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When nothing goes as planned.

This Sunday, USL Dunkerque announced the end of the journey with their coach Gonçalo Feio just two weeks after his arrival.

An express mandate, which didn't even give the coach time to see his team play an official match. But Dunkerque can rest assured, they are not the only club to have seen their coach leave prematurely.

Gian Piero Gasperini - Inter Milan (5 matches)

Before putting Atalanta Bergamo on top of Europe, the Italian coach had a brief experience with Inter Milan in 2011. His record of one draw and four defeats proved fatal.

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Frank De Boer - Crystal Palace (5 matches)

After a short stint at Inter, Frank De Boer found himself on the bench of Crystal Palace in 2017. The Premier League record? Four matches, four defeats, seven goals conceded, and none scored. The only small glimmer on the board, a victory against Ipswich in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

A record that earned him a legendary jab from José Mourinho.

Fabio Grosso - Brescia (3 matches)

Before his complicated experience on the Lyon bench, Fabio Grosso also made headlines with a brief stint at Brescia in 2019. In total, the Italian world champion spent three matches on the bench of the Italian club. His record of three defeats hastened his departure.

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Sam Allardyce - England (1 match)

It's one of the biggest recent scandals in English football. Appointed head of the Three Lions, the coach won his first match against Slovakia.

But a few weeks later, journalists from the Daily Telegraph posing as businessmen released a video of Allardyce explaining how to circumvent the English federation's regulations on third-party ownership in exchange for £400,000.

The affair came to light and the coach resigned from his position as manager.

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Marcelo Bielsa - Lazio Roma (zero matches)

Once again, El Loco lived up to his name. Officially announced as coach of Lazio Roma after his Marseille adventure, Marcelo Bielsa resigned just two days later.

It would take some time to get the Argentine's explanation. According to him, the Roman management did not keep their promises on transfers, so he decided to leave the club.

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Gennaro Gattuso - Fiorentina (zero matches)

No, his experience on the OM bench is not the shortest of his career. In 2021, the former Nazionale midfielder signed with Fiorentina, but he didn't have time to coach a single match with the Viola.

Due to disagreements with management over the transfer market, the fiery Italian coach slammed the door just 23 days after his appointment.

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