Who is the best manager in Europe?

You guys seriously have no clue who you're voting for... Mourinho is an absolute beast and still has plenty of time to prove himself, but Capello? Total loser. Losing to a team like Liverpool with that roster was just embarrassing. I’m going with Hitzfeld, he can take them all on... two different clubs that weren't even top-tier, all running a 4-3-3 instead of that Capello bunker that just kills the game... honestly, clueless.

I gotta give it to Del Bosque, he's actually legit... he's the reason Bayern hasn't snagged another Champions League title lately

Sean Nguyen4 said:Hell yeah. Look, Zeman might not be the GOAT or anything, but the guy is an absolute legend. A total innovator. 🙏

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too bad you pull for Genoa, otherwise we might actually get along.
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wiredfalcon2 said:😍

It's a shame you're pulling for Genoa, otherwise we might actually get along.
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Rome and Genoa are friendly clubs, but I guess you didn't know that. 😉

Yesterday, I caught a satellite broadcast of a Capello-v statement. He mentioned how much he’s traveled for football, yet somehow seen very little. He claims he’ll stick with the world's most important "secondary" pursuit for maybe three more years before finally focusing on family, travel, and actually enjoying life.

...just a quick tangent...

Sean Nguyen4 said:Where there's smoke, there's fire. 🤣

I suppose if you admit you're at least half wrong, people might actually forgive you.
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Chris Cruz59 said:If you admit you were 50% wrong, maybe people will forgive you.😁

Not everything that glitters is gold. 🙂 😁

Right now, I’m feeling José Mourinho is my top pick, so that’s who I went with. But if we’re talking about pure legacy and tradition, Guy Roux is my guy. Honestly, I don't even know his exact trophy count, but man, staying at one club for that long is just legendary.

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

When you look at the actual silverware, you've got Guus Hiddink and Fabio Capello. Personally, I'm just not a fan of Rafael Benitez; he always seems to have this obsession with tearing down a squad and rebuilding everything from scratch wherever he goes...

just go vote for Fabio Capello.. he absolutely has to win this 😉 😁

Sean Nguyen4 said:Look, you clearly haven't done your homework. Roma and Genoa CFC are friendly clubs—it's just how it is. I see you're still catching up. 😉

Yeah, I know.
AS Roma, Reggina Calcio, and Genoa CFC.
Honestly, I have zero clue what the deal is with Reggina Calcio or Genoa CFC lately. No idea where they stand.
Alright, let's get this show on the road.

Guess we’re actually going to be hanging out after all, so that whole "Roma e basta!" slogan is gonna hit a little different now.
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Heh, I'm not sure if Genoa CFC and Reggina Calcio have any particularly deep history or anything. But back when we were fighting to stay out of the second division three years ago, Reggina Calcio was pretty generous and let us scrape by with a draw in the final round when they easily could have crushed us. 😁

Milutinović, man!

Out of all the options on the table, I ended up casting my vote for Rafael Benitez. If you look at it from a fan perspective...

laguum said:The best one? Fabio Capello
The one with the most potential? H.B

I guess you could argue about the first part, but the second one? That’s a given. 😬

Josip Kužiti

Here are some stats covering José Mourinho, Guus Hiddink, Arsène Wenger, and Fabio Capello:

Looking at Hiddink—it’s actually pretty interesting how he absolutely crushed it in the Netherlands, yet things just didn't quite click for him in Spain,

Guus Hiddink

Full name: Guus Hiddink
Nationality: Dutch
DOB: November 8, 1946
Birthplace: Wisch, Netherlands

Current job: Netherlands National Team
Coaching career:
1981-84 de Graafschap (Assistant)
1984-86 PSV Eindhoven (Assistant)
1986-90 PSV Eindhoven
1990-91 Fenerbahçe SK
1991-94 Valencia CF
1994-98 Netherlands
1998-99 Real Madrid
1999-00 Real Betis
2000-02 South Korea
2002-?? PSV Eindhoven
Playing career:
1967-70 de Graafschap
1970-71 PSV Eindhoven
1972-77 de Graafschap
1977-78 NEC Nijmegen
1978-78 Washington Diplomats
1978-80 NEC Nijmegen
1980-80 San Jose Earthquakes
1980-81 NEC Nijmegen
1981-82 de Graafschap

Season Club W D L Achievements
1986-87 PSV Eindhoven 27 5 2 League Title (1)
1987-88 PSV Eindhoven 27 5 2 League Title (1), League Cup
1988-89 PSV Eindhoven 24 5 5 League Title (1), Cup
1989-90 PSV Eindhoven 20 8 6 League Title (2), Cup
1990-91 Fenerbahçe SK 12 8 10 Süper Lig (5th)
1991-92 Valencia CF 20 7 11 La Liga (4th)
1992-93 Valencia CF 19 10 9 La Liga (4th)
1993-94 Valencia CF 9 6 5 La La Liga (7th)
1995-95 Netherlands 5 0 4 Qualified to UEFA Euro 96
1996-96 Netherlands 6 3 2 -
1997-97 Netherlands 4 1 2 Qualified to World Cup 98 1998 - 98 Netherlands 8 1 6 World Cup
1998-98 Netherlands 8 1 6 World Cup (4th)
1998-99 Real Madrid 11 4 8 La Liga (6th)
1999-00 Real Betis 1 6 6 La Liga (18th)
2001-01 South Korea 8 5 5
2002-02 South Korea 6 9 8 World Cup (4th)
2002-03 PSV Eindhoven 26 6 2 Eredivisie (1st)
2003-04 PSV Eindhoven 23 5 6 Eredivisie (2nd)

The stats run up until 2004—here are the links if you want to dig in

Guus Hiddink http://www.footballdatabase.com/site...dumpManager=20

Arsène Wenger
http://www.footballdatabase.com/site...dumpManager=21

José Mourinho
http://www.footballdatabase.com/site...dumpManager=14

Hitzfeld
http://www.footballdatabase.com/site...dumpManager=13

Fabio Capello
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Capello

All the names listed above are top-tier managers—their stats are pretty fascinating when you look at the win-loss ratios and the trophies they've picked up. It’s kind of strange how Guus Hiddink struggled in Spain despite being so successful in the Netherlands, whereas José Mourinho seems to be killing it everywhere he goes. And Capello is an interesting case too; he was winning something almost every single year, so why did he decide to take that one year off?
With just a bit more experience, I could probably put Franko Raajkard right up there with these heavyweights. On the other hand, I'm not exactly a fan of Rafael Benitez, so I have zero interest in digging through his stats.

There’s definitely plenty to unpack in these numbers!

Carvana said:You guys seriously have no clue who you're voting for. Mourinho is a beast, he's still got plenty of gas in the tank. But Capello? Total loser. Getting knocked out by Liverpool like that was embarrassing. I'm going with Hitzfeld—he can take all of you on at once. He took two different clubs that weren't even top-tier and won it all using a 433 instead of Capello's pathetic defensive bunker. It kills the game. Idiots.

Makes sense. (Though I'm pulling for Benitez)
I still remember that '97 Democratic Party semifinal, how helpless ManU looked at Old Trafford,
and how they completely outplayed the favorites, Juve, in the final.