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  1. 1Herbert ChapmanHerbert ChapmanBorn 19 Jan 1878Football, Huddersfield Town and Arsenal. Chapman won league titles in 1924 and 1925 with Huddersfield, a provincial club, then rebuilt Arsenal into the dominant English side of the 1930s, winning the league in 1931 and 1933. The constant was organisation: he adapted the "WM" formation to the new…0i
  2. 2Ernst HappelErnst HappelBorn 29 Nov 1925Football, Feyenoord, Club Brugge, the Netherlands and Hamburg. The Austrian Happel won the European Cup with Feyenoord in 1970 and Hamburg in 1983, reached the 1978 final with Brugge, and took the Netherlands to the 1978 World Cup final. His pressing, offside-trap defence travelled across four…0i
  3. 3Brian CloughBrian CloughBorn 21 Mar 1935Football, Derby County and Nottingham Forest. Clough won the league with Derby in 1972, then took Forest from the Second Division to the league title in 1978 and two European Cups, in 1979 and 1980. Both clubs were unfashionable; what stayed the same was a simple passing game, sharp recruitment…0i
  4. 4Giovanni TrapattoniGiovanni TrapattoniBorn 17 Mar 1939Football, Juventus, Inter, Bayern Munich, Benfica and Red Bull Salzburg. Trapattoni won league titles in four countries: Italy many times with Juventus and once with Inter, Germany with Bayern in 1997, Portugal with Benfica in 2005 and Austria with Salzburg in 2007. His defensive organisation was…0i
  5. 5Alex FergusonAlex FergusonBorn 31 Dec 1941Football, Aberdeen and Manchester United. Ferguson broke the Old Firm's hold on Scottish football, winning three league titles with Aberdeen and the 1983 Cup Winners' Cup against Real Madrid, then won 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues at United. The method that travelled was squad…0i
  6. 6Guus HiddinkGuus HiddinkBorn 8 Nov 1946Football, PSV, South Korea, Australia and Russia. Hiddink won the European Cup with PSV in 1988, then took South Korea to the 2002 World Cup semi-finals, Australia to the knockout rounds in 2006 and Russia to the Euro 2008 semi-finals. With national teams he leaned on fitness work and on picking…0i
  7. 7Marcello LippiMarcello LippiBorn 12 Apr 1948Football, Juventus, Italy and Guangzhou Evergrande. Lippi won the Champions League with Juventus in 1996, the World Cup with Italy in 2006 and the Asian Champions League with Guangzhou in 2013, making him the first coach to win both the European and Asian club titles. His teams were defensively…0i
  8. 8José MourinhoJosé MourinhoFootball, Porto, Chelsea, Inter and Real Madrid. Mourinho won the Champions League with Porto in 2004, two straight Premier League titles at Chelsea, a treble with Inter in 2010 and La Liga with Real Madrid in 2012. The constants were detailed opposition analysis and a well-drilled defensive block;…0i
  9. 9Carlo AncelottiCarlo AncelottiBorn 10 Jun 1959Football, Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Ancelotti is the only coach to win the league in all five of Europe's major countries and has won the Champions League five times, with Milan and Real Madrid. Rather than impose one system he builds around the players he…0i
  10. 10Pep GuardiolaPep GuardiolaBorn 18 Jan 1971Football, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. Guardiola won two Champions Leagues with Barcelona, three Bundesliga titles with Bayern and a run of Premier League titles with City, including the treble in 2023. His principle of controlling possession stayed the same, but the details…0i