A dribbler is considered to be key to any team as they have the talent to unlock even the meanest of defenses. In today’s modern game, a footballer requires a certain level of panache in order to carry off those all-important rabonas and through balls. If they can get the Champions League over the line, then he will have won it all in Manchester.The art of dribbling is one that demands a tremendous amount of skill, not to mention concentration. The Catalan boss is back on top of his game with City this season as they charge to another Premier League. It doesn't matter how much money you throw at it, three league titles in four years is far from a given. And while it is clearly easier to win trophies when you have the budget of City, it's still not easy. But what can you do when the guy just keeps coming back for more? Man City weren't in great shape when Guardilola took them over. Guardiola moves to outright third in the list, will he catch Ferguson? /O32YSzApQ1- 90min April 26, 2021 With Leipzig's challenge now fading, he looks set to sign off with a second Bundesliga on the spin, and will take over Germany in the summer at the very peak of his powers. We don't have the space to list everything Flick won during his brief tenure as Bayern Munich manager.but it's a lot. Diego Simeoneįlick and Bayern celebrate yet another trophy / Alexander Hassenstein/Getty ImagesĪnyone who wins a sextuple at any level of football is going to be right in the running here. Having just left the Champions League at the semi-final stage, however, his status could take a tanking if PSG fail to win Ligue 1. The Jose Mourinho project did not go to plan but Pochettino has landed on his feet. Tottenham must yearn for the simpler times when Pochettino was their manager and the worst case scenario was merely qualifying for the Champions League. Pochettino was appreciating Neymar tonight. That's something they definitely could not have said when he took over just a couple of years ago. Now 33, he will leave RB Leipzig to take over their Bundesliga title rivals. You don't get the Bayern Munich job for nothing, do you? Nagelsmann wasn't even 30 when he took the Hoffenheim post but his age hasn't stopped him from rocketing right to the top of German football. Julian Nagelsmann has been confirmed as the new head coach of Bayern.
Considering they were staring relegation in the face not so long ago, that's been some effort. He's followed up three trophy-laden years at Celtic by turning the Foxes into a sustainable top four contender. Rodgers casts an anxious eye over Leicester's clash with Crystal Palace / ANDREW BOYERS/Getty ImagesĬlaims that he's done a better job at Leicester than Claudio Ranieri (thanks Jamie Carragher) are wide of the mark, but Rodgers has done a formidable job since taking the reins at Leicester. And yet they managed it for a fair chunk of the season - only losing ground in match round 34. They had no right to be in a La Liga title challenge given their comparative budget to the big three.
You'd have been laughed out of the building for naming Lopetegui as one of the world's top managers a year ago, but his work with Sevilla has been exemplary. Three points separating the top four clubs in La Liga. And all that comes after he rebuilt the Netherlands into an actual, capable football team from the mess they were in 2018. He's steadied the ship somewhat, appeased Lionel Messi, got something resembling a tune out of Antoine Griezmann, and given a platform to various talented youngsters like Pedri, Ilaix Moriba and Oscar Mingueza.
Managing Barcelona this season has been no easy task given the soap opera behind the scenes, but Koeman seems to have done a far better job of it than many expected him to.
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