Erik ten Hag sacked after two league games: What are some of the other fastest manager sackings in football history? | OneFootball

Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after managing just two league games for the club.

The Dutchman failed to win both of Leverkusen’s first two games in the league, losing to Hoffenheim and drawing 3-3 against ten-man Werder Bremen, leading to the German side deciding to part ways with him.

With the former Manchester United manager lasting just 63 days in charge of Leverkusen, we’ve looked at which other managers had ridiculously short spells in charge of clubs before they were sacked.

Troy Deeney – Forest Green Rovers (Six matches, 29 days)

Former Premier League striker Deeney lasted just 29 days as manager of Forest Green Rovers.

After initially being hired as a player/coach, he replaced David Horseman as manager but failed to win any of his six matches in charge.

In his final match as Forest Green boss they were beaten by Harrogate 2-0 and Deeney lashed out after the match, claiming there were “too many babies” in the squad.

Deeney was then handed a four-match touchline ban by the Football Association following a red card for “improper and/or abusive and/or threatening behaviour and/or language.”

That proved to be the final straw and he was sacked by Forest Green.

Frank de Boer – Crystal Palace (Five matches, 77 days)

Champions League winning defender de Boer took charge of Crystal Palace in June 2017 but was only in charge until August.

The Dutchman took charge of four games in the Premier League and failed to win a single game during that time, with his side not even scoring a single goal.

His one win came against Ipswich Town in the EFL Cup second round but that was not enough for de Boer to keep his job.

Billy Mckinlay – Watford (Two matches, eight days)

Mckinlay was hired as Watford first-team coach in September 2014 under then manager Oscar Garcia. He was named permanent manager after Garcia resigned just a few days later because of ill-health.

The Hornets then hired Scott Duxbury as chief executive, who decided to replace the Northern Irish manager with Slavisa Jokanovic just eight days after McKinlay was announced as Watford’s new manager.

Luigi Delneri – Porto (Zero matches, 36 days)

Delneri was named as Jose Mourinho’s successor at Porto, after the Portuguese boss had left for Chelsea having won the Champions League. Delneri would not even take charge of a game, however, and was sacked having reportedly missed a training session.

Serse Cosmi – Palermo (Four matches, 34 days)

Cosmi took over at Palermo in 2011 from Delio Rossi. Club president Maurizio Zamparini had made a habit of hiring and firing managers but Cosmi’s reign took that to another level. Despite beating AC Milan, he was sacked and, remarkably, replaced by Rossi.

Gian Piero Gasperini – Inter Milan (Five matches, three months)

Gasperini’s reputation is a stellar one these days having done a fine job at Atalanta before leaving for Roma. But it has not always gone well for the veteran boss, who was sacked just five games into his spell at Inter Milan in 2011 having lost four of them.

Brian Clough – Leeds United (Seven matches, 44 days)

One of the most infamous managerial reigns in history. Having been heavily critical of Leeds during his time at Derby County, Clough ended up joining the club, but it would prove to be a disaster and he was sacked after just 44 days having won just once.