{
  "id": 19382528,
  "title": "Firing a manager is often more about maintaining the illusion of control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/firing-a-manager-is-often-more-about-maintaining-the-illusion-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T19:03:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/10/michael-carrick-firing-managers-premier-league"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In an era of advanced analytics, deciding when to move on from a manager still seems to come down to vibes rather than logic He just had to go. His position had become untenable. Leander Schaerlaeckens is the author of The Long Game: U.S. Men’s Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts, which is out now . He teaches at Marist University. Continue reading...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}