The Worst Managers Of The Premier League Era (Part 3)

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In the first two parts of this series, we have gone through eight managers who failed to cut it in the Premier League.

There are, however, many more who had far from memorable spells in charge at clubs in the top flight.

Quite a few of these coaches came in to manage midway through the season, which can be extremely difficult, although their records suggest they were not the right choice to save their respective teams.

Press the next page as we go through four more managers who did not cover themselves in glory after being hired by Premier League clubs.

Jan Siewert

Huddersfield tried to repeat the success they had with David Wagner by appointing their second manager who had previously taken charge of Borussia Dortmund’s reserve team.

Unfortunately, this time things didn’t go quite as swimmingly, with Siewert winning just one of his first 15 league games in charge of the Terriers, with the Yorkshire club being relegated from the top flight. He was subsequently sacked after a poor start to the season in the Championship.

Terry Connor

Following Mick McCarthy’s sacking with the club third from bottom of the Premier League, Wolves opted to appoint his assistant as permanent manager until the end of the campaign.

Connor was not their first choice for the role, and it quickly became apparent he wasn’t up to the task. He did not win a single league game during his brief spell in charge, losing nine of his 13 matches in the hot seat.

Egil Olsen

The Norwegian was a surprise choice when he was appointed manager of Wimbledon in 1999. He had spent eight years in charge of Norway and had a brief spell at Valerenga before being handed the job at Selhurst Park.

Olsen struggled to get the best out of his players, and he was sacked before the club’s relegation was confirmed, ending their 14-year stay in the top flight.

Brian Laws

The former Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday boss was handed the reins at Burnley following Owen Coyle’s move to Bolton Wanderers in 2010.

Under Coyle, the Clarets had started the season well and were comfortably midtable by the time Laws took over. However, 14 defeats in 18 games led to relegation. Remarkably, Burnley kept him in charge for the following season before he was eventually sacked in December, just under a year after taking charge.