Football365 has published a review of Premier League managerial changes over the 10 years beginning with the 2016/17 season.
Scope of the review and criteria used
According to Football365, the review covered clubs that were in the Premier League throughout the 10-year period starting with the 2016/17 season, with Newcastle United as the one exception. The review mostly excluded caretaker managers from its calculations, except in one case.
Two managerial changes at Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool
In the review, Arsenal were listed joint-eighth with two managerial changes. Unai Emery managed 78 games at 1.85 points per game, and Mikel Arteta managed 369 games at 2.04 points per game.
Manchester City were also listed joint-eighth with two managerial changes. Pep Guardiola managed 593 games at 2.27 points per game, and Enzo Maresca managed 17 games at 2.12 points per game.
Liverpool were listed joint-eighth as well, with two managerial changes. Arne Slot managed 113 games at 1.91 points per game, and Andoni Iraola managed 16 games at 2.06 points per game. The review stated that Arne Slot won the title in his first season at Liverpool.
Three changes at Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United
Brighton and Hove Albion were listed joint-sixth, having made three managerial changes in the period. Graham Potter managed 134 games at 1.28 points per game, Roberto De Zerbi managed 89 games at 1.51 points per game, and Fabian Hurzeler managed 105 games at 1.66 points per game.
Newcastle United were also listed joint-sixth, with three managerial changes. Steve Bruce managed 97 games at 1.69 points per game, Eddie Howe managed 231 games at 1.38 points per game, and Matthias Jaissle managed 13 games at 1.38 points per game.
Frequent changes at Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and Everton
Manchester United were listed fifth in the review, with six managerial changes. Jose Mourinho managed 144 games at 1.97 points per game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed 149 games at 1.79, Ralf Rangnick managed 29 games at 1.45, Erik ten Hag managed 128 games at 1.84, Ruben Amorim managed 63 games at 1.43, and Michael Carrick managed 32 games at 1.66. The review said that Mourinho won the Community Shield, the League Cup and the Europa League with Manchester United in the 2016/17 season and took the club to second in the 2017/18 season.
Tottenham Hotspur were listed joint-third, with seven managerial changes. Jose Mourinho managed 86 games at 1.77 points per game, Nuno Espirito Santo managed 17 games at 1.65, Antonio Conte managed 76 games at 1.78, Ange Postecoglou managed 101 games at 1.53, Thomas Frank managed 38 games at 1.29, Igor Tudor managed seven games at 0.57, and Roberto De Zerbi managed 19 games at 1.37.
Crystal Palace were also listed joint-third, with seven managerial changes. Sam Allardyce managed 24 games at 1.25 points per game, Frank de Boer managed five games at 0.60, Roy Hodgson managed 162 games at 1.22 and later 38 games at 1.21, Patrick Vieira managed 74 games at 1.22, Oliver Glasner managed 121 games at 1.59, and Pierre Sage managed 10 games at 0.7.
Everton were listed second in the review, with eight managerial changes. Ronald Koeman managed 58 games at 1.48 points per game, Sam Allardyce managed 26 games at 1.42, Marco Silva managed 60 games at 1.38, Carlo Ancelotti managed 67 games at 1.60, Rafael Benitez managed 22 games at 1.14, Frank Lampard managed 44 games at 1.00, Sean Dyche managed 83 games at 1.23, and David Moyes managed 74 games at 1.46.
Chelsea ranked first and their trophy-winning managers
Football365 ranked Chelsea first in the review. It stated that Antonio Conte won the league with Chelsea in the 2016/17 season, Thomas Tuchel delivered the Champions League, and Maurizio Sarri won the Europa League.
