De Boer sacked: 5 of the shortest reigns in Premier League history

Managing a club in the Premier League is every manager's dream. But for many, it turns into a nightmare from the word go.

It's not often we see a manager getting sacked after just 10 games. But these managers have suffered that fate.

Here are the managers who got sacked even before they could understand what was going wrong:

#5 - Jacques Santini (Games: 11)

Stevenage v Tottenham Hotspur

When Tottenham appointed Jacques Santini, a lot was expected from the former France manager. He had just guided them to the quarter-finals of EURO 2004 and showed a lot of promise.

However, despite winning 3 three games and drawing 4 in his 11 games in-charge, he was sacked. Spurs were not the club they are now. They were a mid-table side and that was a good result for them at that point.

It was later revealed that Santini had 'personal problems' and that was the season for his departure.

#4 - Sammy Lee (Games: 11)

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

Assistant Manager to Manager and back Assistant Manager. Sammy Lee was made the manager of Bolton Wanderers after Sam Allardyce left the Reebok stadium.

Popularly known as the 'sidekick' of Big Sam, the Sammy did little to live up to the expectations of the Bolton board. He won just one of his 11 games before he was shown the door.

He was ridiculed regularly talking about the 'positives' about the game in post-match interviews despite suffering a defeat. He then headed to Liverpool and joined Rafa Benitez as his assistant manager.

Honourable mention: Bob Bradley (Games: 11)

#3 - Paul Sturrock (Games: 9)

Southampton F.C.'s new manager

Excelling at Plymouth, Southampton decided to appoint Paul Sturrock as their new manager in March 2004. They had just parted with Gordon Strachan but things didn't go as expected.

He managed 7 games that season and managed to keep the Saints in the Premier League. However, 2 games into the next season, he was sacked by Southampton due to player unrest.

Reports also suggested that the boardroom were dissatisfied with his management. Despite his poor run at Southampton, he got a job with in a month at Sheffield Wednesday – a club he managed for 13 months before getting sacked!

#2 - Les Reed (Games: 7)

Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic

Iain Dowie's sacking led to the appointment of Les Reed as the new manager of Charlton Athletic. However, his spell at the club lasted just 6 weeks!

Les Reed's time at Charlton Athletic is infamous for the off field things. Nicknamed as "Les Misérables" and "Santa Clueless" by the media and was voted as the worst manager of all time by the club fans!

Well, not that they hated him but his management was miserable. He won just one game and also got the club knocked out of the League Cup – by Wycombe Wanderers, a League Two side! He was replaced by Alan Pardew.

#1 - Frank De Boer (Games: 4)

Into the dark

When Sam Allardyce left Crystal Palace in the summer, The Eagles turned to Frank de Boer – who was looking for a job following his sacking at Inter Milan after just 85 days in-charge. Crystal Palace's first foreign manager in their history will be remembered for all the wrong seasons.

De Boer managed just 4 games in the Premier League before he was shown the door by Palace. They lost all their Premier League matches and had failed to score a single goal in those games.

He did win one game – 2-1 victory in a League Cup match against Ipswich Town. He is now reportedly set to be replaced by former England manager, Roy Hodgson.