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The opening weeks of the season have indicated that managers are under more pressure than ever.

There have already been two sackings and managerial changes at three different clubs in the Premier League, and keeping hold of a job in the dugout does not appear to be much easier on the continent.

Nice boss Lucien Favre, who only took the role over the summer, has come under fire after a poor start to Ligue 1, and former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been strongly linked as a potential replacement.

Pochettino left PSG in July despite leading them to the French title last term.

Despite reports suggesting that he held talks with Nice last week, as reported by the Evening Standard, Pochettino would still be open in managing in the Premier League, Serie A or LaLiga. 

Should he take the job at Nice, or land another job, this would be one less manager available for clubs to pursue in the short-term.

However, there are still a number of high-profile names who are out of work and waiting for their next opportunity to get back on the touchline.

Sportsmail has ranked the top 10 managers currently without a job, who could be available for the next big hot-seat opening.

10. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 

The Norwegian has been absent from the dugout since being relieved of his duties by Manchester United last November.

There remains some debate as to how well Solskjaer actually did at Old Trafford in his three years at the club, but he did lead them to second place in the Premier League in 2020-21, and took United to the Europa League final where they suffered a penalty shootout defeat to Villarreal.

It quickly went downhill for Solskjaer in his final few months, but experienced coach Ralf Rangnick was unable to do any better when he took over, highlighting the issues that the club faced last term.

The United job is not Solskjaer's only managerial role as he won two league titles with Molde in Norway, although he did get relegated with Cardiff in 2014.

It could be a risk to give Solskjaer another top job given that he did not win anything at United, but there were some bright moments during his tenure and it is not out of the question that a club could take a punt on him.

9. Quique Setien

Barcelona fans will not remember Quique Setien fondly after his tenure ended miserably with an 8-2 defeat against Bayern Munich.

However, he did win 16 of his 25 games in charge of the Catalan giants and previously impressed at Real Betis, Las Palmas and Lugo to land the Barcelona job in the first place.

Ronald Koeman came in after him and had problems as well, signalling that similarly to United with Solskjaer and Rangnick, this was a difficult period for Barcelona and was not necessarily a true reflection of Setien or Koeman's coaching ability.

Setien has been out of football for over two years, and the window to get another big role may be getting smaller.

Then again, he may feel refreshed and jump at the opportunity if a big club come calling. 

8. Frank de Boer

De Boer made his name as a player, representing European giants Barcelona and Ajax among others, while also receiving 112 caps for the Netherlands.

His managerial career got off to an eye-catching start as well, with the Dutchman winning four league titles in five seasons with Ajax.

However, the last of those came in 2014, and things have not gone to plan for him since.

He lasted just three months at Inter Milan, and did not even get that long at Crystal Palace as he lost all four of his league games without the Eagles scoring a goal before he was dismissed.

A move to the US followed where he won the US Open Cup and Campeones Cup with Atlanta United which helped him land the Netherlands job.

Netherlands qualified for Euro 2020 with minimal fuss and won all three of their group games, but were then knocked out in the round of 16 by Czech Republic. De Boer was sacked just days later.

He has been out of work since, but he has had some top jobs before, and another one could be just around the corner.

7. Andre Villas-Boas

Villas-Boas rose to fame during his only season at Porto in 2010-11, when he won four trophies including the league and the Europa League.

It seemed he was destined to follow in the footsteps of fellow countryman and former Porto boss Jose Mourinho, and he was picked up by Chelsea in 2011.

However, he only lasted eight months in the job, and his time at Tottenham did not go much better as he was sent packing after a little over a season in charge.

A successful spell at Zenit St Petersburg came next, where he picked up three pieces of

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