article_snippet: Counting caretaker managers would mean, technically, that David Pleat had been appointed Tottenham manager three times in five years.
article_snippet: There were times when it seemed David Pleat just had to wait a few minutes to be caretaker at Spurs again .
article_snippet: Gordon Strachan (left) replacing Ron Atkinson was the second change after Arsene Wenger arrived .
article_snippet: So while ‘interim’ managers are included in our total, caretakers are not included unless caretakers were given the job for a fixed term.
article_snippet: That all means that Gus Poyet’s sacking this month is the 156th managerial change since Arsene Wenger took over.
article_snippet: When Steve Bruce left Wigan for Sunderland Sunderland Wigan for Sunderland marked the 100th managerial change since Arsene Wenger arrived .
article_snippet: The first half of Wenger’s tenure at Arsenal produced just 63 sackings in a little over nine years.
article_snippet: Last season’s total of 14 managerial changes was, in fact, the largest number in Premier League history.
article_snippet: In contrast Last season saw the fewest changes since Arsene Wenger’s arrival, with only five managers leaving only five managers posts.
article_snippet: Chelsea and Newcastle United have each replaced 11 men since Arsene Wenger walked into Highbury.
article_snippet: Jose Mourinho's return for Jose Mourinho's second spell at Chelsea was the club's 12th appointment since Arsene Wenger started .
article_snippet: Since Roman Abramovich took over at Chelsea the club have had nine managers, Jose twice, in 12 years .
article_snippet: Change has at least brought success for Chelsea, but the same cannot be said at St James’ Park, where John Carver is the 12th man to try and pick up a trophy since Arsenal last appointed a manager.
article_snippet: The Gunners’ north London rivals Tottenham are just behind Chelsea and Newcastle, having replaced 10 managers since 10 managers neighbours went for Arsene Wenger.
article_snippet: Tim Sherwood (right) became the 10th Spurs manager to do battle with Arsene Wenger last season .
article_snippet: Perhaps most impressive in their high number of changes though, are Southampton and Sunderland, who have managed nine Premier League managerial replacements each, despite spending a fair amount of Liverpool outside the top flight since 1996.
article_snippet: Saints have had seven Wenger years below the Premier League – including two in Legue One – while Sunderland have had five.
highlights_snippet: In that time every other top-flight club has changed managers at least twice .
  