With all the speculation surrounding Pep and also the question of what's next for Jose, it got me thinking. Since elite managers tend to only go to top class teams so they can continue winning big, it is surprising when they actually sign on for lesser teams and take on that challenge.
In hockey, Mike Babcock just went to Toronto who are in re-building mode and years away from winning the Cup. Also helps that they are backing up a Brinks truck to his front door.
In basketball, Larry Brown presumably could have gotten offers from the best teams in the NBA if he just waited a year or two after his Pistons experience. Instead he went to New York for the $12m a year plus they had the potential to become an elite team. Didn't work out that way and again he could have waited and gotten a great NBA or college job but he went to Southern Methodist University! He must like the challenge.
In American football, Steve Spurrier left Florida for the NFL and failed there. When he was coming back to college, he would have waited a little bit and gotten a top job. Instead he went to South Carolina, one of the poor teams of their conference.
Baseball is the sport where the manager has the least impact so I don't think this kind of logic really applies.
So in footy, who are some of the top managers that surprised everyone and took on a more challenging job instead of waiting for their pick of top jobs?
- Klopp probably could have waited it out and went to one of the mega rich clubs but he's a different kind of guy so it's not all that surprising.
- Capello was at one time years ago considered one of the top managers in the world but not so much for several years now so it's not really surprising he would coach Russia. Plus they paid him tens of millions like England did.
- If Pep goes to Arsenal, this would be what I'm talking about. He could go to City or Man U or even PSG and Real possibly. However, from what we have learned recently, he probably is up for a challenge so maybe Arsenal isn't that far fetched.
- Ancelotti is an example of elite manager (though overrated IMO) that jumps from top job to top job and says NO to the likes of Liverpool and such. But maybe as he gets older, the top top clubs will be weary of his age and he will have to accept lower jobs or middle of the pack countries for the pay cheque like Capello at Russia.
- Jogi Low when he leaves Germany. Not considered elite yet because he's only coached at national level with a stacked team but it will be interesting to see where he goes after whether that's in 6 months or 6 years from now.
- Del Bosque doesn't have the resume of Pep, Jose, Carlo, LVG, etc. because he's basically only coached Real, Besiktas and Spain. But he's won big time trophies and he'd probably retire after his Spain duties or take a big pay cheque in the Middle East or something.
So are there any elite managers who have surprisingly taken on lower ranking jobs that were seemingly below his status? Particularly while he was still in his prime and could have had his pick of top jobs if he just waited a little bit?
Elite managers that accepted the challenge of managing non-elite teams?
In hockey, Mike Babcock just went to Toronto who are in re-building mode and years away from winning the Cup. Also helps that they are backing up a Brinks truck to his front door.
In basketball, Larry Brown presumably could have gotten offers from the best teams in the NBA if he just waited a year or two after his Pistons experience. Instead he went to New York for the $12m a year plus they had the potential to become an elite team. Didn't work out that way and again he could have waited and gotten a great NBA or college job but he went to Southern Methodist University! He must like the challenge.
In American football, Steve Spurrier left Florida for the NFL and failed there. When he was coming back to college, he would have waited a little bit and gotten a top job. Instead he went to South Carolina, one of the poor teams of their conference.
Baseball is the sport where the manager has the least impact so I don't think this kind of logic really applies.
So in footy, who are some of the top managers that surprised everyone and took on a more challenging job instead of waiting for their pick of top jobs?
- Klopp probably could have waited it out and went to one of the mega rich clubs but he's a different kind of guy so it's not all that surprising.
- Capello was at one time years ago considered one of the top managers in the world but not so much for several years now so it's not really surprising he would coach Russia. Plus they paid him tens of millions like England did.
- If Pep goes to Arsenal, this would be what I'm talking about. He could go to City or Man U or even PSG and Real possibly. However, from what we have learned recently, he probably is up for a challenge so maybe Arsenal isn't that far fetched.
- Ancelotti is an example of elite manager (though overrated IMO) that jumps from top job to top job and says NO to the likes of Liverpool and such. But maybe as he gets older, the top top clubs will be weary of his age and he will have to accept lower jobs or middle of the pack countries for the pay cheque like Capello at Russia.
- Jogi Low when he leaves Germany. Not considered elite yet because he's only coached at national level with a stacked team but it will be interesting to see where he goes after whether that's in 6 months or 6 years from now.
- Del Bosque doesn't have the resume of Pep, Jose, Carlo, LVG, etc. because he's basically only coached Real, Besiktas and Spain. But he's won big time trophies and he'd probably retire after his Spain duties or take a big pay cheque in the Middle East or something.
So are there any elite managers who have surprisingly taken on lower ranking jobs that were seemingly below his status? Particularly while he was still in his prime and could have had his pick of top jobs if he just waited a little bit?
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