Man Utd hero and Souness among worst Premier League managers ever

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The Premier League has seen some brutal managerial tenures since its inception in 1992 after multiple clubs simply made the wrong decision in their pursuit of success. With sackings reaching a record high this season, Express Sport has taken a look back at seven of the worst with Manchester United hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Liverpool legend Graeme Souness among those making the list.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – Cardiff City

Given his topsy-turvy spell as United manager it is easy to forget that it was not the Norwegian’s first experience of taking charge in the Premier League having been handed the reins at Cardiff in 2014.

Solskjaer had joined the Bluebirds from Molde to replace Malky MacKay but the club’s performances suffered a significant decline after his arrival. He picked up just three wins in the Premier League as Cardiff sank back into the Championship at the first time of asking.

Graeme Souness – Southampton

Souness spent the 1996/97 season in charge of Southampton and did help the south coast side to beat the drop winning 10 of his 38 games in charge. However, his spell as manager will still be remembered for all the wrong reasons after being the man responsible for signing Ali Dia, the man widely regarded to be the worst player in Premier League history.

As the story goes, the Scotsman failed to do his due diligence on the player after being recommended him by someone pretending to be George Weah. It was a deeply embarrassing moment for both Souness and the club and one that continues to be laughed at today.

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Nathan Jones – Southampton

Staying on the South Coast, the worst managerial tenure of the current Premier League season was undoubtedly Jones’ spell at Southampton.

The Welshman won just one of his eight league games in charge and managed to annoy most of the squad and fanbase in that time, leading to his dismissal after just three months in charge – six weeks of which was the break for the World Cup.

Remi Garde – Aston Villa

Villa had not spent time outside the top flight of English football since 1988 when Garde took over the reins but that quickly changed after his disastrous spell in charge of the club. The Frenchman claimed just two wins after taking over from Tim Sherwood as the Birmingham side sank to last in the Premier League.

He was sacked at the end of March and the club’s relegation was confirmed just two weeks later and they would go on to waste three seasons in the second division.

Frank de Boer – Crystal Palace

One of the most disastrous managerial spells in recent memory was De Boer’s stint at Selhurst Park. The Dutchman won zero of his five Premier League games in charge, scoring no goals in that time.

The Eagles pulled the trigger just 77 days after his appointment to bring in Roy Hodgson instead with the former England manager bringing almost instant improvement. Bizarrely, De Boer went on to manage the Dutch national team despite his catastrophic time in London, lasting less than a year in charge after failing to win any of his first four games in charge and overseeing a poor Euros.

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Terry Connor – Wolves

De Boer is not the only manager to fail to win any of his Premier League games with former Wolves boss Connor also claiming the unwanted accolade. The Englishman claimed just four draws in 13 matches after stepping up from assistant to replace Mick McCarthy as the west Midland side slumped to a disappointing relegation.

In fairness to Connor, he had never held the top role at a club before and was only appointed after the club were turned down by their preferred candidate. He returned to being McCarthy’s No 2 after he left Molineux, a role he was better suited for.

Paul Jewell – Derby County

In a list detailing the worst Premier League managers of all time, it is impossible to miss out on the boss of the division’s worst-ever side.

The Englishman was another member of the no-wins club as his Derby side accumulated the lowest points of any team in the league’s history, with just five of the 11 points claimed under Jewell’s leadership.

He kept his job despite the Rams’ fall into the Championship and finally won his first league game 10 months into the job but he was eventually sacked two months later.

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