Managerial Stability Quotes

If Jose Mourinho came to Man United, you would think, with his track record, that in maybe three seasons he would be gone. Man United are looking at the next 20 years. They've just given David Moyes a six-year contract. It is that kind of club.

I think the first time I finished a season with the same manager who started it was Martin O'Neill at Villa, probably five seasons into my career.

It's always better if you have one manager for a long period because then you can build the team.

There is no evidence that changing your managers repeatedly leads to success, but there is evidence at Manchester United, I was managing there for 26 years I won 38 trophies.

Historically, Jose Mourinho is not a manager who chops and changes his team and he's not big on rotation.

The big players historically hold a lot of influence at Chelsea and while I would never doubt their attempts to win matches for the club, their levels undoubtedly change depending on how they feel about a manager at the time. They're either having him or they're not, and once they're not it spells borrowed time for the guy in charge.

I know Tottenham are not among the biggest clubs in England, but they are considered a very good club to play for, a nice place to play.

For its part, one of the keys of Tottenham is that it has players who know each other very well for two or three years. They have not made changes and are managed by the same coach, Mauricio Pochettino. Therefore, they perfectly apply the idea of team and style of play.

When the positions of so many managers is precarious, and there isn't long-term stability, I can understand why they are loath to risk.

It is easy to understand when Everton performed better it was when they had stability.

I very much doubt that it could happen again that any manager would do 20 years with a top Premiership club.