Interim Managers: Own Goal or Inspired Substitution?

Interim Managers: Own Goal or Inspired Substitution? AN ANALYSIS OF FULL TIME MANAGERS vs INTERIM MANAGERS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE INTERIMS FTERIM INTERIM FC FUI FULL TIM TIME UTL UTD VS INTERIM MANAGERS ACHIEVED A POSITIVE RANKING CHANGE ON THE WHOLE Interims achieved an average increase of 6 league positions suggesting that they do the job that they're to do (e.g save the club from relegation, stabilise a position, offer fresh impetus to a struggling team) 1. MAN UTD 1. MAN UTD 2. MAN CITY 2. MAN CITY 3. CHELSEA 3. CHELSEA ERIM INTERIM FC 4. TOTTENHAM 5. ARSENAL UD 4. INTERIM FC FUI SCORE 5. TOTTENHAM TIM 6. EVERTON 7. LIVERPOOL 6. ARSENAL 7. EVERTON UT 8. WEST BROM 8. LIVERPOOL 9. SWANSEA 9. WEST BROM FULL TIME UTD 10. FULL TIME UTD 10. SWANSEA 11. FULHAM 11. FULHAM 12. STOKE 12. STOKE HOWEVER, FULL TIME MANAGERS HAD A HIGHER WIN PERCENTAGE AND A LOWER LOSS PERCENTAGE Although full time managers have a higher win percentage and a lower loss percentage, this is generally because interims are appointed when the situation is already at a critical point and have less time to achieve positive results INTERIM FC FULL TIME I INTERIM UTD FUL 24% TIM UT 24% SCORE 32% 39% 37% 44% WIN LOSE DRAW BUT INTERIMS ACHIEVED A HIGHER AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF FANS This suggests that even though things may not be going well on the pitch, the fans welcomed change and started returning to the stadiums INTERIM FULL FU UTD SCORE TI 33,501 35,805 HOWEVER, FULL TIME MANAGERS HAD A BETTER GOALS TO GAME RATIO AND CONCEDED FEWER GOALS PER GAME ON AVERAGE 1.4 1.27 NTERIM FULL goals for TIME UT SCORE goals for 2- 2 1.35 1.47 goals against goals against INTERIMS - MADE IN CHELSEA? ELSEA CHELSEA CHELSE CHELSE VS FULL TIME INTERIM NAGERS RIM MA EMANA MANAGERS More than any other Premier League club, Chelsea are known for their prolific use of interim managers. Since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003, the use of interims seems to have been embedded in their culture. So how do interim managers fare at Chelsea? CHELSEA INTERIM MANAGERS HAD A HIGHER WIN PERCENTAGE AND A LOWER LOSS PERCENTAGE ELSEA CHELSE 26% 22% SCORE 55% 15% 63% 19% RIM EMANA MAN WIN LOSE DRAW INTERIM MANAGERS AT CHELSEA ALSO HAD A BETTER GOALS TO GAMES RATIO AND AN EQUAL GOALS AGAINST PER GAME RATIO ELSEA 1.67 1.9 CHELSE goals for SCORE goals for 0-2 RIM MA 0.9 0.9 E MAN goals against goals against IN TERMS OF TROPHIES, FULL TIME MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO SECURED SIX TROPHIES IN HIS TIME WITH THE CLUB, WHEREAS FOUR CAME FROM INTERIMS Chelsea interim managers who secured trophies include Roberto Di Matteo (Champions League and FA Cup), Guus Hiddink (FA Cup) and Rafael Benitez (Europa League) HELSE ELSE SCORE E MP MAN SO WHO ARE THE KINGS OF INTERIM? GUUS HIDDINK ROBERTO DI MATTEO CHELSEA CHELSEA 22 PLAYED 21 16 WON 14 DRAWN LOST 73% WIN % 67% TROPHIES MANAGER W% L% 1. GUUS HIDDINK CHELSEA 22 16 73 5 2. ROBERTO DI MATTE0 CHELSEA 21 14 3 67 14 3. AVRAM GRANT CHELSEA 54 36 13 67 4. GLENN ROEDER NEWCASTLE 17 11 2 65 24 5. RAFAEL BENITEZ CHELSEA 48 28 10 58 21 6. KENNY DALGLISH LIVERPOOL 21 11 52 33 7. STUART PEARCE MANCHESTER CITY 4 44 11 8. DAVID PLEAT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 39 15 8. 16 38 41 9. DAVID WEBB CHELSEA 13 5 4 38 31 10. JOE KINNEAR NEWCASTLE UNITED 21 24 33 11. EDDY GRAY LEEDS UNITED 27 14 22 12. LAWRIE SANCHEZ FULHAM 3 20 60 13. VELIMIR ZAJEC PORTSMOUTH 15 3 10 20 67 14. KEVIN BALL SUNDERLAND 10 10 70 15. TERRY CONNOR WOLVES 13 69 ABOUT Businesses often use interim managers at a critical point when they need to reshape or add skills to their team, drive through change or deliver specific projects and programs. These professional experts implement transformation immediately - this can range from specific process redesign, to an entire cultural realignment. Whether in business or in football, interim managers need certain skills to succeed and the increasing use of interims in both areas is testament to their ability to achieve and deliver the desired outcomes, either in the boardroom, or on the pitch. We analysed ten interim managers in the Premier League era and compared their performance to their full time predecessors. We then took a separate look at Chelsea, one of the biggest users of interim managers, before going on to answer the question 'Who are the Kings of Interim?' The results make for some interesting reading. Please note: All of the interim managers analysed were appointed from 1992 and for the purposes of this analysis, interim managers are defined as those who have had an official interim title or contract, or were with the club for a limited or specified period of time e.g. a number of months to see out the season such as Avram Grant. 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