GOAL predicts: Who will be the first EPL manager sacked?
Who will be the first Premier League manager to be sacked in 2024-25? GOAL make their predictions with Erik ten Hag and Enzo Maresca on thin ice
Given the amount of sport that has dominated the summer months, you’d have veen forgiven for not realising that the new Premier League season was just a few days away before Saturday’s Community Shield. And so while teams are still finessing their transfer business and making final tactical tweaks even after the traditional curtain-raiser, everything is pretty much in place for the 2024-25 campaign to begin.
That means its predictions season, and here at GOAL we’re no different. Over the next week our writers will be giving their takes on all the biggest issues, from the teams who are likely to be scrapping for survival to those who will be fighting for top-four finishes and the title, and everything in between.
Today, we’ve taken a look at the managers who are vying to avoid being the first to be sacked once the new campaign gets under way:
‘No shocks with shams at Chelsea’
Mark Doyle: Erik ten Hag is still under scrutiny after overseeing Manchester United’s worst-ever Premier League campaign, but INEOS have clearly decided that the Dutchman deserves more time to prove himself. It would be a surprise, then, to see Sir Jim Ratcliffe hit the panic button during the early stages of the season. Todd Boehly, though?… Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel just six games into the 2022-23 Premier League campaign – and he was a Champions League winner. Therefore, it would not come as a shock to see the shams at Stamford Bridge ditch new manager Enzo Maresca if Chelsea start the season poorly.
