Niko Kovac was sacked months after he won the double at Bayern. He’s not the first manager who has been treated harshlyClaudio Ranieri was sacked in February 2017, nine months after he led Leicester to their first ever league title. Where was his final game in charge?ColchesterSeville GlasgowTokyoManchester United sacked Louis van Gaal on 23 May 2016. Which player scored the final goal of his tenure two days earlier?Daley Blind Ander Herrera Bastian Schweinsteiger Jesse LingardReal Madrid won the
Champions League in 1998 and sacked their manager, Jupp Heynckes, a week later. How did the club’s president, Lorenzo Sanz, try to justify the decision?He said: “We only won the final 1-0 and it was boring” He said: “If we had not won the European Cup, this would have been one of the worst seasons in recent years” He said: “I would rather win the Copa del Rey”He said: “Heynckes did not look good in front of the cameras. He never smiled”José Mourinho left
Chelsea in September 2007 after a disappointing 1-1 draw against Rosenborg in the Champions League. What happened to Chelsea in the competition that season?They won it for the first time in their historyThey finished bottom of their groupThey finished third, fell into the Europa League and won that tournament insteadThey reached the final and lost on penaltiesBobby Robson won the Cup Winners’ Cup and Copa del Rey in his first season at Barcelona, but it wasn’t enough to save his job. Who took his place?Pep Guardiola Louis van GaalFrank Rijkaard Johan Cruyff Three managers have won European trophies for Chelsea this century. Which of them made it through the summer and was still at the club when the following season began?Rafa BenítezMaurizio SarriRoberto Di MatteoNone of themWhich club replaced their manager in May 2015 straight after he had secured them promotion to the Premier League?FulhamNorwich CityQueens Park RangersWatfordIn his four seasons as
Real Madrid manager, Vicente del Bosque won La Liga twice and the Champions League twice. But apparently that wasn't good enough for the club. He was sacked in 2003, a few days after he had won the league title. What else happened at Real Madrid that week?Del Bosque accused the Real Madrid president of fraud They were beaten 4-0 by
Barcelona in the final game of the season They signed David BeckhamThey lost the Champions League final to MilanCarlo Ancelotti was sacked by Chelsea in 2011, a year after he had won the
Premier League and FA Cup. In which two countries has he won league titles since leaving Chelsea?Spain and
Italy France and GermanyItaly and Portugal
Spain and Qatar Which club won the league title in 1975, sacked their manager in 1976 and have not been champions of
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