Football365 reviewed the last 10 Premier League managers to be dismissed or leave during an international break, along with what happened to their teams afterward.
Exits in 2026 and 2025
Igor Tudor was dismissed by Tottenham Hotspur in March 2026 during an international break. Nuno Espirito Santo left Nottingham Forest in September 2025 as the first international break began, after Forest lost 3-0 to West Ham.
Conte and Ranieri depart
Antonio Conte and Tottenham went their separate ways during the March international break of the 2022-23 season. Tottenham's last game under Conte ended in a 3-3 draw away at Southampton. Right after that setback, Conte called his players “selfish”. Watford dismissed Claudio Ranieri in January 2022 after a 3-0 home defeat to Norwich City; Ranieri had won two games in three months.
The changes in 2021
Dean Smith left Aston Villa in November 2021 after a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats. Norwich City dismissed Daniel Farke in November 2021 after the club had won once in the league that season. Watford dismissed Xisco Munoz at the start of the October 2021 international break after three consecutive losses in which Watford failed to score.
Pochettino and Mourinho at Tottenham
Tottenham dismissed Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 after winning three of their first 12 games of the new Premier League season, when they were 14th in the table. Tottenham replaced Pochettino with Jose Mourinho in November 2019.
