"The modern football manager might wear classic Reeboks, or knackered Converse, or trackie bottoms tucked in socks but, to continue paraphrasing the Arctic Monkeys song, there ain't no romance in our game no more. Nothing endures. The average managerial tenure tends to last between 18 months and two years. For Ole Gunnar Solskjr at Besiktas, it was a little more than seven months; Jose Mourinho got 14 at Fenerbahce."
"It feels rather timely that these two former United bosses should be chucked through the door marked Do One just as the latest man to suffer the Old Trafford meme factory is put to his limits. Ruben Amorim will rue the day he popped into Sports Direct to buy that magnetic tactics board, for it was instantly imbibed into the internet's collection of looped two-second videos for merciless and eternal social media use."
"It comes for everyone. Solskjr was a club legend who ended his reign by crying on MUTV; Mourinho was the managerial great living miserably in a hotel room after alienating his squad. The scythe's swing is remorseless. The United fanbase has always been divided regarding how to view the aforementioned duo. Without question, they occupy the top two in the post-Ferguson cartel of managers,"
Modern football managers often present casual appearances but face ephemeral careers. Average managerial tenure ranges from 18 months to two years. Ole Gunnar Solskjær lasted a little over seven months at Besiktas; José Mourinho lasted 14 months at Fenerbahçe. Both were dismissed within hours of each other after defeats in UEFA qualifying, with Besiktas losing to Lausanne and Mourinho's side ousted by Benfica. Ruben Amorim suffered public ridicule after a magnetic tactics board became an internet meme. Club legends and celebrated managers can quickly fall into derision. The Manchester United fanbase remains divided over post‑Ferguson managerial reputations.
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