Deep insights into the role and life of a modern football manager, with contributions from some of the biggest names in the business.Part Six – The EndThey say that in life nothing is certain, but death and taxes. For football managers, however, that list needs a third addition… the sack.Everyone who dreams of being a football manager thinks that o…

Deep insights into the role and life of a modern football manager, with contributions from some of the biggest names in the business.Part Five – The MatchYou’ve built your squad, settled upon your tactics and got everything working like clockwork. Now it’s time to put it all into effect… it’s matchday.By all accounts, this is the hardest part of fo…

Deep insights into the role and life of a modern football manager, with contributions from some of the biggest names in the business.Part Four - TacticsSo you’ve found a club and built your squad, now all you have to do is send them out on the pitch with everything they need to know to beat the opposition. That’s right… it’s time to talk tactics.As…

Deep insights into the role and life of a modern football manager, with contributions from some of the biggest names in the business. Part Three - Recruitment No matter how great a tactician or motivator you are, your reputation as a manager will ultimately depend on the quality of player you send over that white line, so you need to make sure that…

Deep insights into the role and life of a modern football manager, with contributions from some of the biggest names in the business. Part Two - Man Management It seems simple enough... to be a football manager, you need to be able to manage footballers. But do you do this with the proverbial hairdryer, or use the 'arm around the shoulder' techniqu…

Deep insights into the role and life of a modern football manager, with contributions from some of the biggest names in the business. Part One - Picking A ClubHere in part one of this series we look at the questions that face every manager setting out with a new club. How do you go about picking a club? Do you, as Sir Alex Ferguson once suggested, …