The 'lifespan' of a coach's position in the Premier League is inversely proportional to wealth.

In the 5 major leagues in Europe, the average “lifespan” of a coach in the Premier League is still high, just behind Ligue 1. However, that is just a false positivity, because coach Arsene Wenger alone has “contributed” for 20 years!

The harshness of the coaching profession in the Premier League can be clearly seen when looking at the list of coaches of the leading candidates for the championship this season (except Wenger's Arsenal).

Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte are all in their first months with their new clubs (Man City, Man United and Chelsea respectively). Juergen Klopp has only been at Liverpool for more than half a year. Claudio Ranieri and Mauricio Pochettino are both about to enter their second year with Leicester and Tottenham. Going a little further down, the coaching benches of Everton, Southampton, Swansea and Watford all have new owners compared to a year ago!

The “lifespan” of coaches in the Premier League is decreasing alarmingly. According to the data of the Coaches Association, the Premier League last season witnessed 11 coach dismissals, which is only 1 less than the record number in the 2013/14 season. The “guillotine” in the Premier League spares no one.

From those who seemed untouchable like Mourinho (Chelsea), Van Gaal (MU), those who were not long ago hailed as heroes like Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool), Garry Monk (Swansea), Roberto Martinez (Everton), to those who should be considered successful, like Quique Flores at Watford.

Brendan Rodgers

That is the downside of the Premier League becoming too rich. Because they are too rich, the owners do not hesitate to spend money to invest in their team and in return, they expect their team to achieve the corresponding results. Now, no team is satisfied with a position in the middle of the table (let alone just need to stay in the league). Like Everton used to only hope to stay in the league, but now they consider not being in the Top 6 a failure. Or Watford is ready to fire Flores for letting the team "lose motivation", even though he completed the task of staying in the league in March!

At big clubs, the pressure is even more terrible. The hope of creating an empire like Alex Ferguson at MU before or Arsene Wenger at Arsenal now is a fantasy. Mourinho once dreamed of staying with Chelsea for 10 years, but before the third year he was mercilessly kicked out. Van Gaal longed to complete his "3-year plan" at MU, but after the second year he had to say goodbye. Pressure on performance (also pressure related to position bonuses), pressure from sponsors, pressure to participate in the Champions League..., all kinds of pressure make no boss dare to put too much trust in a coach.

Looking at the current coaching cycle, Sir Alex must feel lucky that he did not start his career in the Premier League at this time. No boss will wait for him until his 5th year like MU did. And the same goes for the fans. Just look at Wenger. After 20 years at Arsenal, considered the "godfather" at Emirates, there has not been a season where he has not faced the pressure of being fired.

According to Bongdaplus