Defender's don't make good...........

[Its been emotional]

Managers
History and stats back this up???

[Grandstand Boy]

Apart from Gareth Southgate, Eddie Howe, and Jurgun Klopp. Also Guardiola and Conte were defensive midfielders so not sure your argument holds a lot of water

[NYCBlue]

I don't know the stats, but as the game is largely played in front of them and positioning is crucial to their position I'd expect them to have a pretty good understanding of the game.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I don't know the stats, but as the game is largely played in front of them and positioning is crucial to their position I'd expect them to have a pretty good understanding of the game.

With us a lot of the time the game is behind them

[NYCBlue]

With us a lot of the time the game is behind them

Maybe that's Hudson's problem. Although, he played in a pretty good team.

[ManBearPig]

Probably more accurate to say Cardiff city managers don't make good managers!

[blue lewj]

Probably more accurate to say Cardiff city managers don't make good managers!

[the other bob wilson]

Warnock was a winger, Harris was a striker, as was Morison, Ole was a very successful striker, Trollope a midfielder. Malky Mackay generally reckoned to be one of the better City managers of this century was a centreback, Dave Jones a full back. Frank Burrows and Eddie May were centrebacks, Len Ashusrt a full back and going back even further, Jimmy Scoular was the equivalent of a DCM.

[Its been emotional]

Clough
Toshack
Ferguson
Keegan
Dalglish
Pep
Ancelotti
Arteta
Good few trophies there

[J R Hartley]

In the current championship table the two teams in the automatics are managed by ex defenders.

Teams in 4th,5th, 6th and 8th also managed by ex defenders.

6 of the top 8 managers in our division were ex defenders, 1 an ex striker and 1 - Critchley - a coach by trade, never had a playing career.

[2b2bdoo]

Apart from Gareth Southgate, Eddie Howe, and Jurgun Klopp. Also Guardiola and Conte were defensive midfielders so not sure your argument holds a lot of water

Southgate

[Cleve van Leef]

Alf Ramsey was a full back

[J R Hartley]

Rafa
Bielsa
Steve Cooper
Steve Bruce
Big Sam
Slaven Bilić
Tony Mowbray
Dean Smith
Malky Mackay
Tony Pulis
Nathan Jones
Sean Dyche
Chris Hughton

Some defenders off top of my head who have had success at this level and managed in Championship in last 10 years.

[blue lewj]

Yeah, but apart from that lot what ex-defenders make good managers....

[J R Hartley]

Chris Wilder another defender / successful
championship manager.

[The Lone Gunman]

Alf Ramsey, Franz Beckenbauer, Phil Scolari and Marcello Lippi played as defenders and won the World Cup as managers. They did OK. Meanwhile, the manager who won the World Cup recently (Lionel Scaloni) apparently played most of his career at right-back.

[The Lone Gunman]

Defenders who have won the Euros as managers: Richard Moller Nielsen (Denmark, 1992), Berti Vogts (Germany, 1996), Roger Lemerre (France, 2000), Otto Rehhagel (Germany, 2004), Fernando Santos (Portugal, 2016).

[North Cardiff Blue]

Defenders who have won the Euros as managers: Richard Moller Nielsen (Denmark, 1992), Berti Vogts (Germany, 1996), Roger Lemerre (France, 2000), Otto Rehhagel (Germany, 2004), Fernando Santos (Portugal, 2016).

Maybe some defenders can make it as good Managers, but Hudson won't.