from Statista.com
— this post authored by Martin Armstrong
Less than a year after taking 5000-1 rank outsiders Leicester City to the peak of the domestic game, manager Claudio Ranieri has been sacked.
True, this season isn’t exactly going well – the club are in the midst of a relegation battle – but to sack the man that delivered the unthinkable only 298 days ago is a very cynical move.
As the infographic below shows, Ranieri has joined José Mourinho and Roberto Mancini as managers who have been sacked within a year (Mancini exactly one year) of winning the Premier League title. Management at this level has long been a cut throat business, with managers being sacked on an alarmingly regular basis. On this occasion though, the decision has drawn particular ire from pundits and fans alike.
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