Press review: The most feared football managers!!

Fear factor

The football section of The Independent online version published a featured article By Simon Rice  ”The Most Feared Football Managers” click here to read the original article which is supported with images guide.

The article talked about 10 feared managers as following (according to the article order):

• Alex Ferguson (Manchester United/Scotland)
• Brian Clough (former manager for Hartlepool United – Derby County –  Brighton & Hove Albion –  Leeds United –  Nottingham Forest/England)
• Walter Zenga (Palermo / Italy)
• Stuart Pearce (Capello assistant coach & England U-21 manager)
• Giovanni Trapattoni (The Republic Ireland national team / Italy)
• Fabio Capello (England national team / Italy)
• Roy Keane (Ipswich / The Republic of Ireland)
• Graeme Souness (former manager for Rangers – Liverpool – Galatasaray – Southampton – Torino – Benfica – Blackburn Rovers – Newcastle / Scotland)
• John Sitton (former manager for Leyton F.C – Enfield F.C / England)
• Hristo Stoichkov (Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa / Bulgaria)

Press review: Fabio Capello technical team

Capello's men

After guiding England for South Africa World Cup 2010 yesterday with a strong performance beating Croatia (5-1), Capello work is well-appreciated by the British media and commentators. So I saw a great article talking about Fabio Capello work team, this article from the online version of The Telegraph, to read the original article click here

Don Capello record with England (updated after Croatia game)

Don Fabio

Fabio Capello formally appointed as England Head Manager on 14 December 2007 after signing a 4 years and half contract, and his first match was a friendly against Switzerland (England won 2-1). After less than two years from his appointing date things looks positive for the Three Lions as they almost forget Steve McClaren woful era which ended with failure to qualify to Euro 2008 finals.

Capello’s England squad for World Cup 2010 qualifier

 

Fabio Capello announced his squad for the friendly against Slovenia and the World Cup 2010 qualifier against Croatia, no Owen yet while Tottenham on-fire form due Crouch and Lennon is back to the squad

Goalkeepers:

Foster (Manchester United)

Green (West Ham)

Robinson (Blackburn)

Football Coaches or Managers and Leadership

 

So I’m a management student (B.S in Business & Management) and I love this field so much, and can’t help it not relating it to football managers or coaches.

The rule of coach or manager in Football (Soccer) differentiate for example in England the coach is a football coach and manager they have more responsibilities and more influence like players contracts and transfers and the holistic view from a football perspective this privileges in Spain and Italy doesn’t exist only on few cases.

I always see the coach or manager as a leader, during college I took Leadership course in that course we learnt that there are types of leaders (some leaders are heroes or teachers or rulers).

Alex Ferguson is a Ruler leader he don’t hesitate to kick any one out of his team (Nistelrooy – Kean – Hienze – Beckham) what ever their stalwart status for the team or for the fans because he is the master of this team no one should undermine his authority while Arsene Wenger is a Teacher for sure when we look his influence on his students (players) you can tell his role to educate his players with football basics and install his football view and methodology (Cesc or Denilson for example admire Wenger or their teacher so much), the Special One Mourinho is a Hero leader, he protect his troops (players) from the media, always ready to take the blame on his shoulders if anything goes wrong.

Fabio Capello I thinks is a Ruler leader type he is fearless man take decision despite the huge potential risk underlining there and can confront any dilemma with solid nerves.

Josep Guardiola fill in Hero leader type category he restore Catalonia pride always support his players and literally protect his players like the incident that happen during the Clasico game against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou 2008 December, Real Madrid players deliberately tackling Leo Messi and the flamboyant Pep stood up and shout toward the referee telling him: “if you will not protect Messi I will take him out of the game” I like that attitude from Pep.

Or according to the Leadership Behavior Theory, there are leadership styles:

•  Autocratic
• Democratic
• Laissez-fair

This theory I’ll talk about later in another post. And try to apply it on Football managers.

Guardiola’s Barcelona attacking art

 

This man deserve all the hype generated by the globe media about his work until now with Barcelona, the latest thing make me more and more impressed by the Catalan man his tactical switch in the Clasico against Real Madrid, as he put Eto’o on the right side instead of Messi usual position, and let the little Argentine enjoy free role at the middle of the pitch to crack up Madrid backline with his combination alongside Iniesta and Xavi taking full advantage from Real Madrid high back line defense.

To manage a team that scored 146 goals during the season and 100 goals in the La Liga is something more than impressive, it tells you that they attack on a clear way they know what they are doing.

They force their opponents to fear them and to set back to defend and if someone dire to attack them or open up you should ask Real Madrid, while the only team made Barcelona feel helpless was Chelsea with their ultra-defense game plan, hence Guardiola is not error-free as the experience factor pops up in Chelsea game Barcelona didn’t change their way of playing, for example they didn’t try to impose Chelsea set-pieces problem here we can say Guardiola lack of experience appeared. This Big matches show the exceptional coach from ordinal one, for me Guardiola is a top class coach under-development.

Josep Guardiola is a case example of how a football club benefit from their legends, Guardiola evolve from a leader in the pitch then to coach Barcelona B team and finally take the responsibility of Barcelona FC, it was a risky decision by Joan Laporta to choose young coach to manage top class players like Xavi, Messi, Eto’o…etc but did you forgot Guardiola played with the like Romario, Laudrup, Koeman…etc and coached by the Cruyff, Capello!!!

Fabio Capello’s England national team squad, Ben Foster called-up !!

 

 

Fabio Capello named his 23 players for Slovakia friendly and World Cup qualifier game against Ukraine. Man United had the most players represent the England national team with 4 players.

 

Goalkeepers:

Ben Foster (Manchester United)

Robert Green (West Ham United)
David James (Portsmouth)

 

Defenders:

Leighton Baines (Everton)

Ashley Cole (Chelsea)

Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)

Phil Jagielka (Everton)
Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)

Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)

Joleon Lescott (Everton)

John Terry (Chelsea)

Matthew Upson (West Ham United)

 

Midfielders:

Gareth Barry (Aston Villa)

David Beckham (AC Milan (Loan from LA Galaxy))

Michael Carrick (Manchester United)

Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)

Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)

Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).

 

Forwards:

Carlton Cole (West Ham United)

Peter Crouch (Portsmouth)

Emile Heskey (Aston Villa)

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

 

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