We are just a matter of weeks into the 2024/25 season, and already the WSL has had its first managerial casualty.
Jonas Eidevall called it quits after just over three seasons at Arsenal earlier this week, a decision that followed a string of disappointing results. Pressure had been mounting on the Swede in recent weeks, and some fans were openly calling for his resignation.
Now, one of the most high-profile jobs in the women’s game is available. The Gunners have already begun the process of appointing Eidevall’s successor, but assistant Renee Slegers is in charge of the team on an interim basis until a permanent decision is made.
90min have assessed and ranked the names in the running to take charge of the Gunners.
We’ll keep this one short and sweet.
Phil Neville is one of the bookies’ favourites, but the likelihood of him actually being offered the job is slim. He has experience in the women’s game as the former head coach of the Lionesses, but he has since returned to men’s football with Inter Miami and now Portland Timbers in MLS.
The 47-year-old would almost certainly be an unpopular appointment among the fans. Arsenal can do a lot better.
Former Arsenal star Jack Wilshere / Jonathan Moscrop/GettyImages
Again, an unlikely candidate. Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere knows the club and understands what it means to represent the Gunners, and he is currently coaching the men’s under-18 team.
But, with no experience in the women’s game, or of management at a senior level, it would be a risky appointment to say the least. If the aim is to win silverware, Arsenal will need to turn to more tried and tested names.
