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      Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?

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      PastorGeek
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      Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Feb 07, 2016 06:49:07 pm
      After the mancs sack Van Gaal and get Jose. (presumably)

      and After Citeh get Pep.

      If there is another round of sackings at the top clubs in football. It seems theres going to be Slim pickings for the so called big teams if they are in need of replacements.

      After Simone, who is out there with real pedigree, experience and trophies who hasnt been tried multiple times and sacked?

      Will footballs managerial merry-go-round come back to bite itself ?

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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #1: Feb 07, 2016 08:24:49 pm
      Rafa's currently out of work.
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #2: Feb 07, 2016 08:34:40 pm
      For me the game has changed significantly. The resources have all ended up in the hands of a few clubs which win everything. The manager is more or less a PR exercise. Mourinho, Ancellotti, Pep they all grab press but do they make a difference to these top teams really.
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      Reply #3: Feb 07, 2016 10:27:48 pm

      But Rafa has already done the rounds at top clubs. He's one of the established names at this point.

      But when he was coming out of Valencia he was an up & coming manager with Trophies behind him.

      There aren't many 2004 Rafa equivalents in football today. Aside from Simone, whos the new kid on the block?
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      Reply #4: Feb 08, 2016 02:37:12 pm
      But Rafa has already done the rounds at top clubs. He's one of the established names at this point.

      But when he was coming out of Valencia he was an up & coming manager with Trophies behind him.

      There aren't many 2004 Rafa equivalents in football today. Aside from Simone, whos the new kid on the block?

      Ah right, my mistake.

      Unai Emery at Sevilla is a good shout. I really rate Mauricio Pochettino as well, but he'll need to win a trophy to get more attention.
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      Reply #5: Feb 08, 2016 05:08:44 pm
      Ah right, my mistake.

      Unai Emery at Sevilla is a good shout. I really rate Mauricio Pochettino as well, but he'll need to win a trophy to get more attention.

      Forgot about Emery.

      I just found the strangest site
      http://www.coachworldranking.com/ranking-coaches.aspx
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #6: Feb 08, 2016 05:19:42 pm
      Ancelotti is still free.
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      Reply #7: Feb 09, 2016 05:18:29 am

      Announced as Bayern manager after Pep.

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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #8: Feb 09, 2016 07:10:43 am
      Announced as Bayern manager after Pep.



      Looks like I missed that one.

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      Reply #9: Feb 09, 2016 08:23:33 am
      I think Simeone will go to Chelsea.

      Conte is a very good manager who i think will leave Italy after the Euros.

      Also Frank de Boer and Unai Emery are very good too.
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      Reply #10: Feb 09, 2016 10:18:24 am
      Bielsa.

      Sampaoli ??

      Oh and Gary Neville in a week or two :lmao:
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #11: Feb 09, 2016 02:42:55 pm
      Brendan still needs a job ;)
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #12: Feb 09, 2016 03:35:53 pm

      Do you have trouble understanding the written word?

      But Rafa has already done the rounds at top clubs. He's one of the established names at this point.

      But when he was coming out of Valencia he was an up & coming manager with Trophies behind him.

      There aren't many 2004 Rafa equivalents in football today. Aside from Simone, whos the new kid on the block?
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #13: Feb 09, 2016 04:03:50 pm
      Do you have trouble understanding the written word?


      Do you act like a c**t in real life as well?

      Not surprising you get banned so regularly on here.


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      Reply #14: Feb 17, 2016 12:30:57 pm
      I think the next two seasons will define Klopp as a top top manager!
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #15: Feb 18, 2016 06:07:27 am
      In my opinion, the very best managers in the game currently are Guardiola, Mourinho, Klopp, Simeone, and Ancelotti.
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #16: Feb 18, 2016 08:33:04 am
      Isn't Vizzy Montella doing alright? He was doing well at Fiorientina before they were morons and sacked him.

      I'd also expect to see Aitor Karanka and Frank De Bour at 'bigger' clubs soon. Was also thinking about people like Jürgen Low who have managing international teams for years that could be brought into the club scene.
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #17: Feb 18, 2016 05:42:01 pm
      Pochettino could be a top top manager if he works on his English a little.
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #18: Feb 22, 2016 09:11:15 am
      For me the game has changed significantly. The resources have all ended up in the hands of a few clubs which win everything. The manager is more or less a PR exercise. Mourinho, Ancellotti, Pep they all grab press but do they make a difference to these top teams really.

      Yes they do. Obviously.
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #19: Feb 22, 2016 02:57:07 pm

      Have they ever really had to use managerial acumen or just simply resort to spending more money,
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      Reply #20: Feb 22, 2016 04:07:55 pm
      Have they ever really had to use managerial acumen or just simply resort to spending more money,

      Spending the money doesn't always work though, neither does having the players. You still need to know how to set up your team, how to stop opponents, what the other teams are going to do, how to get the best out of your players and play to their strengths.
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      Re: Are there any 'TOP TOP' managers Left?
      Reply #21: Feb 22, 2016 11:19:21 pm
      Pochettino could be a top top manager if he works on his English a little.

      Whats his English got to do with it?
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      Reply #22: Feb 23, 2016 12:10:01 am
      Isn't Vizzy Montella doing alright? He was doing well at Fiorientina before they were morons and sacked him.

      I'd also expect to see Aitor Karanka and Frank De Bour at 'bigger' clubs soon. Was also thinking about people like Jürgen Low who have managing international teams for years that could be brought into the club scene.

      I don't know about you Mags but I've always seen Low as a facilitator of what has happened in German football as opposed to chief engineer of the whole business. I'm not sure whether that view is just or unjust. I think he's almost seen in an Aime Jacquet type light - someone who was part of a process where strategy and success was built above and beyond the manager's office. I think that's essentially what international management and indeed international football boils down to - the system supersedes any individual unlike as opposed to the more contained environment at club level. Because of that successful international managers never quite get the acclamation compared to their club managing counterparts.

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