Managers
This section covers all news specific to football managers of different clubs and international teams.
Gasperini lastest victim of “Mourinho’s Curse”
With Gian Piero Gasperini’s dismissal as Inter Milan manager, the Mourinho’s Curse has claimed it’s latest victim. Since his appointment at FC Porto, full-time successors have struggled to cope with the expectations of a Mourinho coached side. Almost all have failed. It’s not necessarily a lack of results that drives the replacement of his replacements,…
Alex McLeish is a big gamble for Aston Villa
Looking beyond the city rivalry, there’s plenty of ammunition for Villa fans to suggest that ‘Big Eck’ is not the right man for the job. Alex McLeish has won just 26% of his games as a Premier League manager, so far no Aston Villa manager with more than five games in charge has posted such…
Dave Jones sacked from Cardiff City
After Cardiff City’s exit against Reading in the semi-finals of the Championship play-offs, Dave Jones has been sacked as manager. Jones spent six years at Cardiff, leading them to the 2010 play-off final where they were defeated by Blackpool. The Liverpudlian has paid the ultimate sacrifice for his side’s inability to get over the final…
Barcelona vs Manchester United – What has changed since 2009?
2008/2009 was all-in-all Barcelona’s season. Pep Guardiola led his childhood club to glory like no other manager had done before him. United on the other hand, weren’t too bad the whole season. They were back again in the UEFA Champions League final to defend the title that they had won last year against Chelsea. 08/09…
What has turned Liverpool’s season around?
It is beyond doubt that Kenny Dalglish’s reintroduction to the Anfield faithful has provided the catalyst for a sparkling run of form that has seen Liverpool win six and lose just two of their last nine league games. But what has actually altered on the pitch for The Reds to now find themselves just four…
Are Leicester City really better off under Eriksson than Sousa?
The reign of Portuguese legend Paulo Sousa will never be one remembered too fondly around the City of Leicester. A man that tried to bring a certain art of football to the Walkers Stadium was, in my view, probably not given enough time to get his ideas across, and in time, develop his players at…
Andre Villas Boas: The New Jose Mourinho?
The young coach has already cemented his place in Porto history with an unstoppable march towards the league title.
Kenny Dalglish has more class than all Liverpool supporters put together
Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s trip to the Hawthorns to take on West Brom (now managed by ex-Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson), Kenny Dalglish only had positive things to say about his predecessor. When asked if Hodgson would have extra motivation to ‘prove a point’ against his former club, Dalglish said: “Roy hasn’t got anything to prove…
One hundred words: an Italian’s guide to managing a foreign nation
In what can only be described as a pamphlet rather than a book, eloquent and multilingual manager Fabio Capello has outlined how the average trophy-laden foreign coach can transfer their success to the English continent in just one hundred easy-to-master words. The pamphlet, entitled How To Coach In Place You No Speak Good, was ghostwritten…
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