Why don't ex-Manchester United players make successful managers?

[placeholder]

Perhaps the reverse of the question should be

Why do Man Utd produce so many managers?

or failing that

Why do so many players that play under Sir Alex Ferguson go on to be managers?

 

[Tom84]

Perhaps the reverse of the question should be

Why do Man Utd produce so many managers?

or failing that

Why do so many players that play under Sir Alex Ferguson go on to be managers?

How about why do so many ex Liverpool players turn out to be awful football pundits...?

 

[Purdy]

I'd regard myself as pretty successful if I managed a premier league club, much smaller number of top class positions to be manager as opposed to a player.

Every football pundit is rubbish, bar Ray Wilkins.

 

[peterattheboro]

Bryan Robson built the foundations for a successful Boro side with back to back Premiership seasons...

I'd say he was successful.

 

[pauLAW]

Just a thought?...

Mark Hughes
Gordon Strachan
Paul Ince
Steve Bruce
Roy Keane
Bryan Robson
Ray Wilkins
Lou Macari
Steve Coppell
Mark Robins
David Platt
Darren Ferguson

David Platt was only in the youth set up. I agree with what placeholder was saying because that's the first thing that I thought.

They are only unsuccessful if you are comparing them to Sir Alex.....I dont think they have done a bad job at all....A lot of teams would love their pick from that bunch

 

[sandy10]

It depends on your definition of success - Alex Ferguson is the most decorated manager in football in terms of trophies - from that list, you could hold their cups won in the palm of your hand.

Anyone who considers Steve Bruce or Bryan Robson "successful" for example, need to purchase a dictionary.

 

[Shamikebab]

Anyone who considers Steve Bruce or Bryan Robson "successful" for example, need to purchase a dictionary.

Or perhaps you do?

 

[sandy10]

Or perhaps you do?

Ok, please explain the "success" enjoyed by messers Bryan Robson (Middlesbrough, Bradford City, WBA, Sheff Utd and Thailand) and Steve Bruce (Sheff Utd, Huddersfield Town, Wigan Ath, C Palace, Birmingham City, Wigan and Sunderland) as I'm very intrigued.

 

[Shamikebab]

They have both managed with some success in one of the top leagues of the world?

 

[BaZ87]

Bruce has done ok but Robson was pretty **** tbf.

 

[Martynt74]

Ok, please explain the "success" enjoyed by messers Bryan Robson (Middlesbrough, Bradford City, WBA, Sheff Utd and Thailand) and Steve Bruce (Sheff Utd, Huddersfield Town, Wigan Ath, C Palace, Birmingham City, Wigan and Sunderland) as I'm very intrigued.

They may not have set the world on fire, however i'd say that there are very few managers that do. However Bruce especially has generally done very well at the clubs he's been at

 

[HangTime]

Steve Coppell is a good manager imo, he just seems to flip out every now and then
IIRC no English manager has EVER won as many points as him in a season, well over 100.

 

[Hate]

That list smacks of someone who only cares about the top end of the premiership...

 

[Weebull]

Why aren't any of the managers in England that aren't Ferguson successful?

 

[sandy10]

Why aren't any of the managers in England that aren't Ferguson successful?

I'd say Arsene Wenger's been successful - 3 FAPL titles and 4 FA Cups?....Kenny Dalglish has been successful - 3 x Division 1 titles, 1 x FAPL and 2 x FA Cups...


In terms of success without winning trophies, David Moyes has year on in been successful with very limited funds, whilst many would argue Harry Redknapp has, on the main, been a successful manager, particularly over the last 3 or so seasons.


As for Steve Bruce, he's achieved very little, other than sailing various clubs around the lower-reaches of the Premier League playing insipid, negative football - no-one can say he's not had funds, particularly at Sunderland.

 

[sandy10]

That list smacks of someone who only cares about the top end of the premiership...

I'm a Villa supporter, so that's clearly nonsense for a start!

 

[semi-pro waster]

I'd say Arsene Wenger's been successful - 3 FAPL titles and 4 FA Cups?....Kenny Dalglish has been successful - 3 x Division 1 titles, 1 x FAPL and 2 x FA Cups...

It's pretty much a leading (and rhetorical) question - similarly "so when did you stop beating your wife?". Of course other managers apart from Sir Alex have been successful but none in the EPL have been there as long or had such consistent success. Should we call them poor because of that? No and equally a number of the managers you named originally have been fairly successful but not to the same level as Sir Alex - that doesn't make them poor by any stretch, if it's anything it's evidence of how good he is.

 

[VonClinkerhofen]

As for Steve Bruce, he's achieved very little, other than sailing various clubs around the lower-reaches of the Premier League playing insipid, negative football - no-one can say he's not had funds, particularly at Sunderland.

I'm quite prepared to admit Steve Bruce has his faults
Teams mentally going on holiday as soon as safety is achieved
Failing to prepare the team mentally against Newcastle
Signing dodgy South Americans
Rushing players back from injury only for them to break down again.

But to say Sunderland play insipid negative football??? I most strongly disagree.

 

[VonClinkerhofen]

And back on topic.

Laurent Blanc has done ok!!!!

 

[red11]

Haha is this thread still going on, seems like Sandy is just venting at losing Young to a better club. You're obsessed with Man Utd. I guess not every club is as lucky to have past players who go on to achieve as much success as the likes of Paul Merson, Gareth Southgate, Dean Saunders and Steve Staunton in management.

And David Platt? lol Never even played a senior game for Man Utd, left at 18. Troll.