Thierry Henry was finally put out of his misery on Thursday night after being sacked by Monaco following a dismal spell in the south of France.
The Arsenal legend, who signed a three-year deal in October, presided over a dreadful run of results that saw them win only two of their last 12 league fixtures and dumped out of the French Cup this week.
After leaving the comfortable surroundings of the punditry studio for the dugout, Henry became the latest TV analyst to struggle to adapt. Here, Sportsmail looks at some of the other pundits who failed to make the transition.
There was a lot of promise surrounding Henry’s return to his former club when he was appointed in October but that quickly subsided for misery after a terrible run of results.
Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer had previously served as assistant to Belgium manager Roberto Martinez and was on the shortlist for the vacant Aston Villa manager’s job in October before taking the job at the club where he started his playing career.
Just three months later, the 2017 French champions and Champions League semi-finalists now find themselves in the relegation zone after only five wins under Henry in all competitions.
His relationship with several players in the dressing room is understood to have also deteriorated and some first-team players were even sent to train with the reserve team as the coach doubted their commitment.
After a 5-1 defeat by Strasbourg last weekend, Monaco also lost to Ligue 2 side Metz in the French Cup on Tuesday night.
Henry’s humiliation during the Strasbourg game was exacerbated when he was forced to apologise for calling a player’s grandmother a ‘whore’ at the Stade Louis II.
In a bizarre turn of events Henry’s predecessor, Leonardo Jardim, is now expected to replace Henry just three months after being sacked himself.