Fantastic Players Who turned out to be mediocre managers

by Guest Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:22 am

I start:

Graeme Souness
John Barnes
Alan Shearer (too harsh I know Very Happy

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by Pedram Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:25 am

Maradona doesn't worth to be mentioned.

by BeautifulGame Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:43 am

Roy Keane

by Kick Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:35 am

Kenny Daglish.

Only kidding,

Maradonna springs to mind first.

by The Nature Boy Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:36 am

El Pipita wrote:Maradona doesn't worth to be mentioned.

yet in the 2nd post in the thread, u mention him...

by teague Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:37 am

by cositomilan Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:39 am

maradona wins by nose? what the hell am I saying he takes the whole cake Laughing

by Sushi Master Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:49 am

Lothar Matthaus.

by DeviAngel Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:56 am

Maradona ftw !

by Albiceleste Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:53 am

Maradona

by adnyana179 Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:02 am

I think we all knew Maradona would dominate this thread.

by Adit Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:19 am

mara...

by Adit Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:26 am

apart from common believe i do rate Dunga highly but thats just me... Cool

by M99 Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:03 am

Maradona wins this thread by a country mile.

Honorable Mentions
Roy Keane
Ciro Ferrara (doing OK with U21 though)
Lothar Matthaeus

by shadeslayer Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:52 am

Van Basten

by dostoevsky Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:58 am

Ciro Ferrara deserved criticism for his time at Juventus, however he doesn't deserve the label mediocre in my opinion. When Ferrara left Juventus were in the Champions League qualification spots. They haven't returned since unfortunately. Some daft moves and responsible for some very poor results, however with his work at the U-21 level he's showing he still has potential.

Donadoni could go either way as well in that respect. I like him, he trusts youth, however still an average manager though he can improve if he's surrounded by mature, intelligent assistants who can help him find his feet. Did some fine work with Livorno and got us through qualification for the last Euro but there were some bad defeats he needs to live up to. Above mediocre though in my opinion, however he needs to do well in Cagliari or he'll be remembered for that 3-0 loss to the Netherlands more than anything else. His tenure at Napoli was also disastrous.