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#2 Craig Shakespeare (Leicester City)
It was football’s greatest ever fairytale when Leicester City somehow won the Premier League title in 2015/16 under Claudio Ranieri, but it didn’t take long for the fairytale to turn into a horror story.
The Foxes began 2016/17 in disastrous form, and on the 23rd February – with Leicester stuck in 17th position and in a relegation battle – Ranieri was surprisingly fired. His replacement was his assistant coach Craig Shakespeare, who took over on a caretaker basis.
Shakespeare’s appointment had an immediate effect, as Leicester defeated high-flying Liverpool 3-1 at the King Power Stadium in his first game in charge, immediately giving fans flashbacks to the previous season.
That was the beginning of a 5-game winning streak that saw the Foxes rise from 17th all the way up to 10th, largely sealing their Premier League safety in the process.
By early April the Shakespeare effect had begun to tail off – Leicester only won 2 of their final 8 Premier League games – but they finished in a comfortable 12th position, and given Shakespeare also oversaw a stirring run to the Champions League quarter-finals, it was safe to say he’d done a good job.
Unfortunately, when handed a 3-year deal as permanent boss at the end of the season, things went horribly wrong and he was fired just 3 months later – making him another addition to the list of successful caretakers who failed when given a permanent position.
