…funny, I as only thinking that when I grew up the great managers had rarely been great players. I think we assume judgement and tactics come hand-in-hand with the best players but it’s not necessarily the case;
SAF (4 international caps): Kendall & Catterick (0): Paisley (0): Shankly (5): Clough (2): Revie (6). Ramsey (32) & Ancelotti (26).
i do, however, think the game has changed with introduction of DoF and groups of coaches & assistants. It’s lots to do with surrounding yourself with the best & working with them. I think Lampard is bright enough to d
Correct as usual
@Eggs. Great players play instinctively with like-gifted/minded players in, more often than not, great teams. They will struggle to understand why many players do not, or can not do, the passages of play that they used to do almost unconsciously.
A usually good coach, the exceptions you mention, have to analyse players and teams and tactics more thoroughly and look for strengths and weaknesses to offset a lesser technical talent. Therefore, they work on it. Often quite successfully.
As always there are exceptions. Until recently, we had a manager who had an in-depth dossier of every player he had coached, and, every opposition player. Pity was, the only thing he could read was a menu.
