Who is the greatest football manager of all time?

By YPB Team

Ferguson, Guardiola, Clough, Cruyff — which football manager has had the greatest impact on the beautiful game?

  1. Sir Alex Ferguson — ranked #11
    Sir Alex Ferguson
    Manchester United's legendary Scot who won 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues across a 27-year reign at Old Trafford.
  2. Pep Guardiola — ranked #22
    Pep Guardiola
    The tactical visionary who revolutionised possession football at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City, winning over 40 trophies.
  3. Johan Cruyff — ranked #33
    Johan Cruyff
    Transformed FC Barcelona into a global powerhouse as manager, laying the foundations for their tiki-taka philosophy with four La Liga titles.
  4. Bill Shankly — ranked #44
    Bill Shankly
    Transformed Liverpool from a second-tier club into a European power with three First Division titles and two FA Cups in his 15-year tenure.
  5. Bob Paisley — ranked #55
    Bob Paisley
    The most decorated manager in English football history, winning six league titles and three European Cups in nine seasons at Liverpool.
  6. Arrigo Sacchi — ranked #66
    Arrigo Sacchi
    Transformed AC Milan into the world's dominant club in the late 1980s with a revolutionary high-pressing, zonal defensive system.
  7. Carlo Ancelotti — ranked #77
    Carlo Ancelotti
    The only manager to win the Champions League four times, succeeding at AC Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Everton.
  8. José Mourinho — ranked #88
    José Mourinho
    The 'Special One' who won league titles in four different countries and three Champions Leagues with Porto, Inter Milan, and Real Madrid.
  9. Brian Clough — ranked #99
    Brian Clough
    Led unfashionable Nottingham Forest to back-to-back European Cup titles in 1979 and 1980, achieving one of football's most remarkable feats.
  10. Jock Stein — ranked #1010
    Jock Stein
    Led Celtic to become the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967 with a squad of players born within 30 miles of Glasgow.
  11. Vicente del Bosque — ranked #1111
    Vicente del Bosque
    Led Spain to unprecedented back-to-back European Championship and World Cup triumphs between 2008 and 2012.
  12. Didier Deschamps — ranked #1212
    Didier Deschamps
    Managed France to World Cup victory in 2018 and EURO 2024, the first manager to win the World Cup as both captain and coach.
  13. Marcello Lippi — ranked #1313
    Marcello Lippi
    Led Italy to the 2006 FIFA World Cup title and Juventus to five consecutive Serie A titles in the 1990s.

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