I forgot Bobby Robson.
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No one is saying it? It was said in the second reply on the thread??
“Can't get my head around top clubs who employ famous ex-players in the belief that they are destined to become great managers.”
And
“There will always be exceptions to the rule but not many players follow up a stellar playing career by achieving top honours as a coach/manager.”
There are loads of examples in the past and the present and no doubt will be in the future.
Neither of those statements says that a great player can't be a great manager.
There are also plenty of examples of great players that failed as managers.