HAS THE PREMIER LEAGUE GOT WEAKER?! | FILTHY @ FIVE

THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS ENTERING ONE OF ITS BIGGEST MANAGERIAL SHAKE-UPS EVER.

PEP'S GONE. KLOPP'S GONE. THE TOUCHLINE HAS SUDDENLY GOT A LOT LESS FAMILIAR.

HAS THE LEAGUE GOT WEAKER... OR JUST A LOT MORE UNPREDICTABLE?

THIS SEASON, 11 MANAGERS HAVE TAKEN CHARGE OF THEIR CLUBS SINCE 2026, AND ONLY FIVE HAVE BEEN IN THE JOB FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. THE OLD GUARD HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED.

PREVIOUS SEASONS LIKE 2013/14, 2018/19 AND 2021/22 SAW PLENTY OF MANAGERIAL CHANGES, BUT THERE WAS ALWAYS A STRONG CORE OF EXPERIENCED BOSSES. THIS TIME? NOT SO MUCH.

WITH MIKEL ARTETA NOW THE ONLY CURRENT PREMIER LEAGUE-WINNING MANAGER IN THE LEAGUE, COULD WE EVEN SEE ANOTHER FIRST-SEASON TITLE WINNER?

CHAOS OR A NEW GOLDEN ERA? EITHER WAY, THIS SEASON SHOULD BE ANYTHING BUT BORING.