in their history against the same Flamengo in the final

[@Hyde_Hill]

Nigel Pearson at Watford also comes to mind. He was doing what was possible with Watford at the time and was their best chance to stay up. But then Watford is notoriously sack happy in general.

[@iankemp1131]

Pearson was also rather unlucky at Leicester after keeping them up. His son's behaviour on a Far East trip may have catalysed it. He built the foundations which Ranieri built on the following season for their incredible Premier League win. Quite right about Watford ... if you're the manager, check your compensation clause and don't bother moving house.

[@StrawberryStationMusic]

And he's just been binned by Bristol City after steadying what was a very leaky ship. Granted in this case his health is part of the reasoning, but he's been shafted by the owners there and was working miracles on a practically non-existent budget.

[@youlesie23]

Heard rumours Pearson got sacked because he punched someone close to the owners at half time of a relegation six-pointer which they were losing 3-0. Although knowing Watford they'd have probably sacked him anyway. Serves them right that they sack Rob Edwards when he's doing a decent job, then he goes to Luton and takes them to the PL. Their ownership deserve nothing good.

[@DynoKea]

Gary O'Neil, John Eustace and Darren Moore already feel like worthwhile mentions this season alone

[@suparnochatterjee19]

Roberto Di Matteo was sacked by Chelsea in 2012. He won them their first UCL title, just 6 months later they sacked him.

[@TheIkaraCult]

Lets be honest, it's not like he's gone on to do anything since.

[@suparnochatterjee19]

@@TheIkaraCult still it was too early to take decision.

[@larsgrotjohann6554]

Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea was one of the biggest mistakes of the board. The club never recovered, even after spending enormous amounts of money on top players.

[@alexbrown8886]

Darren Moore from Sheffield wednesday. 96 points. Comeback from 4-0 down in the playoffs. To gain promotion at the final to get promotion. Ended In a sacking

[@Kaijufied]

He didn’t get sacked, he wanted to leave

[@youlesie23]

​@@Kaijufiedbecause Wednesday's terrible ownership lowballed him in contact negotiations.

[@Mitjitsu]

I suspect there was interference with team selections going on at Hearts, which the manager at the time was having none of. The owner would then go onto have 13 managers during his 8 year stint at the club.

[@GunslingingBird]

Sadly it's happening again with Carlo at Madrid right now, part of the fandom want him out although he's doing a good job especially with how little enforcement Perez gave him in the hope of Mbappe coming.

[@sama7496]

some of them want him out but it's clear he can't tactically outclass big teams like city,atletico, barca he can outclass them with his ingame changes and experience that better than anyone else can thats why he is still a top manager

[@Mebsuta]

What part of the fandom wants him out? I've heard no one voice this opinion.

[@thecreativepeasant8781]

Who TF is saying that?

[@apextheracer2022]

@@thecreativepeasant8781 youd be surprised. very unfair on how hes being treated by fans

[@GunslingingBird]

@@thecreativepeasant8781 many people. It started when Real Madrid lost to Barca twice last season (before the 4-0 game when Benzema scored a hattrick) and got louder after the thrashing against Man City. Mainly because people believe he's not tactically savvy enough for the modern game, and they also want Xabi Alonso which I like but I don't see many managers doing as well as Carlo (at least in the short term) being a Madrid manager is not an easy job it needs someone like Carlo who's calm and knows how to handle the pressure of the job and the Spanish media.

[@zewelanjimutembo3659]

The Ancelotti one at Chelsea was sad cause his Chelsea teams were so good and would have loved him to stay

[@vanideking923]

all of carlo's sackings were bizzare for e.g another one is bayern munich in 2017 he got them to the ucl semi final against a prime madrid team in 2017 and they only won in extra time and got sacked in september the following season

[@nikolasavic1525]

Neiglesmann last season for sure. He had created a very strong side especially in the CL and he conceded 0 goals in 6 matches against Inter Barcelona and PSG. He was still in the pokal and in the league he had the best numbers, the streak of few draws came after the world cup which is understandable considering that it was an unique affair for the players, they went into the world cup as the strongest and most in form team in the world. When Touchel came he instantly got knocked out out of 2/3 competitions and if it wasnt for a historically weak BvB side he would’ve lost all 3. Now I know its harsh to blame touchel for that since he had just came in but my point is it went worse for them than it could have ever if they just kept neiglesmann

[@pulpficti]

Such a strong side lol. Lost 5 to fecking 0 in the pokal and then lost against Villarreal. Nagelsmann should have been sacked season 1

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

How dortmund bottles the bundesliga last season would still be a big mystery.

[@nikolasavic1525]

@@pulpficti you must be joking

[@pulpficti]

@@nikolasavic1525 about what? Everything I said is true.

[@nikolasavic1525]

@@pulpficti neiglesmann did way better job than touchel is currently doing. Without a number nine he created a machine in the CL and the only form dip happened in the league right after the world cup which was an unique situation.

[@msonix]

Mourinho's sacking at Benfica is also quite the story and rarely talked about in the foreign media. Would make a good honorable mention at least.

[@phbtorres]

The sacking of then Flamengo's manager Dorival Junior was as unfair as it can possibly get. Flamengo, under Dorival's comand, had won the Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil (Brazil's Cup) with him in 2022. However, Flamengo's brass thought that he "just did the basics" and "anyone could do that" so they sacked him anyway. In 2023, Flamengo did not win a single competition, got humbled by Olimpia in the Libertadores and Dorival's new club (São Paulo) beat Flamengo to win the Copa do Brasil.

[@ezraezra2928]

And Flamengo were eclipsed by Fluminense, their local rivals who reached the Libertadores Final this year (and even won it).

[@carlosleonardo88]

He even beat his replacement, Vitor Pereira in the CdB final.

[@Subsbench]

Unless I missed it, you didn't mention Pellegrini getting sacked at Madrid with a 75% win rate. Burley was included who had a very similar win rate at Hearts. Great vid nonetheless 👌

[@Platikum]

Di Matteo at Chelsea was unfair

[@riccardoplatone]

He's clueless as a manager and the UCL victory was basically due to players self-management, also he was sacked after they dropped in Europa League as UCL holders

[@Iam_andredan]

I dont think so

[@Timliu92]

Nope, Di Matteo's sacking was actually quite fair. He did not succeed in any club he managed afterwards. The UCL win was mostly the players' doing.

[@yannick245]

​@@riccardoplatoneDid you know that Chelsea was the team which scored the most goals _(of all teams)_ in the group stage, of 12/13! But still dropped out as 3rd in the group.

[@andresasturias772]

You guys missed the sacking of Allegri by Juventus, after 5 Consecutive Serie A titles, 3 Copa Italia, and 2 Champions League Finals, all in five years, he still got the boot.

[@davorz]

Levante 2005. Manolo Preciado led team to first division after 40 years of being in lower divisions and almost disappearing several times. Club's president, Pedro Villarroel sacked him to bring more famous name Bernd Schuster (who had never trained on first division by then). Schuster didn't finished season and Levante ended being relegated.

[@Iam_andredan]

Ernesto Valverde sacking was shocking. Won 2 consecutive league and was top of the league and in the last 16 of the ucl. He didn’t do well in Europe but he didn’t do too badly also and he’s done better than the next 3 Barca managers after him

[@GardEngebretsen]

In reality he was fired due to the Roma and Liverpool UCL knockout losses. Those losses broke Barcelona.

[@quicksilver3687]

Absolutetly not, His first season was good mainly because the past workrate of Luis Enrique was still at place, after that he started giving the players more and more freedom until they barely even trained. He should have been sacked in late 2018. The manager that sucedeed him (Setien) had no chances of succeding with the toxic dressing room that Valverde left him with.

[@devongiguere3721]

No one at Barça wanted Valverde and like others said he inherited a strong squad. I prefer Xavi over him but I wish him the best of luck elsewhere

[@enderofruina2973]

Still think Sean Dyche was one of the most unjustified sackings I’ve seen in recent years

[@Lythgoemania]

Wasn't really that unjustified to be honest. Slightly disrespectful maybe, but they'd been absolutely appalling for a good 2 years before he was sacked and his sacking actually gave them a chance at staying up

[@iankemp1131]

The George Burley sacking at Hearts I think has to be the most ridiculous. Basically because the owner wanted to interfere and pick the team himself. Of course they declined sharply after Burley went. Gary O'Neil at Bournemouth this year after overachieving with a Championship-standard squad feels particularly unfair. Also remember Blackburn sacking Sam Allardyce because his head coach persuaded the gullible new Indian owners that he could do better .. instead they got relegated. Ranieri at Leicester was more reasonable - he had built well on Nigel Pearson's foundations and did well when things were going well but wasn't turning things round after a string of defeats, similar to Brendan Rogers a few years later. As for Watford, any manager there in the last few years has to ensure he has a compensation clause in his contract, not bother moving house and book a nice holiday in a few months' time.

[@kwazilucas]

Claude Puel should also be included here. He took Southampton to some level, reached the EFL Cup Final and was winning games they couldn't win and were in the top 8 in the league, but Southampton said we are sacking you because you win no trophies.

[@samupton7654]

Southampton last made the FA Cup final in 2003?!

[@kwazilucas]

@@samupton7654 yeah my bad I was referring to their 2017 EFL Cup Final against Manchester United.

[@theskankingpigeon965]

Puel should not be included here. Puel wasn't sacked because he didn't win trophies. No one at Southampton expects to win trophies. He was sacked because he had a negative playstyle and made terrible substitutions, which infuriated supporters and made us so boring to watch. Made worse because for the three seasons prior we'd had Pochettino/Koeman take us up into Europe with attractive, attacking football. Puel's negative tactics and substitutions were why we got dumped out of Europa in the group stage from what was not a strong group. He managed to beat a poor Inter Milan team at home, which I'm grateful for as it was one of the most memorable games I've been to, but we did awfully in our other group games because Puel tried to play too defensively and it cost us.

[@cb8679]

puel played terrible football. and yes southampton finished 8th but we also only SIX points ahead of the relegation zone. considering the fact that we finished 27 points ahead of the relegation zone the year before, plus the terrible football, it was deserved.

[@youlesie23]

​@@theskankingpigeon965Puel got sacked at Leicester for the same reason.

[@koutiz7592]

Holy moly, you talked about Toulouse. Yeah firing Montanier was really stupid, also there are rumors he had beef with Damien Comolli's wife and it's also one of the reason he was sacked.

[@paddylynch2908]

Chris Houghton being sacked as Newcastle manager is a no brainer for me. We won the championship comfortably and he was sacked when we were 11th in the premier league near Christmas the next season. No fans wanted him gone. Pardew took over and did well but its well known that Ashely sacked him for no good reason other than being friendly with Pardew. I feel like the sacking was a complete disgrace and should have been mentioned here.

[@josephndepuh8966]

You didn't mention Gary O'neil from Bournemouth, Thomas Tuchel from Chelsea, Ancelloti Sacking from Real Madrid (1st time in charge) and Julian Nagelsmann from Bayern Munich

[@jatinheero1373]

Jose at spurs? Sacked before the league cup final

[@stephenpalmer9375]

There is context here. Jose had created a toxic dressing room, and results generally were poor. If you think his team was going to win that final against Man City, you are much mistaken. The narrative that he was sacked to prevent some kind of bonus payment is also palpable nonsense. There might be something in his outspoken comments around the European Superleague that was announced around this time - at the end of the day, he worked for an organisation, and you are probably supposed to at least outwardly support the employer who is paying you millions.

[@hi-ls6lt]

@@stephenpalmer9375if Jose spoke in favour of the Super League, he would have been ripped apart and possibly sacrificed his career there and then.

[@dhruvshah7857]

Some managers which I think should have been added 1) Mourinho with spurs 2) Julian naglesmann with bayern

[@NikosAnastasiou-g5h]

Leonardo Jardim from olympiakos. Top of the league, unbeaten, good results in Europe (3 wins in champions league group stage) and yet sacked midseason.

[@ezraezra2928]

Indeed, Olympiacos still won the 2012/13 Double after Leonardo Jardim's dismissal.

[@joao91478]

Bobby Robson while he was at Sporting Portugal and in first place of the league I think… After he was sacked, Porto hired him, and with him Mourinho also went to Porto. He then won the first 2 of the 5 Porto’s consecutive titles (record in Portugal) This is the worst sacking ever, changed history completely.

[@sergiofernandez4970]

Marcelino García sacked at Valencia 2019, after winning copa del Rey

[@ProwerTheFox7]

Shoutout to Birmingham City sacking Gary Rowett in 2016 and now John Eustace. Both of which had the club in or very close to the play offs at the time of their sacking. The Blues would go on to appoint Gianfranco Zola with the club in 7th to which he guided them to an impressive finish of 19th in 16/17. How far Wayne Rooney drags them down this season, only time will tell. Edit: it’s almost like we all knew it’d end in tears

[@riccardoplatone]

Zola was even sacked before the season ended, replaced by Harry Redknapp

[@bcfcjames85]

Thankfully he’s been sacked 😂

[@dmore]

Given all that we know now, looking back with context I'd include David Moyes in this list as well. Despite being given a 6 year contract he was given zero leeway to build into what was not only a huge role (both in general and for him), but to settle into what was not only managing a huge football club but also starting a new dynasty, following the era of SAF. Watching how Utd have limped from manager to manager since, only proves to me the right decision should have been to have given Moyes at least 2-3 years to rebuild.

[@mahmoudahmed4609]

Did you really say that valverde was unfairly sacked? Bro lost two consecutive 3-goal first leg UCL leads while also bottling the 18-19 copa del ray against valencia. He used to play a 442 AT BARCELONA with iniesta and rackitic on the flanks for God's sake

[@alexandrefeliciano7640]

In Brazil last season Dorival Junior led Flamengo to win the Brazilian Cup and the Copa Libertadores. One week later he was fired. The new coach was eliminated by Al Hilal in the Club World Cup, lost the Brazilian Super Cup, lost the South America Super Cup and lost the Carioca. Weeks ago the same Dorival Junior led São Paulo to win the Brazilian Cup over Flamengo.

[@aidygooner]

Hearts sacking George Burley was the most stupid decision in Scottish football history. They literally were going to take the league trophy away from the Old Firm 😫

[@Louisejames23]

We have made some shocking managerial decisions at Chelsea. And still do. I loved Carlo, glad he’s done so well elsewhere. See also claudio Ranieri, Tuchel, Mourinho…..

[@ericomoraes2724]

You need to hear about Alberto Valentim being sacked from Cuiabá in Brazil after 10 games (7 wins and 3 draws).

[@philipsctba]

is that the guy who had an affair with the president's wife?

[@adioperta1451]

Jose Luis Mendilibar sacking at Sevilla is one of the worst ever decision in football history and Marcelino at Valencia as well

[@SociallyDeformed]

Another video mentioning Torquay United! Fingers crossed they get a full video one day🤞

[@marrobertx]

Two rather cruel sackings by Inter’s former president Massimo Moratti: - Gigi Simoni in 1998, on the same week he beat Real Madrid 3-1 AND received the best manager award from the Italian league association - Roberto Mancini in 2008 after winning his third league title in a row

[@pigdogcheap1773]

we need a reportage on Mortada Mansour of the Egyptian club Zamalek. Such a big notorious lawyer from Egypt who ruled the club for ages and used to switch head coaches every 3 months. this guy is super interesting in every aspect.

[@alexandrino563]

Dorival Júnior at Flamengo, despite winning the Copa Libertadores and the Brazilian Cup, he was sacked. Ironically he's winning the Brazilian Cup next year with São Paulo, in a final against Flamengo

[@RonaldinhoTheG0A1]

I am also Flamengo fan, the worst part about this is that his replacement Vitor Pereira was SOOOOOO bad that he lost 2-0 to a 4th divison team first leg

[@Viewer41]

O'Neil at Bournemouth and Moore at Sheffield Wednesday were sacked for being English, despite doing a good job.

[@bastih.5264]

To me the most unfair sacking happened back in 1996 when Otto Rehagel was replaced by Franz Beckenbauer. Rehagel did lead Bayern to finals of the UEFA cup and still had a chance of winning the league.

[@sharadskywalker]

Every one of Ancelotti's sacking is unfair. He's especially bitter about his sacking at PSG. He has written in his book.

[@aaeraag5724]

Jupp Heynckes at Bayern after winning the treble and playing some of the best football I've ever seen was unfair

[@ezraezra2928]

He was retired, not being sacked. That's still fair, considering how old he was.

[@daviebananas1735]

@@ezraezra2928he was literally forced to retire as Pep had been hired to replace him. He came out of retirement as soon as he was asked.

[@knightsgaming5576]

in my eyes the most unfair sacking will always be claudio renieri bro was cooking with leicester but got sacked for idk what reason

[@Hanamy7777]

Yes. He should have had a job for life with Leicester. By far the greatest achievement in Premiership history. It is not as if the club are going to win it again.

[@Chakzmo]

I instantly thought of vicente del bosque being sacked after winning the league and going out in the semifinals of the champions league against juventus. It was rumoured that florentino perez found him ugly and uncharismatic. Unsuitable as the face of the galacticos. Crazy.....

[@idk-s5r9u]

Gary o Neil should be here came in at Bournemouth as a rookie manager after everyone was saying there gonna go down and they had just lost 9 nil to Liverpool,they stayed up and defined the odds but he was sacked and its proving a bad decision for Bournemouth with Gary's wolves where he went doing well and getting great results at molenuix but Bournemouth sit in a relegation fight again

[@chrisgarty]

Was going to say the same thing. Gary has been consistently solid. Bournemouth apparently wanted some international flair 😅

[@davidsabillon5182]

American coaching legend Bruce Arena was sacked from the New England Revolution. Thing is we don't know why. League did an investigation for something that he did but Arena applied to another job in the league. So whatever he did wasn't so bad that he can't work in the league anymore.

[@mainsmain]

Bobby Robson getting sacked from Sporting whilst being 1st in the Portuguese League, only to go to Porto afterwards and win it

[@lewst]

Heynckes sacking for real in 98. Wins the cl and gets sacked. But to be fair, he himself said he couldn't work with several of the players. But nowadays most clubs build around the coach and not around a few players.

[@daviebananas1735]

Real were pretty bad under him though. The UCL was a total fluke and they were dreadful elsewhere.

[@nathanjm000]

Craziest part is a lot of these worked out Chelsea won the UCL next year Cagliari got promoted the next year PSG won the league for the first time in over 15 years with Carlo Torquay went up soon after Hearts made the UCL for the first time that year Southampton made Europe soon after Toulouse didn’t work out Real didn’t work out Barcelona didn’t work out

[@CanUUUDigIt]

You missed Jose Mourinho at Spurs. We all know he would have beaten City in the final of that English cup! Spurs of the last 5years definitely deserve to be on that list.

[@calahoon22]

Birmingham sacking John Eustace this season while they were in the playoffs and then getting Wayne Rooney in, with who they haven't won a game yet, was an unfair sacking in my opinion

[@juanningatlife]

As an American who only got into football at 27, this one of the two weirdest things about Football culture to me. Fans look at EVERY loss as if their team graverobbed their ancestor's tomb lol

[@Tedi652]

Jupp Heynckes could've been a good shout for the list as well. Won Madrid's first CL in 98 in 30+ years. Got sacked 2 days later. Extremely harsh, just for finishing 4th in the league and not winning the Copa Del Rey.

[@capio78]

They get paid up their full contract of millions, I wouldn't worry too much.

[@plc20100]

Exactly 😉

[@RefnRes]

Claudio Ranieri was also harshly sacked by Roman Abramovich after Chelsea came 2nd in Arsenals Invincible season. That was probably harsher than the Leicester one since Leicesters form had dropped off a cliff completely after winning the PL.

[@joefineman648]

Gary O'Neil at Bournemouth has to make the list for me.

[@JimmyMcB]

Avram Grant - Got Chelsea to a Champions League final, 2nd Place in the league and 2nd in the League Cup ... Worth a spot maybe?

[@ezraezra2928]

Also, they bottled up the Premier League on the final day of the season, which is quite interesting.

[@byroncroninmcelvogue4]

Marcelino at valencia definitely should be on here

[@peachgrove1854]

David Moyes @ Utd, 1/3 of the first team retired with SAF, another 1/3 was 30+ and the final 1/3 just weren't good enough in general, yet they fired him after 6months. Ranieri getting sacked after winning the league. Jose at spurs when he got fired before the Carabao Cup final vs Man City despite being able to beat City earlier in the season without star player Harry Kane.

[@shreybandlish]

Gary 'ONeil deserves a shout

[@edsonpacheco294]

As a Chelsea fan, I'm grateful for the investments Roman has brought into the club, but like Lampard said, he's made some irresponsible decisions that would halt the club's progress. Ancelotti's sacking is one of the perfect examples. In the 2009-10 Season, Chelsea had at least 30 players on their roster, and they had a great season. The following summer transfer window, they lost Ballack, Belletti, Carvalho, Joe Cole, and many others, and they didn'tbring in enough players to replace them, or to cover the depth from the previous seasons. They only had 22 players the following season. When injuries came in, Chelsea's title hopes also diminished with the bad results, from losing our best players through injury. Ancelotti should never have been sacked. Besides, if they won the UCL with Di Matteo, they probably could've won it with Ancelotti.

[@punkmandm]

I’m surprised that capello being sacked twice by Real Madrid after winning the league both times didn’t make the list….

[@matheus_rml]

Here in Brazil, a manager called Alberto Valentim was sacked of Cuiabá for supposedly having and “hidden affair” with the club owner’s wife. At the time, the team commanded by Valentim was unbeaten, recently promoted to the first division and achieving massive results. The supposed story of his “affair” was never confirmed and many people have concluded that it was a dumb rumor, therefore the sacking was completely unfair.

[@nunogomes4954]

Luigi Delneri at fc porto, believe he got signed for the season and was sacked during pre season after losing a couple of games.

[@harleymilner3189]

Gary Rowetts sacking at Birmingham. He had them in the championship play off positions, they sacked him mid season, appointed Zola, and finished the season in the bottom half🤷‍♂️

[@gu98marrafon174]

I think a list with sackings can't be complete without a Brazilian league mention, where coaches stay in a club four months on average. Dorival junior was hired by flamengo in june to substitute Paulo Sousa, who was killing in the polish national team, but have a rough time in Brazil. By November he have won the Brazilian cup and the Libertadores, with a month to the club world cup to start he was sacked for the Portuguese Vitor Pereira who was awful, losing the CWC and the state championship.

[@jameswilkinson6450]

Chris Hughton at Newcastle was a strange one. He got them promoted the season before then was sacked mid season in 11th place.

[@DanielWilson-bu4cq]

Padrew did a better job than him until he left

[@AnaMostafamahmoud]

Just like most fields, The world of football became so fast and everyone wanted a guardiola barcelona type of success from the beginning, right now i see more clubs are leaning toward projects and giving more time to managers to apply his ideas, returning to a more logical approach

[@manuelchirinos2041]

I'll never forget when Bayern sacked Ancelotti for losing against PSG in Champions League Group Stage, only because Ulreich had an awful night 💀

[@spencermackay9020]

Big Steve Bruce in the thumbnail. Agree 100%.

[@sebuniversidad]

Del Bosque in 2003. He had led the team to much success. Following his sacking, they won the Spanish supercup later that summer and then went on a 4 year trophy drought

[@TheBlock70]

4:39 Yeah you are taking the next step in your project, and that is getting relegated.

[@alexandrefeliciano7640]

You forgot to mention Jupp Heynckes, who was replaced by Pep Guardiola after winning the treble with Bayern Munich, humiliating Guardiola's Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals.

[@DJSingleTone]

I still don't understand why Clarence Seedorf was sacked at AC Milan after winning the fourth most possible points during his tenure with a bad, aging squad and being one of the few that could connect with their star player at the time, Mario Balotelli

[@daviebananas1735]

He had 11 wins but also 9 defeats. It was not a great time for Milan.

[@Gonk347]

Good vid. I was thinking about about Mourinho at Tottenham right before the champions league final

[@frankunodostres473]

I beg to differ. austria vienna sacking löw while being 1st in the league was a crazy decision. but he went on to win the world cup with germany so he probably got over this unfair treatment

[@ayrmendina8314]

Roberto Di Matteo for Chelsea always comes to mind. I know he was interim, but he won Chelsea its first Champions League cup. He deserved to be backed (Not a Chelsea fan).

[@m0rdecai_13]

Carlo Ancelotti being sacked by Real Madrid in 14/15 after finishing second in the league, 2pts off Barca (yes, that Barca that won the treble); reaching the UCL semis; only losing to Atletico in the Copa del Rey; scoring over a 100 goals across all competions; and just after winning the UCL and cup double the season prior - is forever one of the worst sackings I've ever seen.

[@Coach-rq6jx]

only to be replaced by a dysfunctional Rafa Benitez that the squad hated. That's what makes this funnier. He even told Modric to stop doing trivelas lol

[@daviebananas1735]

This is one of the most valid nominations. Insane to sack him.

[@omamuzoobemure1260]

You forgot to add Ihor Jovićević who got sacked from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2023 even though they had good results against Rennes, RB Lepizig and Real in the 2022/2023 season even though their country was in war and they played in a warzone. Shakhtar also won the Ukrainian Premier League (the Ukrainian Cup was cancelled unless he could have had a domestic double) on the second to the last matchday when they beat their direct title rivals SK Dnipro-1 3-0. In fact the 7-0 loss against Feynoord was an unfair reason to sack Jovecic as his team had to take an 8 hour trip from Chinsau, Moldova to Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine to play Krvbas before taking about a 16 hour journey to Warsaw before a flight to Rotterdam. Shakhtar also lost many of their Brazillians and had to replace them with Ukrainians who played for mid table Belgaian or Ukrainian sides

[@thebatteries5202]

Not many people know this but Robbie Fowler was manager at Al-Quadsiah, a second division Saudi team, and sacked after winning manager of the month and the club were top of the league!

[@SKa-tt9nm]

A Cristiano Ronaldo fan from Bulgaria?

[@thebatteries5202]

Mate I aint it's just a country I have links to@@SKa-tt9nm but I do support ronaldo

[@الغامدي_707]

I am a Saudi but what season do u talk abt?

[@blakeberland641]

Manuel Pellegrini got Real Madrid 96 points and got sacked