‘NEW MANAGER BOUNCE’: A MYTH OR REALITY?

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Sack, Replace, and Repeat – a trusted antidote over time deployed by club owners who want to see their teams hit the ground running and record successes at all costs. New managers often look more effective for a number of reasons, ranging from an increase in motivation and morale or the enthusiasm and fresh perspective or tactics, the new coach brings with him. There is also a tendency of the established names to try to impress the new manager so that their places remain secured in the squad. On the other hand, fringe players also view this as an opportunity to elevate their status in the squad. Subsequently, the team’s confidence returns, and results start showing, translating to a quick turnaround of the fortunes. This is what we call a ‘new manager bounce’ in footballing parlance.

It’s a wild world out there for managers and head coaches of football teams. The pressure that comes with wearing the ‘gaffer’ hat is both inevitable and, in most cases, insurmountable. Upon appointing a new manager, club chairmen, and stakeholders are putting their money on doubly favorable results in half the time. For those who know their footballing lexicon, this is when the ‘new manager bounce’ takes full effect. An upshot that has the potential to change a club’s fortunes in just a number of days or weeks.

One standout example remains former forward, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment as coach of Manchester United. Solskjaer had an incredible start to his second life at Manchester United after taking over from Jose Mourinho in December 2018.

Solskjaer went on to win the next four league games, making him the first United manager to win his first five league games since Sir Matt Busby in 1946. Though Solskjaer’s reign at Manchester United didn’t end as rosily as it had started, the Norwegian’s start to his managerial tenure, certainly bore all the hallmarks of the mythical ‘New Manager Bounce’.

Another notable beneficiary of the ‘New Manager Bounce’ was Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel. The appointment of the German tactician, following the sack of Frank Lampard in January 2021, saw Tuchel soar on the wings of the mythical ‘New Manager Bounce’ when he took over the reins at Stamford Bridge. It’s this elusive, ever-puzzling question which we aim to tackle today– is the new manager bounce real or merely an illusion?

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