is it the easiest job in the world?
In the blue corner we have Luis Enrique who had little experience before taking on the Barcelona job. Enrique win % at Barcelona B (47.6%) Roma (40.5%) and Celta (37.5%) compare to his Barca days (75.4%). Having won fack all at Roma and Celta he managed to win the treble in his first season with Barca. Enrique currently has 8 trophies in 3 years for Barca.
In the white corner we have Zinedine Zidane who also had little experience before taking on the Madrid job. Prior to managing Real Madrid, Zidane took control of Real Madrid Castilla with a win % at 45.61%. Apart from managing Madrid reserve team Zidane has no other managing experience. Since Zidane's appointment on Jan 2016, Zidane won the Champions League with the club within 5 months. Zidane has gone onto win 2 more trophies. Zidane currently has 3 trophies and could potentially have another 2 (la liga and CL) which would take his managing honours to 5 trophies within 15 months.
There we have it, 2 managers who have struggled or had little experience in the past before managing the biggest clubs and making experience managers look amateur. I would not be surprised if Barca appoint Puyol he could win trophies without experience. So, is managing Barcelona and Real Madrid is it the easiest job in the world?
Managing Barcelona and Real Madrid
posted on 26/4/17
his first season at city*
posted on 26/4/17
comment by "My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that." #lovepalestine (U19085)
posted 16 minutes ago
this isn't about utd
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You went all defensive when someone pointed out that RM & Barca bought themselves into such a strong position and as it's something United have been guilty of then they should be in the same position as the La Liga giants.
The article may not have been about United (or any other PL teams) but the organic nature of online forums has moved the article on.
This is what happens.
posted on 26/4/17
comment by Firmino Can Karius {Proud owner of the 5 000 000th comment} (U2720)
posted 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
comment by Marcus Haber (U1734)
posted 46 minutes ago
Barcelona and Real Madrid WOULD have had more points than Chelsea if they hadn’t been able to play second string teams and lose games that they won easily with their second string but played their first string instead and lost by winning easily in a defeat and getting no points, easily.
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This really messed me up
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i read it 5 times and still couldnt decipher
posted on 26/4/17
Is it easy? Well in terms of trophies I'd argue that the only easier job is Bayern Munich - they don't even have a comparable rival.
Aside from trophies I don't think it's easy at all! The pressure associated with both roles makes things very challenging. There are newspapers dedicated to scrutinising your every move. The Presidents of both clubs (although more so RM) are renown for both signing players the manager doesn't necessarily want and then pressurising the manager to play certain players.
So essentially you're under a massive microscope when you don't necessarily have the ability to buy the players you want or play the players you want.
And then you have the egos. Player power at those clubs is insane and they could have you sacked at any moment.
So on top of the pressure, expectation, lack of control - you also are constantly at risk of by being undermined by the people you're supposed to be managing!
Honestly, I get why players want to be at RM/Barca but if I were a top manager I think I'd be far more inclined to work for a top EPL team. Or even better, Bayern.
posted on 26/4/17
Define 'easy'.
In 1932, Madrid won their maiden league title.
The manager was sacked because the football was deemed boring.
The bar for success is set higher at Madrid than anywhere else in the world.
posted on 26/4/17
So it's money
posted on 26/4/17
I agree with this article .
Watching barce vs osasuna now and they are truely truely terrible.
Barce have a second string team out and are 6-1 up.
Spanish league is horrendously poor.
Real madrid have also made 9 changes tonight .. lets see how they do
posted on 26/4/17
comment by Greg- (U1192)
posted 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
I agree with this article .
Watching barce vs osasuna now and they are truely truely terrible.
Barce have a second string team out and are 6-1 up.
Spanish league is horrendously poor.
Real madrid have also made 9 changes tonight .. lets see how they do
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You should be happy you're gonna stroll past Celta 27-0 on aggregate then.
posted on 27/4/17
Madrid 6-2
posted on 27/4/17
You've played 8 Spanish clubs in European competition.
You have a winning record against 2.