Management at the highest level remains unforgiving. Several well-regarded coaches sit without jobs after spells that combined notable achievements with abrupt endings.<\/p>\n
Thiago Motta\u2019s early career was uneven. His Genoa debut lasted 10 games before dismissal, but he steadied matters at Spezia, keeping the club in Serie A despite a transfer ban. Motta then overachieved at Bologna, taking them from ninth place to Champions League qualification, the club\u2019s first appearance in Europe\u2019s top tier since 1965. A 42-match return to Juventus followed and produced the lowest win percentage at the club in well over a decade.<\/p>\n
Lucien Favre remains a mixed figure. He enjoyed strong spells at Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach and during his first stint at Nice but faltered at Borussia Dortmund. A return to Nice lasted only half a season and Favre has been out of work since January 2023.<\/p>\n
Xavi secured Barcelona\u2019s 2022\u201323 La Liga title, yet his final season was turbulent and disjointed as the club\u2019s entorno swallowed him. Questions persist about his long-term suitability at the very top level.<\/p>\n
Ange Postecoglou\u2019s tenure at Nottingham Forest ended in October 2025 after 39 days and eight games without a win, making him the shortest-reigning manager in the club\u2019s history. His record elsewhere, however, includes trophies with South Melbourne, Brisbane Roar, Yokohama Marinos, Celtic and Europa League success with Tottenham Hotspur. “It’s just who he is, mate.”<\/p>\n
Roger Schmidt left Benfica at the start of 2024\u201325 after a title-winning 2022\u201323 campaign and now serves as the J.League\u2019s Global Football Advisor. Will Still rose fast at Reims with a 14-game unbeaten run but left in May 2024 as the team declined. Subsequent spells at Lens and Southampton produced further setbacks.<\/p>\n
Other figures on the market include Gareth Southgate, who stepped down after Euro 2024 following eight years in charge of England; Erik ten Hag, dismissed early in 2024\u201325 then sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after three competitive matches in 2025; Marco Rose, Joachim L\u00f6w, Enzo Maresca, Edin Terzi\u0107, Laurent Blanc, Zinedine Zidane and J\u00fcrgen Klopp, each with differing recent trajectories and questions about what comes next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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