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

[Its been emotional]

Managers
History and stats back this up???

[Grandstand Boy]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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

[blue lewj]

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

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

:xmashehe:

[the other bob wilson]

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

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]

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

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

[J R Hartley]

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

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]

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

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 :hehe:

[Cleve van Leef]

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

Alf Ramsey was a full back

[J R Hartley]

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

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]

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

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

[J R Hartley]

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

Chris Wilder another defender / successful
championship manager.