Guus Hiddink may be a tactician master, but I think he's highly overrated.

Don't forget, Korea went as far ahead as the semi-finals in the World Cup because of luck and favours from the referee.

2) Moving to a new stadium can be a factor but don't forget that your opponents are playing in the same stadium as well. What unfamiliarity?

3) That is an excuse.

4) Same point as no. 2

5) He chose to build his team his own way. Why the excuses now? No one forced him into nurturing a whole team of under-21s.

If you guys are suggesting that SAF is the best manager due to his long-serving career with the titles, then this guy should be it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Maley




Put in a more solid argument please.

My point was, one cannot judge "the best manager" simply from the length of his tenure and the titles he hold under his belt. Yes, those are major factors to look in but we have to also take other factors into like the way he manages his players, his relationship with the media, the way he treats the referees, relationship with other managers and so on and so forth.

SAF might boast a string of titles, no doubt about it. But let us put the other factors into argument and we may have a more fruitful discussion. There is a difference between "the best manager" and "the manager who won the most titles".

This post has been edited by blinky: Jan 8 2009, 02:40 PM

Yes, winning League 2 is as hard as winning the Premiership.

Any reason for me not to believe that?

As long as it's a title in its own right, why not?

Speaking of which, I'm very surprised that River Plate got relegated. They used to be the powerhouse of Argentina and the South American Region along with Boca.

Like I said, there is a distinctive difference between "Best Manager" and "Most Successful Manager".

Try looking the whole topic from a different aspect. A best manager can be someone who hasn't won any titles, yet is well respected in the industry for his ethics, work rate, relationship with his players, the referees and other managers etc.

This post has been edited by blinky: Jan 8 2009, 06:25 PM