The Italian has made the most impressive start of the seven managers new to the top flight or on fresh assignments, while doubts already dog Manuel Pellegrini and Neil WarnockThere are no fewer than seven new managers in the Premier League this season, four of them completely new – Maurizio Sarri, Unai Emery, Nuno Espírito Santo and Slavisa Jokanovic – and three others with previous experience but in new club situations. As the domestic programme returns with two from the latter group meeting at Goodison Park, it is already evident that at least one of the fresh faces – if Manuel Pellegrini has ever been thus described – is under pressure.Before we move into the nitty-gritty of the season, with...
The promotion king has forged a rugged, uncompromising and successful side from a bunch of misfits and the Premier League is in for an uncomfortable rideA day after Stoke City, a team who used to revel in their status as unpopular underdogs, were relegated from the Premier League, it was fitting that Cardiff City sealed promotion.Most seasons the Championship throws up an unexpected success story, a team that scraps its way towards the top of the table as everyone waits for the bubble to burst. Last season it was Huddersfield and Reading, the season before that Sheffield Wednesday. Related: Neil Warnock: ‘I’m not saying Cardiff would stay up but I’d enjoy every minute’ Related: Cardiff City back in Premier League...
The 67-year-old admits the Cardiff City job, his 15th different club, is as exciting as ever and that if he ever lost that feeling he would be in troubleNeil Warnock is excited. Perhaps at 67 years old, having thought he had retired a year or so ago, and after taking charge of his 15th club, he should be a little more jaded. But just from the sound of his voice, you can tell the new Cardiff City manager is giddy. “I suppose if I lost that feeling I’d be in trouble,” Warnock says, before taking charge of his first game, against Bristol City on Friday evening. “Even when I was going to speak to Cardiff, when I was travelling down,...