Has there ever been a bigger Premier League managerial upgrade than Steven Gerrard to Unai Emery? Just the one, we think.
Some Portsmouth supporters might consider Alain Perrin to be a legend, such was the impact of one of his four victories in 21 games. A 4-1 win over Southampton in April 2005 lifted Pompey eight points above the relegation zone while condemning their bitter rivals to 20th place, a position from which they would not recover. But Perrin failed to capture that magic again, falling to the axe of Milan Mandaric four months into the new season.
No record exists of how many points Spurs had at the time, nor how many games they had played. It remains a mystery. But Juande Ramos had summarily failed to capitalise on silverware in the League Cup and Daniel Levy motioned for a change. Redknapp took over, confiscated all the tactic boards,8) Chris Hutchings to Steve Bruce
From a 29% win percentage to a 48% win percentage is a hell of a glow-up. Yes, it was helped by a massive influx of Middle East money but no price can be put upon the approach of Bruce v the approach of Eddie Howe, who has taken Newcastle back to the Champions League after revitalising a whole list of players who had been dragged into the bottom reaches of the Premier League by Bruce.Around that time, Newcastle were flitting between managers.
There were no trophies to show for a reign that eventually turned stale and sour, yet Pochettino assumed control of a team that had seemingly wasted its chance of becoming established as a legitimate domestic and European force and dragged them to four consecutive top-four finishes, a Champions League final and a seat among the elite.
That decision did not reflect well on anyone. Northern Ireland slipped to third and missed out on a place in Austria and Poland, while the arrival of Green and White Army conscripts in Aaron Hughes, Steven Davis, Chris Baird and David Healy did not herald an era of success at Craven Cottage. Sanchez won just two of 17 matches in 2007/08 before being sacked by Christmas.
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