Van Marwijk was the most impressive coach at WC. He's used his rationality, logic, and calm to beat squads with more talented than his own, and he was one Robben chip away from being a WC champion.
Löw, who was elected best manager 2010 by l'équipe isn't part of the thread? Not my candidate, though..
Cant believe Tabarez doesn't get more votes. The roster he chose (he left some stars home) was vital as it brought a united group which had a huge impact on the semifinals berth
The final results counting only votes of registered users: 1. MOURINHO, José (Inter Milan, Real Madrid) - 20 2. GUARDIOLA, Josep (Barcelona) - 13 3. REDKNAPP, Harry (Tottenham Hotspur) - 10 4. DEL BOSQUE, Vicente (Spain) - 9 5. TABÁREZ, Óscar Wáshington (Uruguay) - 5
Obviously such a poll is largely a function of exposure. I mean, what about coaches who've managed to get promoted with a modest budget? Many of the managers on the above list have an immensely expensive squad to work with. Sure, Mourinho is a very good coach. Is he truly a special one above his peers? Frankly I don't know nearly enough to have an opinion on that. But is it that astounding that he won both the Italian league and cup competitions? Hardly. Inter is by a considerable margin the richest club in Italy: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/serie-a/startseite/wettbewerb_IT1.html What about the CL? Okay, that's far more of a feat given that Inter's got "only" the fourth-most expensive squad. But it's hardly a "fairy-tale" win. Seems to me like the question of what resources a coach has at his disposal isn't much factoring in into either the choices offered in this poll or into the votes submitted. Furthermore, I'm inclined to also reward not only simple winning achievement, but also consider HOW teams played.
Abit off topic but I think it;s good to know in case you don't ... Arsene Wenger voted the best coach of THE DECADE January 7th, 2011 · All of which leads very seamlessly to some interesting information from the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, who have done some very complicated analysis and decreed that Arsene Wenger is the greatest coach of the last ten years. See the full Top 20 after the jump, and read more about it here… 1. Arsène Wenger 2. Sir Alexander Ferguson 3. José Mourinho 4. Fabio Capello 5. Guus Hiddink 6. Carlo Ancelotti 7. Luiz Felipe Scolari Marcelo Alberto Bielsa 9. Rafael Benítez 10. Marcello Lippi 11. Vicente del Bosque 12. Franklin Rijkaard 13. Sven-Göran Eriksson 14. Karel Brückner 15. Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira 16. Ottmar Hitzfeld 17. Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri »Dunga« 18. Otto Rehhagel 19. Joachim Löw 20. Carlos Bianchi