• Re: Managers with league titles with five or more different teams? [R i

    From Futbolmetrix@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sat Apr 30 10:05:26 2022
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?
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  • From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sat Apr 30 11:30:56 2022
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a
    "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares
    unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they
    started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    1 title in 8 years with Milan
    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea
    1 title in 2 years with PSG.
    1 title in 3 years with Real Madrid
    1 in 1.5 years with Bayern (fired halfway through second)
    0 titles with Napoli

    So 5 titles, one in each league, in about 20 years of coaching elite
    teams with reasonable expectations of winning their league.

    I don't think that alone qualifies him as a superstar manager. His
    reputation surely rests more on his success in cup competitions,
    especially the Champions' league.

    So even though he has gone way up in my estimation since announcing he
    will be supporting Canada in the World Club, I can't see him as the
    "best superstar manager out there" quite yet. In fact if Pep can win
    the title and CL this year, he looks far more successful, and in a
    shorter time, than Ancelotti (3 CLs, 3 BL, 3 Liga, 4 EPLs - again though
    with the caveat that he has been privileged to manage elite teams that
    start every year with an expectation that they win the league).
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  • From Futbolmetrix@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 05:59:32 2022
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive.
    Agreed.

    So 5 titles, one in each league, in about 20 years of coaching elite
    teams with reasonable expectations of winning their league.

    I don't think that alone qualifies him as a superstar manager.
    What I meant to say was "manager of superstars", rather than superstar manager. He's been very good at getting teams full of egos to row in the same direction. I guess this is in part because, contrary to gurus such as Guardiola or Klopp, he is not fixated on a particular style of play, and is happy to just let the players do their thing.

    So even though he has gone way up in my estimation since announcing he
    will be supporting Canada in the World Club, I can't see him as the
    "best superstar manager out there" quite yet. In fact if Pep can win
    the title and CL this year, he looks far more successful, and in a
    shorter time, than Ancelotti (3 CLs, 3 BL, 3 Liga, 4 EPLs - again though with the caveat that he has been privileged to manage elite teams that
    start every year with an expectation that they win the league).
    In Ancelotti's defense, one could argue that his titles at Milan and Chelsea were not necessarily a sure thing at the start of the season (even though, with the team Milan had at its disposal in the early 00s, he really should have done a lot better than just one league title)
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 07:49:01 2022
    On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 12:50:25 AM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:07:40 PM UTC+1, vedran wrote:
    On 23.11.2020. 23:52, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Lower-hanging fruit, but Otto Bari|a won the Austrian League with Innsbruck, Rapid and Austria Salzburg.
    (+1 Croatian title with Dinamo Zagreb, reached two European finals, came very close to another Austrian title with Sturm Graz)

    Otto Baric just passed away, due to covid complications apparently. Despite his age he was more than reasonable, was a guest at
    Podcast Inkubator this year
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZYllyOq5FU

    Very sad news.
    He was one of the defining figures in Austrian football for 30 years, his manners and typical quotes
    have achieved legendary status here (warranting his nickname 'Otto Maximale'). The 2000's were
    a bit marred by his ill-advised homophobic comments, but in retrospect it's become clear how unique
    his accomplishments were (the above mentioned titles with three different teams, European finals
    with Rapid and Salzburg, taking Austria closer to the World Cup than anyone since 1998). RIP.

    Now I just pray that Osim holds on for many, many more years, because that'll be the day I'll shed actual tears.
    A bit spooky that this thread was being resurrected just the other day, because :'-(
    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 08:19:45 2022
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares
    unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they
    started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve

    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.

    1 title in 8 years with Milan

    Below expectations (his CL exploits were very solid though).

    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea

    EPL was a 2 team league then, so about in line with minimum expectations.

    1 title in 2 years with PSG.

    Minimum expectation, maybe even below expectations seeing their financial might.

    1 title in 3 years with Real Madrid

    Barely meeting expectations (won CL, though they were rather fortunate to do so).

    1 in 1.5 years with Bayern (fired halfway through second)

    Meh.

    0 titles with Napoli

    Underwhelming. Same with Everton.

    Bottom line: Ancelotti never had a team punching above its weight.
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 08:26:04 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 11:19:46 AM UTC-4, Al Kamista wrote:
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they
    started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    1 title in 8 years with Milan
    Below expectations (his CL exploits were very solid though).
    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea
    EPL was a 2 team league then, so about in line with minimum expectations.
    1 title in 2 years with PSG.
    Minimum expectation, maybe even below expectations seeing their financial might.
    1 title in 3 years with Real Madrid
    Barely meeting expectations (won CL, though they were rather fortunate to do so).
    1 in 1.5 years with Bayern (fired halfway through second)
    Meh.

    0 titles with Napoli

    Underwhelming. Same with Everton.

    Bottom line: Ancelotti never had a team punching above its weight.

    Talking of overrated coaches, Tuchel seems to be reverting to his mean after an impressive CL run last season.
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  • From Futbolmetrix@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 09:19:08 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 10:49:03 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Now I just pray that Osim holds on for many, many more years, because that'll be the day I'll shed actual tears.
    A bit spooky that this thread was being resurrected just the other day, because :'-(

    :-(
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 09:29:15 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 5:19:46 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they
    started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    1 title in 8 years with Milan
    Below expectations (his CL exploits were very solid though).

    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea
    EPL was a 2 team league then, so about in line with minimum expectations.

    The EPL is a 2 team league right now as well, and Klopp's honor list might look quite similar.

    Ciao,
    Werner


    1 title in 2 years with PSG.
    Minimum expectation, maybe even below expectations seeing their financial might.
    1 title in 3 years with Real Madrid
    Barely meeting expectations (won CL, though they were rather fortunate to do so).
    1 in 1.5 years with Bayern (fired halfway through second)
    Meh.

    0 titles with Napoli

    Underwhelming. Same with Everton.

    Bottom line: Ancelotti never had a team punching above its weight.
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  • From Futbolmetrix@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 09:36:55 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 11:19:46 AM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    Not entirely Ancelotti's fault, though, as he came in mid-season to replace Lippi who had lost control of the dressing room. Also, this was the year that Del Piero tore his ACL, and Zinedine "only ever showed 75% of his true potential at Juve" Zidane couldn't pick up the slack. Anyway, most Juve fans don't have a very fond memory of Ancelotti:
    - Squandered 2-0 lead at home to Man U in the CL semifinal return leg.
    - Never really understood Henry's talent, played him at left wing-back and then agreed to let him go to Arsenal for peanuts.
    - Lost the 1999-2000 title to Lazio, after squandering a 9-point lead with 9 (?) matches to go, and a 5 point lead with 3 matches left. His insistence in the final stretch on Del Piero and Inzaghi, who had run out of steam and didn't see eye to eye, was a killer.
    - Started very poorly the 2000-2001 season, and left himself too much of a mountain to climb. Still, we could have made a comeback, but in the key match against Roma (5 matches to go, six points behind), we once again couldn't hold on to a 2-0 lead.

    Bottom line: Ancelotti never had a team punching above its weight.
    Agreed. But if you look at his ClubElo profile, he seems to have a good knack of taking over very good teams, keeping them close to their level, and leaving before they fall even further.
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 09:42:02 2022
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 7:05:28 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also
    counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and
    Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I'll just leave that here

    https://i.redd.it/3z3yb9fxfvw81.jpg

    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 09:59:43 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 12:29:17 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 5:19:46 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    1 title in 8 years with Milan
    Below expectations (his CL exploits were very solid though).

    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea
    EPL was a 2 team league then, so about in line with minimum expectations.
    The EPL is a 2 team league right now as well, and Klopp's honor list might look quite similar.

    Is that a sincere comparison, or are you just being mischievous?

    Because I am pretty sure that you realize that there's a bit of a difference in the situations these two coaches inherited at their respective EPL clubs.
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 10:02:24 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 12:36:56 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 11:19:46 AM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    Not entirely Ancelotti's fault, though, as he came in mid-season to replace Lippi who had lost control of the dressing room. Also, this was the year that Del Piero tore his ACL, and Zinedine "only ever showed 75% of his true potential at Juve" Zidane couldn't pick up the slack. Anyway, most Juve fans don't have a very fond memory of Ancelotti:

    - Squandered 2-0 lead at home to Man U in the CL semifinal return leg.
    - Never really understood Henry's talent, played him at left wing-back and then agreed to let him go to Arsenal for peanuts.
    - Lost the 1999-2000 title to Lazio, after squandering a 9-point lead with 9 (?) matches to go, and a 5 point lead with 3 matches left. His insistence in the final stretch on Del Piero and Inzaghi, who had run out of steam and didn't see eye to eye, was a killer.
    - Started very poorly the 2000-2001 season, and left himself too much of a mountain to climb. Still, we could have made a comeback, but in the key match against Roma (5 matches to go, six points behind), we once again couldn't hold on to a 2-0 lead.

    Bottom line: Ancelotti never had a team punching above its weight.
    Agreed. But if you look at his ClubElo profile, he seems to have a good knack of taking over very good teams, keeping them close to their level, and leaving before they fall even further.
    I think we all agree that Ancelotti does well when he inherits a privileged situation.
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 10:15:40 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 7:02:25 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 12:36:56 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 11:19:46 AM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    Not entirely Ancelotti's fault, though, as he came in mid-season to replace Lippi who had lost control of the dressing room. Also, this was the year that Del Piero tore his ACL, and Zinedine "only ever showed 75% of his true potential at Juve" Zidane couldn't pick up the slack. Anyway, most Juve fans don't have a very fond memory of Ancelotti:

    - Squandered 2-0 lead at home to Man U in the CL semifinal return leg.
    - Never really understood Henry's talent, played him at left wing-back and then agreed to let him go to Arsenal for peanuts.
    - Lost the 1999-2000 title to Lazio, after squandering a 9-point lead with 9 (?) matches to go, and a 5 point lead with 3 matches left. His insistence in the final stretch on Del Piero and Inzaghi, who had run out of steam and didn't see eye to eye, was a killer.
    - Started very poorly the 2000-2001 season, and left himself too much of a mountain to climb. Still, we could have made a comeback, but in the key match against Roma (5 matches to go, six points behind), we once again couldn't hold on to a 2-0 lead.

    Bottom line: Ancelotti never had a team punching above its weight.
    Agreed. But if you look at his ClubElo profile, he seems to have a good knack of taking over very good teams, keeping them close to their level, and leaving before they fall even further.

    I think we all agree that Ancelotti does well when he inherits a privileged situation.
    I would amend that to 'better than most'.
    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 11:09:56 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 6:59:44 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 12:29:17 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 5:19:46 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a
    "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    1 title in 8 years with Milan
    Below expectations (his CL exploits were very solid though).

    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea
    EPL was a 2 team league then, so about in line with minimum expectations.
    The EPL is a 2 team league right now as well, and Klopp's honor list might look quite similar.

    Is that a sincere comparison, or are you just being mischievous?

    Bit of both. You worship Klopp, and got reasons to, but it doesn't quite square with you denigrating Tuchel and Ancelotti.
    Klopp's been through his fair share of disappointments, especially in finals.

    Because I am pretty sure that you realize that there's a bit of a difference in the situations these two coaches inherited at their respective EPL clubs.

    I guess you could say that I've come to appreciate the difficulty of getting results out of a group.
    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.


    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 12:04:34 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:09:57 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 6:59:44 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 12:29:17 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 5:19:46 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a
    "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    1 title in 8 years with Milan
    Below expectations (his CL exploits were very solid though).

    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea
    EPL was a 2 team league then, so about in line with minimum expectations.
    The EPL is a 2 team league right now as well, and Klopp's honor list might look quite similar.

    Is that a sincere comparison, or are you just being mischievous?
    Bit of both. You worship Klopp, and got reasons to, but it doesn't quite square with you denigrating Tuchel and Ancelotti.
    Honestly, and without trying to sound like I'm trolling, being a homer, or indulging in hyperbole, Ancelotti and Tuchel don't even belong in the same breath as Klopp.
    Klopp has exceeded expectations everywhere he has ever managed. He took Mainz to the Bundesliga for the first in their history (I think), won two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund and got to the CL final with a budget a fraction of Bayern's, and took Liverpool out of the gutter and molded arguably their greatest side in history (with a net spend lower than West Ham, Aston Villa, and Everton in that same period). It's astounding what he has done at LFC.
    Klopp's been through his fair share of disappointments, especially in finals.
    A nuanced and knowledgeable fan like yourself should know better than most that cup competitions have a healthy element of luck in them.
    Because I am pretty sure that you realize that there's a bit of a difference in the situations these two coaches inherited at their respective EPL clubs.
    I guess you could say that I've come to appreciate the difficulty of getting results out of a group.
    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.
    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such
    Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years! Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same
    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it. None of the names above are mentioned as some of the greatest managers of recent times. Maybe continuing to get results out of a dominant and successful group isn't as hard as you think it is.
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  • From Futbolmetrix@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 15:13:02 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3:04:35 PM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such
    Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years! Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it.

    And how many of these have done it in more than one place?
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  • From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Sun May 1 22:43:23 2022
    On 2022-05-01 16:13, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3:04:35 PM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such
    Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years!
    Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it.

    And how many of these have done it in more than one place?


    None of those, but people like Mourinho, Trapattoni and Capello have
    done it with multiple teams, multiple times. Hitzfeld too, I suppose.
    And Conte.
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 2 00:22:40 2022
    On Monday, May 2, 2022 at 6:43:27 AM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2022-05-01 16:13, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3:04:35 PM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such
    Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years!
    Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it.

    And how many of these have done it in more than one place?


    None of those, but people like Mourinho, Trapattoni and Capello have
    done it with multiple teams, multiple times. Hitzfeld too, I suppose.
    And Conte.
    All from the top echelon of managers, no?
    I guess more enlightening would be a list of those coaches who failed to maintain an equal
    level of success after having taken over an established team.
    Just off the top of my head: Moyes, Emery, Quique Seti|-n, Villas-Boas, Rehhagel, Klinsmann, Sarri, Ben|!tez,...
    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 2 00:49:00 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 9:04:35 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 2:09:57 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 6:59:44 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 12:29:17 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 5:19:46 PM UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
    On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:31:00 PM UTC-4, MH wrote:
    On 2022-04-30 11:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 6:26:12 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    So Jose's Spurs are top of the league after a convincing Mourinho-like performance against ManCity.

    Meaning that Mou could be on track to winning a championship with a fifth different team: Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Spurs, and let's assume for a second that the one with the Immaculate Virgins also counts.

    We did this not too long ago for managers winning in four or more different leagues, and there are six coaches that belong in this group: Mourinho (4 different teams), Trap (5), Ancelotti (4), Happel (4), Ivic (5), and Gerets (6) .

    Real Madrid captures the 2021-2022 La Liga title, and Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win in each one of the top 5 leagues. Best superstar manager out there?

    I dunno, his record of winning league titles, given that he has managed
    so many elite teams, is not all that impressive. Has anyone ever done a
    "wins over replacement" type analysis for him.

    He managed only 50 % title wins with PSG (surely that compares unfavourably to just about everyone else they have had since they started their run of winning the title most of the time).

    0 titles in 2 years with Juve
    They won teh title the season before he joined. They finished 7th in his first season. Not too impressive.
    1 title in 8 years with Milan
    Below expectations (his CL exploits were very solid though).

    1 title in 2 years with Chelsea
    EPL was a 2 team league then, so about in line with minimum expectations.
    The EPL is a 2 team league right now as well, and Klopp's honor list might look quite similar.

    Is that a sincere comparison, or are you just being mischievous?
    Bit of both. You worship Klopp, and got reasons to, but it doesn't quite square with you denigrating Tuchel and Ancelotti.
    Honestly, and without trying to sound like I'm trolling, being a homer, or indulging in hyperbole, Ancelotti and Tuchel don't even belong in the same breath as Klopp.

    Klopp has exceeded expectations everywhere he has ever managed. He took Mainz to the Bundesliga for the first in their history (I think), won two Bundesliga
    titles with Dortmund and got to the CL final with a budget a fraction of Bayern's, and took Liverpool out of the gutter and molded arguably their greatest side in
    history (with a net spend lower than West Ham, Aston Villa, and Everton in that same period). It's astounding what he has done at LFC.

    Klopp's been through his fair share of disappointments, especially in finals.

    A nuanced and knowledgeable fan like yourself should know better than most that cup competitions have a healthy element of luck in them.

    He's had his fair share of disappointments in league seasons, too, not just when contending with Pep's Man City.
    In his first two seasons in Mainz, he missed out on promotion first by one point and then by one goal.
    But of course one of his strengths is great resilience, he got them up in his third year, just like he persevered with
    Liverpool.

    Still, not to forget that overall Tuchel did better with Mainz than Klopp.


    Because I am pretty sure that you realize that there's a bit of a difference in the situations these two coaches inherited at their respective EPL clubs.
    I guess you could say that I've come to appreciate the difficulty of getting results out of a group.
    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:

    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL

    He is somebody that definitely has the potential be numbered among the all-time great coaches one day.


    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such

    And is already under criticism for not having achieved anything else.


    Pochettino - Same

    Probably the most Ancelotti-like on the list? The old softie.


    Sarri - Same

    I'll leave it to Daniele to judge whether or not he's to be blamed for Juve's subsequent problems after the 19/20 title.


    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years!

    Yeah, he's good. Stubborn, though.


    Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    Among the very stupid things that Barcelona have done on their way to their current state, firing Valverde was a major one.


    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it. None of the names above are mentioned as some of the greatest managers of recent
    times. Maybe continuing to get results out of a dominant and successful group isn't as hard as you think it is.

    Nevertheless I believe that to do it consistently, and in very different environments, is still a sign of real quality that few can emulate.


    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 2 08:04:58 2022
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 6:13:04 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3:04:35 PM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years! Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it.
    And how many of these have done it in more than one place?

    I would argue that that's more a result of opportunity than anything else.
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  • From Al Kamista@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 2 08:10:48 2022
    On Monday, May 2, 2022 at 3:22:41 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Monday, May 2, 2022 at 6:43:27 AM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2022-05-01 16:13, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3:04:35 PM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such
    Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years! >> Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it.

    And how many of these have done it in more than one place?


    None of those, but people like Mourinho, Trapattoni and Capello have
    done it with multiple teams, multiple times. Hitzfeld too, I suppose.
    And Conte.
    All from the top echelon of managers, no?
    I don't think it has ever been in dispute that Ancelotti is in the top echelon of managers. It's his reputation as one of the very best that I take strong exception to. In my opinion the 4 greatest managers of this millennium are Ferguson, Mourinho, Guardiola, and Klopp, with an honorable mention for Conte. These are guys who have elevated their teams (and individual players) to new heights, on a consistent basis.
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  • From Futbolmetrix@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 2 20:34:38 2022
    On Monday, May 2, 2022 at 3:49:02 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Sarri - Same
    I'll leave it to Daniele to judge whether or not he's to be blamed for Juve's subsequent problems after the 19/20 title.
    Whoa...you are wading into dangerous culture/generational war territory within the Juve fandom...
    Let's say that opinions about Sarri among Juve fans are...mixed.
    On the positive side, he of course did lead the team to its 9th consecutive scudetto. Winning a scudetto is never a foregone conclusion, as subsequent years have shown. And winning one with a team with a "full belly" after such a long string of successes is even harder. He may have been able to squeeze the last drops of quality from players such as Higuain, Khedira, Matuidi and Pjanic.
    On the negative side:
    - He never clicked with a majority of fans, who never forgave him some anti-Juve remarks made when he was coaching Napoli. According to some, he also lacked the "Juventus style," whatever that may be (people didn't like his sweaty polos, the fact that he would always chew a cigarette butt, or that he would take notes on a small notepad during matches...whatever).
    - Some people didn't like his style of play (or what should have been his style): attack-oriented, which apparently contrasts with Juve's DNA of a defense-first team. Whatever x2.
    - He also clearly didn't click with the team, and apparently lost the dressing room early on. He said so himself in an interview after he left Juve, that he chose to sacrifice his style of play so that he would not lose the team completely. It's emblematic that on the day we sealed the title, he quickly went back to the dressing room rather than celebrate on the field with the players.
    - Whatever promises he made about changing the way Juve was supposed to play, it never really worked (see points above), and Juve during his tenure was not all that more pleasing to watch than during the Allegri tenure. We did concede more goals, though.
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  • From MH@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Tue May 3 09:32:40 2022
    On 2022-05-02 09:04, Al Kamista wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 6:13:04 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3:04:35 PM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such
    Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years!
    Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it.
    And how many of these have done it in more than one place?

    I would argue that that's more a result of opportunity than anything else.

    It does introduce a certain bias. Until recently (OK, recently in old
    fogey relative terms), managers did not move around so much
    (particularly in Britain, or so it would seem). You had people like Ron Greenwood (13 years at West Ham), Bobby Robson (13 years at Ipswich),
    Keith Burkinshaw (8 years at Spurs) who did not win all that much (but
    then things were also more competitive), but retained the faith of their
    clubs (and were not poached by bigger clubs either).

    German managers going abroad was not that common with a few exceptions
    like Lattek and Heynckes (and an unsuccessful Weisweiler year at Barca).
    Some of the bigger Dutch ones did move a bit more, perhaps.

    Even more recently it seems like Italian, Portugese and Spanish managers
    are more adventurous about trying their luck in new countries.
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  • From Werner Pichler@24:150/2 to rec.sport.soccer on Wed May 4 03:36:03 2022
    On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 5:32:45 PM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2022-05-02 09:04, Al Kamista wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 6:13:04 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 3:04:35 PM UTC-4, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:

    Even if, or rather especially when, they're already eminently good at what they're doing.

    Let's look at a list of some others who have done that:
    Flick - Took champions and kept them champions in both his seasons in charge, plus won the CL
    Nagelsman - Took champions and conformably retained them as such
    Pochettino - Same
    Sarri - Same
    Alegri - Took champions and kept them as such for 5 consecutive years! >>> Vilanova, Valverde, Enrique - Same

    I just listed 8 managers who took a championship team and retained it. >> And how many of these have done it in more than one place?

    I would argue that that's more a result of opportunity than anything else.
    It does introduce a certain bias. Until recently (OK, recently in old
    fogey relative terms), managers did not move around so much
    (particularly in Britain, or so it would seem). You had people like Ron Greenwood (13 years at West Ham), Bobby Robson (13 years at Ipswich),
    Keith Burkinshaw (8 years at Spurs) who did not win all that much (but
    then things were also more competitive), but retained the faith of their clubs (and were not poached by bigger clubs either).

    German managers going abroad was not that common with a few exceptions
    like Lattek and Heynckes (and an unsuccessful Weisweiler year at Barca).

    German managers like Piontek and Derwall (and later Feldkamp) helped kick-start things
    in Denmark and Turkey.

    Ciao,
    Werner


    Some of the bigger Dutch ones did move a bit more, perhaps.

    Even more recently it seems like Italian, Portugese and Spanish managers
    are more adventurous about trying their luck in new countries.
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