New Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa tipped to be sacked this season: ‘Could easily go wrong’

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Alvaro Arbeloa could fail to last a year in charge of Fulham – he arrives at Craven Cottage with huge pressure.That’s the view of ex-Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor, who believes the Spaniard has big shoes to fill having replaced Marco Silva.Arbeloa won 18 of his 28 games at Real Madrid during his interim spell in the 2025/26 seasonGettyArbeloa was appointed by the Cottagers earlier this month on a three-year deal.It’s an immediate return to the dugout for the 43-year-old, who was replaced by Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid in June.And it’s also a move back to England for the 2010 World Cup winner, having enjoyed two separate stints playing in the Premier League.A seven-year stretch at the Bernabeu was sandwiched between spells at Liverpool and West Ham, with the former right-back retiring after his ill-fated stay at the London Stadium.But he is hoping for better days in the English capital this time around.Managerial merry-go-roundArbeloa is one of eight new managers brought in by Premier League clubs ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.That is the most amount of changes made in a summer in Premier League history.Enzo Maresca has taken over Manchester City, Liverpool have brought in Andoni Iraola, Chelsea moved for Xabi Alonso with Olivier Glasner switching to Nottingham Forest.Elsewhere, Bournemouth have appointed Marco Rose, Crystal Palace now have Pierre Sage in charge with Gary O’Neil joining Ipswich.But it is the future of Arbeloa that Agbonlahor is worrying about, as he commented on their depleted squad.Arbeloa will be looking to guide Fulham to a top half finish for the first time since 2023GettyFulham have already seen Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez depart as free agents, while defender Issa Diop is set to sign for Ipswich in an £8.5million deal.Speaking on the talkSPORT Breakfast show, co-host Jeff Stelling commented on teams that have a new manager at the helm.Interjecting, Agbonlahor then stated: “Arbeloa, there’s pressure on him.”To which Stelling replied by saying: “There’s big pressure on Arbeloa, that is a punt, isn’t it?”Agbonlahor continued: “That could easily go wrong we’ll see won’t we this season.“We talk about Pep [Guardiola], what did he get out of then Man City players, can Maresca do it? View this post on Instagram “What did Marco Silva get out of those players at Fulham?“Diop’s leaving, Wilson’s gone, more players might leave Fulham.“Don’t be surprised if Arbeloa doesn’t last a season.”Fulham’s recent Premier League historySince winning the Championship in the 2021/22 term, Fulham haven’t finished below 13th in each of their last four seasons in the top-flight.Silva guided the club to tenth spot in the 2022/23 campaign, with Fulham ending in 13th the next season, followed by two consecutive 11th-placed finishes.Despite finishing outside the top ten in May, the Cottagers were just one point off a Conference League spot in eighth – and two behind a Europa League place in seventh.