The odds for the sack race have shifted again, and now Everton’s manager is in the spotlight. Having failed to secure a win for his team over the last 7 games in the Premier League, it looks like his sacking is on the cards.
The odds of Benitez getting fired have now shortened dramatically to as little as 4/6 with certain football bookies. He’s now facing an uphill climb to retain his post with the Merseyside derby on the horizon. Liverpool will be visiting Goodison Park today, and the reds will expect all 3 points, considering their current form.
Should Everton fail to make any gains during the game, there’ll be few reasons left to keep Rafa at the Merseyside club. A club with a good squad and stature like Everton should perform far better than its 14th position.
There are 3 favourites in the firing line – Benitez is top at 6/4 with Ralph Hasenhuttl, the boss at Southampton, second in line with odds of 5/1, although thanks to 2 wins during their past 4 games, their form is looking better than that of Everton. Third in the running is Claudio Ranieri, Watford’s newly-appointed boss. However, he hasn’t been hanging around since his takeover at Vicarage Road. His first 6 fixtures have seen 2 solid wins, which puts his odds at 10/1.
The outside candidates are Marcelo Bielsa and Brendan Rodgers, manager at Leicester, with odds of 16/1. Then the longest shots are Newcastle’s recent appointee Eddie Howe with odds of 20/1, followed by Sean Dyche with odds of 25/1, then Graham Potter with odds of 33/1.
