Whoever is hired, then, surely will also be told this is about the “long-term” and that the targets they are set will be realistic and gradual. Indeed, it is a completely unique situation, more so than at Chelsea or City, with the club coming off such a low base and with such a history of mediocrity and with so much work to do and yet now with such incredible levels of ambition and potential backing. So it will be fascinating to see who Newcastle eventually hire - and what type of manager he is. Mark Hughes read news that he was being replaced by Roberto Mancini on the day of what proved to be his last game, with City sixth, six points off the top four and chief executive Garry Cook talking about the “trajectory of recent results” not being good enough. Claudio Ranieri was the “dead man walking” who nevertheless took Chelsea to a Champions League semi-final and finished second in the league, only behind the Arsenal ‘Invincibles’. In fact, a bit like following a legendary manager at a club, it might be better to be the man after the man who takes the job.Īt Chelsea and City they kept the managers they inherited in place longer than it appears Bruce will last, although both ended up going in messy circumstances. It kind of puts into perspective the job ahead for the next manager of Newcastle, should - as expected - Steve Bruce be sacked. Last week the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia bought Newcastle United with the club 19 th, without a win this season, with a squad that is underwhelming and underperforming and, in terms of players, only Allan Saint-Maximin of the calibre to help fulfil the new owners' ambitions. All three were in the squad that won the league in 2012. When Sheikh Mansour bought Manchester City in 2008 they had finished ninth in the Premier League the previous season and already had Vincent Kompany, Joe Hart and Micah Richards. They had a qualifier to negotiate against Slovakian side Zilina, but that was routine enough. When Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 they were in the Champions League and had John Terry and Frank Lampard at the heart of the team with their best years ahead of them.
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