SPORT: Who is the best football manager of all time?

Apoorv Vatsal

follows English Premier league,Bundesliga,La Liga,Serie A and Ligue 1

80w ago

Undoubtedly it has to be Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, is a former Scottish football manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is regarded by many players, managers and analysts to be one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time.

Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986. During his 26 years with Manchester United he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League titles.He was knighted in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honors list, for his services to the game.Ferguson is the longest serving manager of Manchester United, having overtaken Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December 2010. He retired from management at the end of the 2012–13 season, having won the Premier League in his final season.

Here are some stats:

Manchester United

Premier League (13): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13FA Cup (5): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10FA Charity/Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Some individual honors:

LMA Manager of the Decade (1): 1990sLMA Manager of the Year (4): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13LMA Special Merit Award (2): 2009, 2011Premier League Manager of the Season (11): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13UEFA Manager of the Year (1): 1998–99UEFA Team of the Year (2): 2007, 2008World Soccer Magazine Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013FIFA Presidential Award: 2011PFA Merit Award: 2007

On 8 May 2013, Ferguson announced that he was to retire as manager at the end of the football season, but would remain at the club as a director and club ambassador. The Guardian announced it was the “end of an era”, while former UEFA president Michel Platini said that Ferguson was “a true visionary”. British Prime Minister David Cameron described Ferguson as a “remarkable man in British football”. Manchester United has ever since struggled to find a replacement who could take United to the same heights as Ferguson.Surely we can learn a lot from him.

Eashan Trehan

CS & Finance double major @ University of Hong Kong

78w ago

A lot of people may suggest Sir Alex Ferguson’s name, he is a great manager, no doubt! The best the Premier League has ever seen, but I would like to nominate Carlo Ancelotti, because of his success thought several European Competitions and in different countries.

He has managed top teams like Real Madrid, PSG, Chelsea, Juventus, AC Milan and the latest is Bayern Munich.He is the only manager to have won the UEFA Champions League 3 times and has reached the final 4 times.His win percentage increases at every subsequent club, it goes to show that he truly learns from experience.He has managed a mammoth 844 games for 6 clubs and won 15 honours, at 59.7% win percentage.

Rajeshwar Pandey

A passionate Liverpool fan since 2010 but has respect for football, in general.

80w ago

The answer to this is highly debatable. My personal view is that 2 managers - Sir Alex Ferguson & Jupp Heynckes are the greatest of all time. While everyone knows Sir Alex, Jupp was a great in himself. He took Real Madrid to its 8th and 9th UCL titles. He was responsible for Bayern achieving a treble in 2013–14 season. The striking quality of both these men was thag they promoted a brand of heavily aggressive football which was focussed only on hard work, dedication and training. Their ideas on football can be mirrored in real life. I would end this with a quote from Sir Alex - “Only sissies play for a draw. You are either the better team or the worse team. Thus, you either win or you lose.”