Where are the English Managers?

by faza657 | Posted on Monday, May 19th, 2014

Liverpool v Arsenal - Barclays Premier LeagueFollowing what has been an outstanding club season for English managers such as Brendan Rodgers and Tony Pulis, one must question the reason why Englishmen in charge seem to do so poorly both in Europe and on the national stage.

To back that claim further, an astonishing statistic shows that since the inception of the Premier League, which has seen over 75 trophies being won, only 6 of those trophies have been won by an English manager. Whether it’s Alex Ferguson the Scot, Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto Di Matteo and Roberto Mancini the Italians, Rafel Benitez the Spaniard, Jose Mourinho the Portuguese, Arsene Wenger the Frenchman or Manual Pellegrini the Chilean, a resounding lack of English management is found in the same country’s own league.

Whilst it’s only fair to say that English managers have a tendency to be more tactically inept than their foreign counterparts, history suggests that a concrete and successful English manager is not out of the question, proven by past managers such as Kenny Dalglish and Glenn Hoddle. At least the England Football Association did have the decency to appoint an English manager following Fabio Capello’s departure in a move which will hope to instill that form of pride which seems to have been lost in English managers nowadays.

With the last Englishman in charge to lift a trophy being Harry Redknapp after winning the FA Cup with Portsmouth back in 2008, one must admit that the overall level of football understanding in that particular frame has decreased. Whilst England do love to boast about the excitement and sales which the Premier League generates, it is quite a different situation when looking at the national squad’s success, both in players and in management. An example to look at is Italy, who although have seen their national league’s quality falter behind the likes of the Premier League, are still very strong nationally, especially when it comes to management.

There’s a reason why there’s three Italian managers taking part in the World Cup and countless Italians plying their trade for the biggest European clubs. This reason is the reading of the sport, with England needing to realise that brains are more important than brawn in football.

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