Current managers with a playing career as good as our Gus'

[Colossal Squid]

I actually can't think of very many.

Roberto Mancini was a fine player in his day, but other than that most of the Premiership seems to be made up of men who are better managers than they were players.

Liverpool have Dalglish, who was a pretty special player in his day by all accounts, but that was a long time ago.

And there's Steve Bruce. He had a top playing career.

But I think those are the only three in the top tier who played at the very highest level.

So how about further down the leagues?

 

[Foolg]

Paolo Di Canio, apart from that i'm struggling. Suppose Lee Clark had a pretty impressive career.

 

[Aristotle]

Pardew played at a pretty high level, although obviously Palarse don't come under that heading, and he is a twat.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Gary Speed? Seeing as managing who isn't stated. Sparky Hughes maybe?

 

[Foolg]

Tony Adams, although he had to trek out to far eastern Europe to get a job these days.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Gary Speed? Seeing as managing who isn't stated. Sparky Hughes maybe?

Well Hughes isn't in a job at the moment. Likewise Paul Ince.

Pardew played at a pretty high level, although obviously Palarse don't come under that heading, and he is a twat.

Don't think Pardew ever played at international level though did he?

 

[albionmpm]

Uwe Rosler

 

[Colossal Squid]

Uwe Rosler

Good call

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Well Hughes isn't in a job at the moment. Likewise Paul Ince.

I was trying hard to work out who Sparky is currently managing, now I know!

 

[Icy Gull]

Not many English players who are as good as Gus was full stop. Funny how arguably that three of the best managers we have had in the English game recently were all ordinary to quite shit footballers - Ferguson, Mourinho and Wenger

 

[Colossal Squid]

Not many English players who are as good as Gus was full stop. Funny how arguably the three of the best managers we have had in the English game recently were all ordinary to quite shit footballers - Ferguson, Mourinho and Wenger

But there are plenty of other foreign managers plying their trade in this country. Nobody said they had to be English

 

[Colossal Squid]

With a playing career that took in Juventus, Roma and Milan AND 32 caps for Italy, Capello must have been a pretty decent player in his day. Not that I can remember

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Guardiola would have to be up there?

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Johan Cryuff.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Guardiola DEFINITELY qualifies. Great player

 

[saltash seagull]

How can anybody compare gus with pardew in playing terms?

 

[Chris_Highwind]

Paul Lambert is an obvious one

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

yeah i'd go with paul lambert.......won the champions league (which gus never did) and OWNED zidane in the final

 

[Chris_Highwind]

Steve Bruce as well! Prem, Cup winners, Super Cup, League cup, fa cup and charity shield...
Totally missed you saying him at the start :|

 

[We're the Stripes]

Luis Enrique had a pretty blindin' career, now in charge of AS Roma.