Ranting Conte joins the merry-go-round

The departure of Antonio Conte from Tottenham Hotspur did not come as a great surprise after his extraordinary rant, but it means that as the Premier League clubs gear up this weekend for the final run-in, more than half of them will not have the manager they began the season with.

It has been the usual merry-go-round. Some of the managers deserved to be fired while others were arguably victims of hasty decisions by panicking owners.

It seems a long time ago now but the first to get the axe was Scott Parker at Bournemouth on Aug 30. It followed a 9-0 thrashing and no tears were shed at his departure.

Gary O’Neil took over the reins as head coach and has done a decent job including a stirring win over Liverpool. Nonetheless, the Cherries are still among the favourites to return to the Championship.

Perhaps the biggest surprise was the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel at…