Spanish La Liga 2009-2010 managers list

Here you go the 2009-2010 season managers list for Spanish La Liga….

Almeria: Hugo Sanchez (Mexico :: July 11, 1958 :: since 2008)

Athletic Bilbao: Joaquín Caparrós (Spain :: October 13, 1955 :: since 2007)

Atlético Madrid: Abel Resino (Spain :: February 2, 1960 :: since February 2009)

Barcelona: Josep Guardiola (Spain :: January 18, 1971 :: since June 2008)

Deportivo: Miguel Ángel Lotina (Spain :: June 18, 1957 :: since 2007-08 season)

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: the team will always be giving 100%

 

Josep Guardiola; Barcelona FC young manager held a press conference before his team match against Sporting Gijon in La Liga 22 matchday

 

Guardiola don’t think Barca will be affected of playing 9 games in 28 days:

We’re not tired, we’re fine, we must be in good shape because otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to keep going in three competitions with matches so close together.

About their next opponent Sporting:

We’ve played sides who park the bus and Sporting don’t do that. Manolo Preciado says they’re coming to attack and if he says that, that’s what they’ll do

Guardiola admire ‘brave’ coaches, especially Sporting coach Manolo Preciado:

 I like brave coaches and I admire them for always going for goals

Guardiola proud and happy for Busquets and Piqué Spain call:

The two of them are coming on really nicely; This is Piqué’s first year as a regular Sergi has been a real surprise, even for me

Finally he gave his praise for Barcelona FC youth system:

All their hard work is paying off and this is proof that the Barca youth academy have a lot of talent and the system works

My comment:

I’m so impressed with Pep’s first year as Barcelona manager, appointing him was the right decision his discplain regiem made us forget last two seasons for Barca which was full of conflicts in the dressing room. Now they are back like a football team but with super individuals (Messi, Eto’o, Xavi, Alves….etc) under a briliant coach Pep Guardiola.

I love numbers so let Guardiola record speaks about his wonderful job:

Guardiola coached Barcelona before Sporting match in 36 official games (La Liga – Copa Del Rey – Champions League) Wins: 29 Loses: 3 Draws: 4

Finally this excellent record was achieved with wonderful playing style so Pep had manage to do the difficult two RESULTS + Entertaining and attractive displays

Best