When it comes to looking at who are the youngest Premier League managers, it conjured up the words of William Shakespeare. Because some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.
On the whole, the youngest Premier League managers step into the spotlight in unwanted situations, taking over teams in trouble or peril, and have to try lift the dressing rooms that they not too long beforehand were a part of as players. But, as we’ll find out in this podcast, some of these fresh faces get to step into the breach on their own terms with a mixture of results.
This podcast originally appeared as an article on The Analyst in November 2021.
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