While I could use my student discount to buy a copy for £60 as opposed to £600 I think I will stick with the snippets that can be found in the media. Enjoy.
If you want some nice graphics: http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Football/documents/2008/05/29/deloitte.pdf Now obviously things will have changed since then but we would need to wait until the next report to get the full details.
For me it's Hiddink. The guy has made wonders at each and every team he has coached, and not necessarily with a big budget. SAF is of course an extraordinary coach, but he has mainly coached Utd, tailoring it exactly the way he wanted over the years. Hiddink has been able to show fast results with teams as different as PSV, South Korea, Russia and now Chelsea...
Well, that and the fact that every team usually manages a 'bounce' when they get a new manager because the players think they're starting with a clean slate and they all want to impress the new fella. I think he's a good manager but whether he's got what it takes for the prem is yet to be determined.
I didn't read too much in the recent Chelsea victories (though it's noticeable after so many defeats with previous coach), but fact is Hiddink has been extremely successful with the large variety of teams he has coached. I mean, a guy who can lead South Korea to WC semifinals (well, along with some referees, agreed) is right there on top.
PSV - one of the biggest teams in Holland South Korea - far more preparation prior to the event, home field advantage and corrupt officials Russia - underachieving team in general that did well in one Euro 2008 game Chelsea - one of the biggest teams in England, two games in
... and they were one of the biggest teams in Holland before and after him, as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guus_Hiddink#PSV_Eindhoven During his second spell with PSV, Hiddink won three Dutch league titles (2002-03, 2004-05, and 2005-06), the 2005 Dutch Cup, and the 2003 Dutch Super Cup. In Europe, the 2004-05 Champions League led to PSV's first ever appearance in the semi-final of the tournament since it adopted its current format in 1992–93 (PSV won the European Cup, the predecessor to the modern Champions League, in 1988, with Hiddink as coach). PSV narrowly lost the semi-final to AC Milan, on away goals. In the 2005-06 Champions League season, PSV made it through the group stage, but was eliminated in the first knockout round, having lost 5 of its starting 11 members (Park Ji-Sung to Manchester United, Lee Young-Pyo to Tottenham Hotspur, Mark van Bommel to Barcelona, Johann Vogel to AC Milan, and Wilfred Bouma to Aston Villa) to transfers. This period at PSV would make Hiddink the most successful Dutch coach in history,[17] with six Dutch League titles and four Dutch Cups, surpassing the record of Rinus Michels. Corrupt officials? Why? Because they noticed Totti doing this? [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViaVdnrPOZA"]YouTube - Francesco Totti's Diving in the World Cup 2002[/ame] He was determined to go down well before the guy got anywhere near him. That was one of the most beautiful moments in world football history. Made all the sweeter by the hysterical reaction of the Italians who showed real class and composure... NOT Yes, well, that would be what's meant by a good manager, wouldn't it... someone who can get an underachieving side playing to their potential or beyond. Regardless of how well he does with us the guy's a good manager.
I think you need to revisit that World Cup. As for Hiddink I never once stated that he was not a good manager. All I did was dispute the ridiculous claim that he was the best.
Have there been other head coaches that have simultaneously managed a major European club and a national team?
Uh huh! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldc...art/mexico_v_italy/newsid_2018000/2018794.stm 41 mins: Mexico have another golden opportunity as Gerardo Torrado dummies the Italian defence and then puts Jared Borgetti through with a great pass - but a fantastic block by Fabio Cannavaro prevents Borgetti scoring. Italy counter-attack through Francesco Totti, who goes down in the Mexican half and is booked for diving. 9 mins: Christian Panucci makes inroads into Mexico's box - he falls to the floor looking for a penalty but the referee books him for diving. The ref for that one was from Brazil so not only dirty cheating Asians but dirty cheating central and south Americans as well There were one or two bad decisions in that WC, (the one where the ball went over the dead ball line and yet they scored a goal was one), but Italy didn't suffer than any other team. What about the turks having a man sent off against Brazil for Rivaldo's dive. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40xpRK_d9u4"]YouTube - Idiot 3 - Rivaldo[/ame] More to the point from my point of view what about this... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbbsytHDp2o"]YouTube - Maradona hand of god[/ame] The only difference is the level of hysterical nonsense the rest of us had to put up with afterwards.
Like I said earlier, this World Cup was apparently before you achieved sight. Watch the Italy Korea game again.