#5. Gary Neville – Valencia
Punditry is one of the most well-paid jobs in football but it is also one that is heavily questionable professions. On more than one occasion, the experts who try and analyse the game get it wrong.
Gary Neville in that respect does more than a decent job with analysis. But when he decided to try his hand at management last season he would have no idea what he was getting into.
Valencia were rotting in the bottom half of the La Liga table when the Manchester United legend took over. It was a strange choice given he had not prior experience in management and doubts over his appointment were confirmed just a few months in.
His first game in charge was against Lyon and that ended in defeat which knocked them out of the Champions League. His next high profile fixture was one against Barcelona and it was one he would never forget.
His side lost that game 7-0. Neville later explained it was one of the most painful experiences in his career. Fans began to protest and asked for his sacking. After a few more painful pills of bad results, Neville was finally sacked and he went back to his comfortable day time job.
