Steve Kean and 9 World Football Managers Under Pressure

Football is a high pressure game full of high-pressure situations.

Managers take the brunt of it and possess one of the most unstable and nerve-racking jobs in the world.

There are plenty of guys currently feeling the heat. Let's take a look at 10 managers who are under the microscope for every move they make right now.

Enjoy the slideshow!

Steve Kean

The Blackburn Rovers owners certainly don't bow to fan pressure.

Steve Kean, by all rights, probably should never have landed this job. Furthermore, he's definitely done badly enough to get fired.

It's just not really feasible for Blackburn to continue with Kean for much longer, and while faith and loyalty can be applauded to a certain extent, it's bordering on silly.

Do you want your club to be competing in the English Premier League next season, Venky's?

Andre Villas-Boas

Chelsea's recent slump has alarmed most people, and the potential title contenders are currently well off the pace.

I wouldn't blame Andre Villas-Boas for this and since Roman Abramovich paid £13.3 million to release him from his contract at Porto, I can't see him being sacked.

Nevertheless, when a team is under-performing, the manager feels the heat. Right now, AVB is roasting.

Franciszek Smuda

Franciszek Smuda will be under considerable amounts of pressure in the run-up to Euro 2012 considering he is the manager of one of the host nations, Poland.

Poland have got a pretty decent team this time around, the best they've had for several years.

In addition to a talented team experiencing home comforts, their friendlies this year have yielded some great results.

However, you can beat Argentina, draw with Mexico and Germany and still be fired for not making it out of the Euro 2012 group.

The pressure on home coaches is unbelievable.

Oleg Blokhin

Another home nation manager for Euro 2012 as Poland share the competition with Ukraine.

Ukraine probably have a stronger team than Poland and will be expected to go further than their co-hosts this summer.

Oleg Blokhin has a tough task keeping the fans happy in the buildup to the competition, despite a good friendly record throughout 2011. It's impossible to know how ready his team is to go out there and compete.

Owen Coyle

Steve Bruce was all set to be on this list, but Ellis Short made the move.

Another Premier League contender, then? Things at Bolton Wanderers aren't going swimmingly, are they?

Owen Coyle, coming off the back of a great first full season in charge, is subsequently struggling despite buying smartly in the summer transfer window.

It just shows you what the fixture calendar can throw at you, as several tough games have destroyed the Trotter's self-confidence.

Don't expect Coyle to be sacked, but he's not exactly sitting pretty.

Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello was under absolutely no pressure one month ago, since many believed England had no hope in hell come this summer at Euro 2012.

One win against Spain later, suddenly England are a good team and Scott Parker is the saviour. Losing to Spain might have done him more favours.

Despite the fact his contract is set to expire and he is to take his leave after the tournament, fans will be quietly expecting a pretty decent showing.

Arsene Wenger

Despite Arsenal's recent resurgence, the north London club still remain outside the UEFA Champions League places.

As long as this continues to be the case, Arsene Wenger will be under pressure. One slip-up results-wise could leave Arsenal far, far adrift from their rivals.

An injury to Robin van Persie, which is not unlikely, could completely derail the Gunners' season yet again.

Laurent Blanc

French football took a bit of a hit toward the end of Raymond Domenech's reign.

The less said about South Africa 2010 the better, but Laurent Blanc's young guns will have the chance to restore some pride next summer.

The likes of Marvin Martin, Yann M'Vila and Moussa Sissoko will have the chance to shine, but Blanc will be under considerable pressure to repair France's fractured stature in world football.

Delio Rossi

Delio Rossi, the newly appointed Fiorentina manager, will be under immediate pressure to churn out some results and steer the club away from the relegation zone in Serie A.

With January looming and English eyes on Juan Manuel Vargas and Alessio Cerci, his job isn't going to get any easier anytime soon.

Frank De Boer

Frank de Boer is a talented young manager who excelled as a player.

He currently manages Ajax, but they're not looking so hot in the league right now. They're around 10 points off the top, sitting in fourth, despite possessing fantastic talents such as Christian Eriksen.

De Boer will have to pick his troops up soon if they are to catch AZ Alkmaar at the summit of the Eredivisie.