Change can’t halt the slide

PATRICK VIEIRA’S gone, then. Eleven games without a win. Four games without a goal. Twelfth but only three points above the relegation zone. Enough to act.

Six of the bottom nine clubs have changed manager this season. Will Vieira be the last or will David Moyes or Brendan Rodgers finally be put out of their misery?

Thing is, we’re at the stage now when it’s often too late. History suggests that changing manager now is rarely enough to change your story.