Barely two weeks into the new Premier League season, the pressure is already mounting on at least two managers—Graham Potter at West Ham and Nuno Espirito Santo at Nottingham Forest.

Potter’s reign at West Ham looks shaky after his side’s 5-1 hammering at the hands of Chelsea on Friday night. The Hammers had taken an early lead but collapsed under relentless pressure, leaving fans frustrated and pundits questioning whether the club made the right call in hiring him.

Since replacing Julen Lopetegui in January, Potter has overseen inconsistent performances, and after two straight defeats and eight goals conceded, West Ham are already being tipped as relegation candidates if things don’t change quickly.

Meanwhile, at Nottingham Forest, manager Nuno Espirito Santo faces a different kind of storm. The Portuguese coach admitted publicly that his relationship with club owner Evangelos Marinakis has broken down, sparking speculation that his time at the City Ground may be drawing to a close. Reports suggest that Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers has been lined up as the top candidate to replace him should Forest pull the trigger.

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The speed at which pressure mounts on managers in the Premier League is both thrilling and brutal. For Potter, this feels like déjà vu—a talented coach with big ideas but struggling to deliver results quickly enough in a cutthroat environment. West Ham fans, already anxious after years of up-and-down fortunes, will not tolerate another relegation scrap, and Potter may need more than philosophy—he needs wins, fast.

As for Nuno, his situation highlights how much off-the-pitch politics can dictate a manager’s future. Even if Forest grind out results, a fractured relationship with the owner often proves fatal in modern football. If Rodgers is indeed waiting in the wings, it may just be a matter of when, not if, Nuno departs.

The lesson? In today’s Premier League, patience is scarce. Managers are no longer given months to build; they are judged week by week. And as this season shows, even before September, the managerial merry-go-round is already threatening to spin.