Summer of 2018 is an end of an era at Los Blancos, and also a big change for them. It started with winning the Champions League three times in a row and followed with the announcement of Zinedine Zidane. Suddenly, Zizou declared his leaving. Then the other great member of...
Marco Silva's appointment at Everton certainly drew some controversy, with Everton now embroiled in a legal dispute with Watford over the way in which he left Watford back in January, but what can Everton fans expect from the young Portuguese manager and how will that fit in with the current...
Many younger Arsenal fans had never actually seen a change in manager at their club. So when Arsene Wenger announced his departure from the Emirates, an unusual situation developed in North London for many Gunners fans. A unanimous board decision decided the man who impressed most in the interview process, and the...
Lucien Favre is the successor of Peter Stöger and thereby Dortmund’s hope for sustainability on the management post. Taking over BVB after a disastrous season with the firing of Peter Bosz before the winter break and the following period with Stöger as a short-term solution might be a risk and...
The FIFA World Cup 2018 is over and leagues around Europe are set to start in a couple of weeks. Meantime, Liga MX, with its 2018 Apertura opener starting last weekend, is the major tournament to begin between the ‘others’ leagues. Other than some classic topics such as the questions...
Many of the questions surrounding Steven Gerrard's arrival in Glasgow were around the fact he was taking on such a big job for his first in management. Elements of risk were mentioned in abundance, both for Gerrard and for Rangers. His first two games in charge were Europa League qualifiers,...
Maurizio Sarri was confirmed as the new coach of Chelsea last week after months of speculation. Finally the club reached a deal with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis. The deal brings not only one of Italy's best coaches to England but also possibly the most exciting style of play in...
Landing the top spot in the Group B of FIFA World Cup 2018, Spain seemed to be one of the favourites to fall in the semi-final set of the tournament, something which is now just a fantasy for many. Four years back, Spain's terrible performance against the Netherlands in the opening fixture of Brazil 2014...
Brazil entered the 2018 World Cup with optimism after an excellent finish to their qualification campaign. Led by Tite, they won 10 and drew two of their final 12 matches to reach this summer’s finals comfortably, topping the CONMEBOL qualifying section. Their resurgence was built on an improved defence, though...
Despite their 3-2 loss to Strasbourg—which prevented them from taking advantage of Marseille’s tie against Guingamp—Lyon’s campaign showed that the club owned by Jean-Michel Aulas has all the necessary tools to compete for the best sports on Ligue 1’s table and, maybe, challenge PSG for the title next season. Sure,...
Under Sérgio Conceição's tactics, FC Porto won their first Primeira league title since 2013. For Conceição, who is coming off a great job he did with Nantes in Ligue 1, this is another impressive result to add to his young coaching career. Other well-regarded managers, such as Paulo Fonseca, Nuno...
A new wave of young managers his coming and some have already gained experience in top clubs. These new managers can be split in two segments: young German managers like Julian Nagelsmann, Manuel Baum or Alexander Nouri who start their coaching journey early. And former top players who are often...
After leading Eintracht Frankfurt to avoid relegation in 2016/2017 campaign, Niko Kovac managed the Eagles to reach the top half of the Bundesliga table this season. His work didn’t go unnoticed. In fact, Bayern Munich selected Kovac to become their next coach as the successor to Jupp Heynckes. Maybe Kovac...
In the last two seasons of European football, few coaches can say they have produced better results than Gian Piero Gasperini. The Atalanta coach steered the club to fourth last season, a position that would have meant Champions League football this term, and now has them in sixth which would...
Eusebio Di Francesco Preferred Formation In his first season in Rome, Eusebio Di Francesco has steered his former side to their first Champions League semi-final in 34 years and look set to finish in the top four in Serie A. The season has been a bit up and down for...
Things have changed since Matías Almeyda took over as manager at Chivas. After they claimed the Liga MX 2017 title for the first time in a decade with a team featuring only Mexican players, pressure rose on Almeyda. But the Argentinian coach and his players failed to live up to...
