Because what players do is at least 4 or 5 times more important than what the manager does

As a manager you can come up with the most brilliant tactics imaginable, but if your players fail to pass to teammates or put the ball in the net when the chance arises your team will lose and your brilliant tactics will look stupid. Conversely if players execute passes/shots/tackles well you'll probably get a good result whatever your tactics.
In short quality player execution can overcome tactics both good and bad but the reverse isn't true. Managers tactics can never outweigh player execution on the field. Once players are over the line onto the pitch what happens is mainly on them.
Managers often look good at some clubs and bad at others because the players execute differently at those clubs. So the same tactics/approach will often have vastly different outcomes.

Posted By: mr carra on November 10th 2025 at 11:58:29

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