Russian retreat sees Farke add name to growing list of blink and you'll miss them managerial reigns

Fresh from his sacking by Norwich, Farke was unveiled as Krasnador manager on January 13.

He was set to take charge of his first game last weekend following the winter break but the fixture was postponed due to the suspension of Krasnodar airport operations following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A further announcement from the club on Wednesday confirmed Farke had left his role.

A statement on the club’s official Twitter account read: “Krasnodar and Daniel Farke terminated the contract by mutual agreement.” 

Farke's departure follows that of fellow German Markus Gisdol who quit as manager of Lokomotiv Moscow on Tuesday. Gidsol had been in charge since October - a lifetime compared to some of the managers on our list.

Brian Clough - Leeds United (July 1974 - September 1974)

While Clough was undoubtedly one of the greatest managers of all time, his reign at Leeds United never worked out.

This appointment was a huge surprise in the first place considering some of the things he had said about Leeds in the past, including calling their style of play "dirty" and "cheating".

Clough only lasted 44 days. He took charge of eight matches, winning one, drawing four and losing three to give him an unwanted win percentage of only 12.5%.

He was sacked with Leeds sitting in 19th place, having led them to their worst start to a league season for 15 years.

Steve Coppell - Manchester City (October 1996 - November 1996)

This one was just simply bizarre. 

Coppell had walked out on Crystal Palace to become the new manager of Manchester City. However, after being in charge for just 33 days he quit, blaming the pressure of the role.

He only managed the Citizens six times, winning two, drawing one and losing three for a win percentage of 33.33%.

Coppell's reign at City remains the shortest in the club's history.

Jacques Santini - Tottenham Hotspur (June 2004 - November 2004)

Does anyone still remember Santini's time in the Tottenham dugout?

He joined Spurs after leaving his position in charge of France's national team at the end of Euro 2004. Hopes were high when the Frenchmen first arrived, but sadly for the north London side, he only ended up taking charge of 13 matches.

He left citing personal problems but disagreements with sporting director Frank Arnesen were rumoured to be root cause of his departure.

Out of the 13 games he oversaw, he won five, drew four and lost four for a win percentage of 38.46%.

Roy Hodgson - Liverpool (July 2010 - January 2011)

Yes, this turned out to be a complete disaster. In fairness to Hodgson, though, he did not become Liverpool manager at a good time for the club.

The veteran took charge in July 2010 while the club were up for sale, so some struggles were inevitable. However, under Hodgson's leadership they were even worse than expected.

He was eventually dismissed on January 8, 2011 with the club sitting down in 13th place in the Premier League.

Overall, he managed the Reds 31 times, winning 13, drawing nine and losing nine for a win percentage of 41.9%.

Gary Neville - Valencia (December 2015 - March 2016)

This appointment was always going to be a risk due to Neville's lack of managerial experience and it was one that backfired spectacularly.

In truth, the former Manchester United right-back's time in Spain was a complete disaster.

In his first game in charge of the club, he saw them elimintaed from the Champions League following a 2-0 defeat to Lyon.

That one wasn't really on him, but he also infamously guided them to a humiliating 7-0 loss at Barcelona in the Copa del Rey.

Neville was relieved of his duties with the club sitting in 14th place in La Liga. He has vowed never to return to management.

Tony Adams - Granada (April 2017 - June 2017)

The former Arsenal captain took charge of the La Liga strugglers with seven games remaining in the season. They went on to lose every one of them and were condemned to the drop.

Inevitably, Adams was sacked at the end of the campaign.

Frank de Boer - Crystal Palace (June 2017 - September 2017)

While it could be argued that Frank De Boer deserved more time than he got, the Dutchman's time in south London was a major flop.

He only managed the club on four occasions in the Premier League. They all ended in defeat with Palace failing to score a goal in any of them.

He did gain one win in charge, a 2-1 victory over Ipswich Town in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

Julen Lopetegui - Real Madrid (June 2018 - October 2018)

Set to lead the Spanish national team into the 2018 World Cup, it was announced that the former goalkeeper would be taking charge of the 13-time Champions League winners once the tournament had finished.

However, the Spanish Football Federation, incensed that he had negotiated the deal behind their backs, sacked him just two days before their first group stage match against Portugal.

Soon he was out on his ear at Real Madrid too after winning just six of his 14 matches in charge.

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