Neill Collins moves into management

[Balham Blade]

Collins and Monty were rather shit players and unsurprisingly they are rather shit managers.

Imagine my shock.

Footballing ability ≠ managerial ability. Look at Lampard and Gerrard: both superb players and both poor managers.

The main thing which differentiates good from bad managers is generally intelligence and adaptability. I don't know how Montgomery and Collins fare on either measure.

 

[Silent Blade]

Footballing ability ≠ managerial ability. Look at Lampard and Gerrard: both superb players and both poor managers.

Bryan Robson and Martin Peters too

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Collins and Monty were rather shit players and unsurprisingly they are rather shit managers.

Imagine my shock.

Weird int it. Think Klopp and Pep were average players too.

 

[Gin&Juice]

Bryan Robson and Martin Peters too

If he played in the premier league now, he’d be the best player.

If he managed in the premier league now, he’d be the worst manager.

What a man.

 

[Balham Blade]

Weird int it. Think Klopp and Pep were average players too.

Klopp yes.

Guardiola played 263 times for Barcelona (6 La Liga titles, 4 Supercopas de Espana, 2 Copas del Rey, 1 European Cup, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 1 European Super Cup) and 47 times for Spain. He was a brilliant player.

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Klopp yes.

Guardiola played 263 times for Barcelona (6 La Liga titles, 4 Supercopas de Espana, 2 Copas del Rey, 1 European Cup, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 1 European Super Cup) and 47 times for Spain. He was a brilliant player.

Before my time so because I didn't hear much about him as a player I just thought he was standard. Fairs

 

[billyblademan]

Before my time so because I didn't hear much about him as a player I just thought he was standard. Fairs

Mourinho was no great shakes either.

Plus I'm crap at 5 a side, but brilliant at Football Manager.

 

[Balham Blade]

Before my time so because I didn't hear much about him as a player I just thought he was standard. Fairs

This got me thinking so I looked into the Premier League managers' playing careers

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta. 284 PL appearances for Arsenal & Everton, no international caps
Liverpool: Jürgen Klopp. 325 appearances for Mainz 05 in the 2. Bundesliga, no international caps
Man City: Pep Guardiola. 263 La Liga appearances for Barcelona plus 28 Serie A appearances for Brescia and Roma. 47 international caps
Aston Villa: Unai Emery. 215 Segunda División appearances, no international caps
Spurs: Ange Postecoglu. 193 NSL (A-League predecessor) appearances for South Melbourne, 4 caps for Australia
Newcastle: Eddie Howe. 270 third tier appearances for Bournemouth (+2 second tier appearances for Portsmouth), no international caps
Manchester: Erik ten Hag. 299 Eredivisie appearances, no international caps
West Ham: David Moyes. 535 appearances, mainly English second tier, some SPL. No international appearances
Chelsea: Mauricio Pochettino. 509 top flight appearances in Argentina, Spain and France. 20 caps for Argentina
Bournemouth: Andoni Iraola. 406 La Liga appearances for Athletic Club, 7 caps for Spain
Brighton: Roberto de Zerbi. 289 appearances, mainly Serie B. No international caps
Wolves: Gary O'Neil. 489 appearances across the PL and Championship. No international caps
Fulham: Marco Silva. 287 appearances in Portugal, mainly second tier. No international apps
Palace: Oliver Glasner. 516 Austrian top flight appearances, no international caps
Brentford: Thomas Frank. No senior appearances
Everton: Sean Dyche. 459 appearances across tiers 2-4 in England, no caps
Forest: Nuno Santo. 199 career appearances, mainly Portuguese second tier. No caps
Luton: Rob Edwards. 213 appearances, mainly Championship level. 15 caps for Wales
Burnley: Vincent Kompany. 382 top flight appearances, mainly Man City (265). 89 caps for Belgium
United: Chris Wilder. 414 career appearances, mainly second tier. No caps

Majority middling-to-good. Only Guardiola and Kompany were elite.

 

[Mendi]

Football is a brutal game.