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• 4 managers have been sacked in the current English Premier League Season
• The first manager Frank de Boer was sacked after only 4 games in charge
• Frank de Boer now holds the shortest managerial tenure/reign in premier league history.
• Slaven Bilic was statistically the West Ham’s best manager in years

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It is commonly said that "hiring and firing is part of the game of football." Over time, that statement has been proven to be true, with the ouster and hiring of top managers in the game.

It is also said that "a manager is as good as his last game." Having said all that, the English Premier League is not all about the players and the huge amount spent on their salaries. Managers are also part of the in and outs of any particular season.

The current EPL season has seen a lot of drama in terms of on the field performances, and of the field antics by both players and managers.

We are going to, however, focus on the 4 managers who have seen the exit doors of the clubs they started the current season with. Here is the list of the English Premier League sacked managers in the present 2017/2018 season and their statistics:

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Frank de Boer (born 15th May 1970)

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Sack Date: Mon 11th Sep

Club: Crystal Palace

Time spent at Club: 77 days

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47-year- old former Dutch footballer and former Ajax of Amsterdam manager, Frank de Boer, was the first casualty of this season’s “manager-sacking- series.” His sack from Crystal Palace wasn’t really a surprise to the followers of the league either, as his side failed to score a goal or record a point after their first 4 games of the season. As impatient as his sacking might have been by the club owners, a rather curious choice, Roy Hodgson, was picked and appointed as his replacement.

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Managerial Career

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Team	GP	W	D	L	% WIN RATE	FROM	TO
Crystal Palace	5	1	0	4	20	26 Jun 2017	11 Sep 2017
Inter Milan	14	5	2	7	35.7	7 Aug 2016	1 Nov 2016
Ajax	262	158	57	47	60.3	6 Dec 2010	11 May 2016
TOTAL	281	164	59	58	58.4

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Craig Shakespeare (born 26th Oct 1963)

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Sack Date: Tue 17th Oct

Club: Leicester City

Time spent at Club: 236 days

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Craig Shakespeare, who became the first English manager to win his first four Premier League games, took over from Claudio Ranieri after the latter’s shock sacking in February this year, despite winning the Premier league the previous year. Shakespeare eventually earned a three-year contract in the summer. He was however sacked after 8 league games this season.

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Managerial Career

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Team	GP	W	D	L	% WIN RATE	FROM	TO
Leicester City	26	11	6	9	42.3	23 Feb 2017	17 Oct 2017
West Bromwich Albion*	1	1	0	0	100	17 Oct 2006	18 Oct 2006
TOTAL	27	12	6	9	44.4

(*Caretaker/Interim Manager)

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Ronald Koeman (born 21st Mar 1963)

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Sack Date: Mon 23rd Oct

Club: Everton

Time spent at Club: 496 days

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A brilliant and fantastic player in his days, three-time Eredivisie winner Ronald Koeman arrived in the Premier League in 2014, after managing top teams Ajax and PSV Eindhoven to league successes. He managed Southampton from 2014 and led them to back-to-back 7th and 6th placed finishes - an impressive achievement for a very modest English side. He, however, moved to Everton in 2016.

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Managerial Career

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Team	GP	W	D	L	% WIN RATE	FROM	TO
Everton	57	23	14	20	40.4	14 Jun 2016	23 Oct 2017
Southampton	91	44	17	30	48.4	16 Jun 2014	13 Jun 2016
Feyenoord	114	65	22	27	57	21 Jul 2011	31 May 2014
AZ Alkmaar	24	11	4	9	45.8	18 May 2009	5 Dec 2009
Valencia	34	11	9	14	32.4	5 Nov 2007	21 Apr 2008
PSV Eindhoven	63	39	11	13	61.9	1 Jul 2006	31 Oct 2007
Benfica	49	27	11	11	55.1	8 Jun 2005	8 May 2006
Ajax	151	94	30	27	62.3	3 Dec 2001	25 Feb 2005
Vitesse Arnhem	79	40	23	16	50.6	1 Jan 2000	2 Dec 2001
TOTAL	662	354	141	167	53.5

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Slaven Bilic (born 11th Sep 1968)

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Sack Date: Mon 6th Nov

Club: West Ham United

Time spent at Club: 881 days

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Former West Ham defender, Slaven Bilic, has managed European clubs like Besiktas, Lokomotiv Moscow, as well as his national country U-21 side and the Croatian national team; significantly memorable for preventing England from qualifying for Euro 2008. He went on to reach the quarterfinals of the Euro 2008 with Croatia. Bilic is multilingual, holds a degree in law and is also a music star, favored for playing the guitar in a music band.

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Managerial Career

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Team	GP	W	D	L	% WIN RATE	FROM	TO
West Ham United	111	42	30	39	37.8	9 Jun 2015	6 Nov 2017
Besiktas	91	47	22	22	51.6	28 Jun 2013	30 May 2015
Lokomotiv Moscow	32	13	7	12	40.6	1 Jul 2012	18 Jun 2013
Croatia	65	42	15	8	64.6	25 Jun 2006	30 Jun 2012
Croatia U21	19	8	4	7	42.1	1 Jul 2004	30 Jun 2006
Hajduk Split	16	11	3	2	68.8	21 Nov 2001	4 May 2003
TOTAL	334	163	81	90	48.80

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