Debate over Steve Cooper's future embodies the Premier League's cutthroat reality

Steve Cooper's first anniversary at Nottingham Forest is on Wednesday. He is in a relegation battle. Evangelos Marinakis has sacked five Forest managers in less than five years. The ownership of the club means you never have to be wrong. The Premier League owners are more affordable to sacking managers. Thomas Tuchel was the right man for post-Lampard Chelsea but the wrong man at Boehly Chelsea. Brendan Rodgers was right for Leicester City but wrong for FFP-hobbled Leicester. It's a fact that managers have specialisms for certain periods in the life of a club.

Steve Cooper was playing for his job at Brighton this week. The best managers can afford to choose their club. Ange Postecoglu is destined to come to the Premier League at some point. He would have been a contender for Brighton but is biding his time in Glasgow. He checks all the big club boxes. His appointment would be a good one. Some owners always conclude that the manager is the problem. Arsenal deserve credit for persevering with Mikel Arteta. Southampton and Ralph Hasenhuttl have stuck together for a long time.