Scott Parker only left Tottenham Hotspur last summer.
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Scott Parker is a Premier League manager.
The 38-year-old has been appointed as Claudio Ranieri’s successor at Fulham following the Italian’s sacking in midweek.
Parker was a youth coach at Tottenham only nine months ago, and this promotion indicates that his decision to leave Spurs was justified.
The former England international, who was Spurs’ Under-18 manager, acknowledged to BBC Sport on Friday that his role at Craven Cottage is ‘definitely an audition’.
But even still, going from a youth-team manager in North London to an interim boss for a top-flight senior club within the space of a year is mightily impressive.
It was a big risk by Parker to quit Tottenham. He was doing well with the Lilywhites and further progression would’ve taken him higher up the ladder.
But it’s a gamble that has quite clearly paid off.
Parker, who made over 600 senior appearances during his playing career, was a no-nonsense figure on the pitch and the Fulham players might well respond better to him than they did to Ranieri.
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