Managers’ chief Richard Bevan has accused some football club owners of creating a destructive “hire and fire culture” that is undermining the profession.
Tottenham‘s decision to sack acting head coach Cristian Stellini took this season’s tally of managerial dismissals across the Premier League and EFL to 48.
Data shared with i by the League Managers’ Association (LMA) illustrates it was the 13th Premier League sacking of the season with the average tenure for those fired just 1.57 years. At least five clubs in the league are onto their third managerial appointment of the season.
Bevan, who is the chief executive of the LMA, has told i the problem is partly down to the “unpredictability” of the season, with a tight relegation fight and congested battle for the top four both playing a part in Premier League dismissals.
He has also highlighted owners being influenced by social media speculation and other “external pressures”, condemning the rise in abuse of managers. Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter said he and his family were subject to death threats in February after the Blues suffered a run of poor form.
“The average tenure of dismissed Premier League managers demonstrates the short-term approach endemic across the game,” Bevan told i.
“Whilst stability is an essential commodity within the elite performance environment, the hire and fire culture undermines the profession and is not a proven strategy for performance improvement with public debate continuing to exert external pressure on decision-makers.
“Solutions are to be found in a more strategic and robust approach to recruitment and in the collective ownership of a common understanding across the whole club regarding its ambitions and objectives.”
Bevan’s LMA are working with managers to improve their skillsets in a highly pressurised environment, as well as providing care for those who have been dismissed.
They are also helping to resolve conflicts between managers and their former clubs, as well as calling for fans to recognise that managers “are human beings”.
“It is important to highlight the well-documented cases of abuse managers have recently faced,” he said.
“Irrespective of the profession they choose to work in and their financial status, managers should be treated as human beings not as disposable commodities.
“Abuse can significantly impact on the individual and their families, this is not acceptable in any industry or society.”
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