The Five Worst Managers in Premier League History

Igor Tudor's departure from Tottenham sparked a debate about the worst managers to have taken charge of an English club. The website "Goal" narrowed it down to these five.

Newcastle's iconic goalscorer didn't fare as well in the dugout as he did on the pitch. It was April 2009 when Newcastle appointed Alan Shearer as their head coach with eight Premier League games remaining and the team facing relegation. In those eight matches, Shearer managed just one win, resulting in the "Magpies" dropping down to the Championship.

The manager who won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg wasn't as beloved in England when he took over Fulham in 2014. It wasn't his on-field contribution that bothered the English (3 wins in 12 games), but rather the bizarre stories that accompanied his name. Norwegian defender Brede Hangeland accused him of trying to convince him to rub cheese on his thigh to combat an injury!

The most recent entry on this list, Igor Tudor took charge of a Tottenham side this season with the minimal goal of avoiding relegation. Believing he would deliver short-term results, as is his custom in his tenures, Tottenham entrusted him to pull them out of a difficult situation. In eight games at the helm, the Croatian coach managed only one victory (3-2 against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League), which ultimately proved meaningless as the "Spurs" were eliminated from the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 7-5.

The Greek-Australian coach of Nottingham was relieved of his duties just 18 minutes after a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea in this year's championship. He was the coach who succeeded Nuno Espírito Santo on the Forest bench this year, while he failed to bring a win in 8 games in all competitions, having a record of 6 losses and 2 draws. Postecoglou had left Tottenham in 17th place in the Premier League last year, but he won the Europa League, a fact that ultimately did not keep him in London.

José Mourinho once declared De Boer the worst manager in Premier League history. The Dutchman was appointed by Crystal Palace in July 2017 and lasted just five games, recording 1 win in the Carabao Cup and 4 defeats in the league. In those four league matches, his team failed to score a single goal, and he remains to this day the only manager to lose all his initial games in charge of a Premier League team.