I think football is an incredibly simple game, that people like to make incredibly complex. Defenders need to stop the ball going in one net, forwards need to stick it in the other one. I don't think there's been a better manager combination than Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. To win the equivalent of the Premier League with two small teams, and the European cup twice in a row, is something none of the current mangers could do. I'd like to see Pep Guardiola take a relatively small club from a lower division and try that. All the emphasis now is on the manager, their assistant is also important. Brian Clough wasn't the same without Peter Taylor. I think the closest to Brian Clough now is José Mourinho, they seem like similar characters. Mourinho needs to find his Peter Taylor.
It can be complicated but for the most part as a manager you cannot control that once they are on the pitch you just hope your tactics and training has worn off. Most impressive manager in my opinion is Eddie Howe
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