Top 5 managerial sackings of 2017

US Citta di Palermo v AC Milan - Serie A
Montella was signed by Sevilla within a month of his sacking

#3 Peter Bosz

Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund - UEFA Champions League
Bosz failed to build on his great start at the club and soon lost the plot

After succeeding Frank de Boer at AFC Ajax in 2016, Bosz could not help the club qualify for the Champions League through the playoffs. However, a great domestic run and taking the club to the Europa League final, where they lost to Manchester United, proved a successful first season for the Dutchman.

Bosz joined Dortmund in the summer of 2017 from Ajax. Well-known for his innovative style of play, adaptive tactics, reliable scouting network and promoting young players, Bosz seemed an ideal fit for Dortmund's policies. His heroics in the Europa League helped his cause as Dortmund were really lacking in Europe since the departure of Jurgen Klopp.

The Dutchman quickly took Dortmund to the top of the table, winning six and a drawing a single game, of his first seven Bundesliga games in charge. He had a mixed transfer window with the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Matthias Ginter and Sven Bender leaving the club and the likes of Andriy Yarmolenko, Mahmoud Dahoud and Maximilian Philipp signed as replacements.

However, a run of 13 games in all competitions, where the club managed to win just once, saw them fall far behind their rivals and crash out of the Champions League. On 10 December 2017, Bosz was sacked due the club's downward trajectory and was replaced by Peter Stoger.

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