My sincere apologies for interchanging between English/British slightly confusingly on occasion, especially regarding big Tony Pulis, who is of course a very proud Welshman!

Hey, let's not forget Garry Neville's job at Valencia :]]

Laughed my ass off at Ligue 1 Uber Eats Subway Footlong sandwich with extra jalapeno peppers trophy. Thanks for that Alfie

I remember Steve McClaren at Wolfsburg. He almost got relegated that year despite having Mandzukic and Dzeko as the 2 main strikers...

Fun fact. Tony Pulis's son manages in the second tier of America football and surprisingly his football isn't defensive at all

I don’t think there’s a problem of British managers like Dyche being overlooked in favour of foreign managers but I do think there’s a problem in England of experienced managers being overlooked for ex-players with glamorous playing careers. Reputation as a player makes it a lot easier for managers to skip levels and get jobs whereas those without a big recent career usually need way more managerial experience to stand a chance which is why a lot of English managers end up stuck in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th divisions never putting together the perfect CV to get them a big job.

I think Chris Wilder's overlapping centre backs worked well last season when he had the right players to execute his plan. Fell apart this year with so many injuries and replacements unable to carry out what he wanted.

There was a similar case of this last year in Irish football. Dundalk hired an Italian, Filipo Giovagnoli as their new manager. While he was extremly underqualified even for that level, there was a bit of a reaction based on his nationality and “not knowing the league”. He ended up winning the domestic cup and qualifyied for the Europa League Groupstages (only the 3rd time an Irish team has done so)

Only speaking English in a league dominated by foreign players is the primary issue. A lot of those elite managers speak more than two languages and that just makes everything a lot easier for man-managing. Managers who speak more languages are also likely to be more culturally sensitive and aware of how to navigate differences in a cosmopolitan team, having less of that "island mentality" Englishmen are criticised for.

Much like young English players, English managers should perhaps learn a new language and try managing teams in a foreign league, broaden their horizon and experience

Alfie forgot to mention the old English manager merry-go-round. There are about 5 old English managers, Allardyce chief among them, who constantly get jobs at bottom half Premier League or Championship clubs. Look at any top foreign manager's resume. They all have stepping stone clubs. Antonio Conte, Sarri, etc. English managers can't get that because when West Brom sacks their manager in the Premier League they hire Allardyce. Next season when some Premier League club facing relegation sacks their manager, they'll hire Allardyce. And so on and so on until Allardyce gets tired of managing. Instead, those are the clubs that should be blasted for not hiring young English managers considering how often they change their manager. Not the top 6 clubs because there are no English managers with a CV worth hiring at that level.

You mentioned David Moyes, he is Scottish. And if you count him as a British manager, then the Premier League has been won by a certain Scottish manager 13 times!

I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned that Howard Wilkinson who led Leeds to the last League title in the 'old' First Division is now the only living Englishman to have managed a side that won the English title.

Didn't realise Brendan Rodgers and David Moyes were English

Is it just me or do I find Alfie’s videos very soothing

Really wish people would stop thinking the English top flight only started in 1992.

The same thing is happening here in Brazil and we are having the same discussion, we had portugueses here doing really well like Jorge Jesus and Abel Ferreira and argentines like Sampaoli. Our managers are now saying they are being overlooked by foreign managers, I would love a video about that. Congratulations for the video Alfie, you are by far the best person in youtube, your content is always on point and delivers amazing insight about football, thanks for sharing so much and for teaching us.

It's a shame that English managers hasn't evolved, considering that English managers had paved the football development in countries such as Spain and Italy in the early 20th century

Wilder's overlapping centre halves is an innovation from an english coach

DAY 3 The Story of South Africa's Post Apartheid 1996 AFCON winning National Football Team

An English manager has never won a Premier League title. A Scottish manager has won it, A French manager has won it, A Portugese manager has won it, A few Italian managers have won it, A Chilean manager has won it, A Spanish manager has won it, and A German manager has won it, but never an English manager.

The Germans and Portuguese are currently the most high profile European nations I can think of with a generation of high quality managers. I think Spain, Italy, Netherlands and France probably have a pretty strong set too.

I believed the Roberto Martinez rib for a minute. Was going to just search the video then realised it was a joke 😂

When English managers take the risk of managing abroad (Italy, Spain, Germany or France), then they can claim not being bad. Fact is, they keep landing every job in the Premier League even when their CV shows constant failure at winning trophies. As for nepotism, that's the big problem in football throughout, not just in the UK. It's debilitating the game and allowing for stagnation.

Fun fact aside: Wolfsburg basically sees Mr McClaren as a real disastrous call as a coach.

I think it says a lot as well that other countries have universities dedicated to football and the study of football tactics. In England, you just have to be a former player from the 80s and 90s with a couple coaching badges

Last great English managers who had success abroad and at home, Bobby Robson and Terry venables

Harry Redknapp is the only moderately successful top 6 English manager who comes to mind

Roy Hodgson is only disrespected in England because of Liverpool and the national team making people forget how good a manger he actually is. Personally I've a huge amount of respect for Roy Hodgson.

Day 27:Please make a video about DINAMO BUCHAREST...The story of our club is a hard one...And you telling it can really help us a lot,our club is clinging to survival,and we raised 2 milion euros to try to save the club... Dinamo is one of the biggest clubs in Eastern Europe,it has 18 league titles and 13 domestic cup titles...It reached the Champions League Semi Final in 1984 after beating the holders of the trophy Hamburg...In the Semi Final they played against the great Liverpool side of the 80's...After the 89 revolution the club lost one of their greatest generation after their players where bought off by western clubs,similar to what happened to the clubs in East Germany that you already talked about...Corruption and neglect brought this giant of romanian football to it s knees...At the moment Dinamo is preety much the ONLY true historical side in Romania's top division...This team stood afloat thanks only to it's fans...In the summer some new spanish chiarman came and bought the club,brought players on huge contracts and left without paying them...The players just broke the contracts and the club accumulated even more debt...If the fans did not step in and accumulated 2 milion euros the club would have been dissolved...For anyone watching outside of Eastern Europe it might be hard to understand it s value...If u re English imagine Liverpool being dissolved...This club is OUR Liverpool,and it's stadium OUR cathedral...With all the fears of relegation,players leaving and managers coming in and leaving the club still managed to fight it's way to a Romanian cup Semi Final...Please,make one video about our story too...

Because they are all dinosaurs who grew up in an era when it was all about stamina and not technique and ball possession!!

From 85/86 to 02/03, the top flight of english football was won 14 times by Scottish managers and twice each by English/French managers.

HITC Sevens and Tifo Football is where the relaxation is at🙏🏿

Can't for the life of me imagine Sam Allardyce saving Eibar from relegation while giving press interviews in Spanish and Basque. The problem with the current crop of English managers in the Premier League is that they all happen to be proud Little Englanders, with the exception of Potter.

English managers/players are nearly always overhyped by the media. I also think there is an arrogance associated with being English and involved in football.

I’m a big fan of the opinion pieces, would be great to see more of them

Day 44 of best 7 footballers who have gone to prison (or best XI) Update: I'll be retiring at day 50 so please like this comment on any future videos🙏

Bit harsh on Roy Hodgson considering the jobs he’s had in different countries throughout his managerial career

An interesting video once again! As someone that is not from great, I would say that the only English/British managers that I would rank as capable are Howe and Rodgers. The first because he has proven that he can develop a club in its fullest while at Bournemouth and the second because he was able to make teams over-perform in all Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester. It doesn't have so much with style of play as with results and tactics. You watch the average English manager and you realize that he lacks something that could make his team get to the next level. Meanwhile in Portuguese managers, you see them play defensively but also have tactics for the 1-0 even against top teams. You watch the Italian League and you see tactics and passion in defense even by the lowest of teams. You watch the Premier League and half the midfielders walk in the pitch like they lack motivation. Meanwhile in Germany the midfielders usually run around and fix the whole midfield. Something that probably gives a big disadvantage to the British managers though, is the unlimited ammound of money that even the lowest of the teams in the League have. When a player prefers to play in below average Premier League team rather than in European competitions, he mostly do it because of money. When the majority of your players are overpaid, they usually underperform and have little ambition. This makes an English/British manager unable to stand out compared to their counterparts in Italy or Germany.

The problem is majority of English players that retire become pundits, look at Gary Neville, he tried his hand at becoming a manager, made a very bad choice going to Valencia for his first job, it didnt work out, the media destroyed him so he decided to stick with Sky Sports. Even now while commentating his colleague will mention his failed brief time in Spain.

One big reason is that the FA coaching education is so out dated compared to Germany or Italy for example

Steven Gerrard is managing well at rangers right?

Great stuff Alfie, only found this now. But absolutely brilliant as always. That Robert Martin joke had me in tears

Well done Alfie ! Well done ! Idea for you, top 7 HITC sevens vid where Hull City aren't mentioned !

Your best video so far, imo.You are so right and realistic. Just one thing: maybe people will slow down on looking down on other leagues and calling them 'farmers', 'plumbers' and so on as you've yourself admitted the succes of the Premier League is mostly due to non-English money ( owners), managers and footballers. Thank You !

Tuchel got a job at PSG, because he speaks French. Then he got a job at Chelsea, because he speaks German. How many languages do English coaches speak? (Germans are also notorious for not speaking so many foreign languages, Germany is a big market so movies and books get translated in German. A country like say Denmark is a smaller market, so nothing gets translated, so the Danish have to learn English and even German, too.)

Steven Gerald will become the first English Manager to win the premier league

I do think Sean Dyche could be an English Simeone if given the funds, players and no stick for the way he sets his team up

Interesting that you showed photographs of John Toshack (Welsh) who managed successfully in Spain and back home as well as Terry Venables.

It is actually shameful that not a single English manager has won the premier league. Not having good English managers is something I credit to a lot for the disappointment England is in international tournaments.

Why do people dislike these videos? I may or may not agree with everything but I do in enjoy these opinions of people with a different perspective...

Very interesting. My favourite video of yours to date.

Day 1 of telling Alfie he's pretty good at making videos

Tactical innovation by an English manager: Overlapping centrebacks by Chris Wilder at last season's SHU. It was wonderful to watch and a great innovation.

This is my favourite video yet. Brilliant insight.

Jill Ellis, who was USWNT head coach until 2019, was born in Portsmouth. However, she's a US citizen and isn't currently managing. If I was a footballer, I'd love to try playing in a foreign league. One of my favourite players, Christian Burgess, left Pompey last summer for Union in Belgium. Then this season he got promoted to the top flight. That experience will put him in great stead and I could imagine him being a great coach when he retires.

I'm confident the English FA has a hand in not producing great English managers. The only time I hear of coaches 'getting their coaching badges in England' is an English manager. Everybody else goes through Germany, France, Italy, anybody but England. I've read from many people that getting your UEFA licenses through Germany are amongst the toughest and best courses.

Brendan Rodgers and David Moyes aren’t English, SAF would’ve been included in the British managers but is the most successful PL manager in history

This is great content, thank you

A couple of comments to your very interesting video: Roy Hodgson is actually a very cosmopolitan manager. He speaks several languages fluently and have managed lots of clubs and national teams around the world. I remember him very well being manager of Viking FK (Stavanger) in the Norwegian Premier Division. He could do interviews in Norwegian language because he spoke fluent Swedish. He did very well with the club, and had an amusing personality and character. Flopping in Liverpool, I think, destroyed his reputation of taking care of a top flight club. Ole Gunnar Solskjær is kind of an English manager in my opinion. Everything he learned is from Manchester, and the incredible success he had in Molde, was actually by implementing everything he had learned in Manchester.

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The same thing is happening in Brazil, all the big clubs are switching to Portuguese or Argentinian managers.

The English media and even fans are still very biased against Englishmen in football who go out abroad. If we look at players, people think Southgate is an idiot for picking Trippier over the likes of AWB and Trent despite him arguably being England's player of the 2018 WC tournament and being an integral part to the team who are probably going to win La Liga this season. Jaden Sancho is still routinely underrated, Carragher & Neville didn't even include him in the squad they'd take to the Euros which is utterly ludicrous.

Great video, I've been discussing with friends how funny it is that out of the top 7 league's, England is the only nation in the last 30 years to not have a native win the domestic league. I do agree that our promising English/British managers need to go abroad more.

I feel that argument about because they are English, Scottish managers seem to be able to get the top jobs

Best description of Alan Brazil I've heard.

Have you heard an interview with Steve Bruce? He's not exactly confidence inspiring, he's like the friendly shop owner down the street. Gary Neville is Braveheart compared to these guys.

Back in the day there were English managers such as Bob Paisley, Brian Clough, Howard Kendall & Bobby Robson. They were among the world's very best

documentary-style video idea: the case of neuchatel xamax and the 11/12 swiss season

In the dutch Eredivisie we had Pardew last season. We never laughed so hard. Steve McLaren did quite allright here though.

One of the factors is that English football is more working class with people without much education, whereas the educated prefer playing cricket or rugby, given they'll find more people like them in the dressing rooms. On the other hand, in continental Europe, people from all backgrounds play football, and that means you have educated people who can study the game and become managers

Day 3: Most aggressive XI across the top 5 league (or any if you feel adventurous) this season. Taking into Consideration Most fouls given, yellows and Red cards a player has... For my suggested weighting factor 👍🏾

Day 1: a video about the separation of Belenenses and B-SAD and its history

Most English managers are tactically inept, Frank Lampard is case in point. I do also agree that there is an island mentality with regards to football.

Always annoying to hear pundits and former managers/players sit there and complain that there's not enough English managers in the game when English managers (for the most part) refuse to leave home and learn the trade elsewhere other than the lower divisions of English football.

Can't believe you had the courage to make this video. I highly respect you for this

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Not exactly bad, they just haven't evolved with the modern game. They're still able to communicate effectively, possess leadership skills and their team setup is fine as a whole. Where they lack is modern day tactics.

Good video. I think the most important factor is the island mentality of English people. We are among the worst in the world for learning languages, which makes it so hard to function effectively in a job abroad, and even when managing a team of mostly foreign players.

Shout outs to Ian Holloway who changed his philosophy after his first stint at QPR and started to coach his team in an exciting English / European way when he went to Blackpool. Not many English managers have made that change of that era. Can you imagine if Dyche changed his style successful.....his stock would go up.

Know why South Africa now has a boom in local coaches coaching in the local league is because they all have an attractive philosophy to football

I think Moyes will be furious if he hears he is being called an Englishman :D

English managers not going abroad seems to be a fairly recent phenomenon. Between leaving England in 1990 and joining Newcastle in 1999 Bobby Robson managed PSV, Sporting, Porto, Barcelona and PSV again. Apart from 2 brief stints at Bristol City and Blackburn Roy Hodgson solely managed abroad until 2007, including a short time at Inter Milan. Terry Venables spent 3 years at Barcelona during which time he led them to their first European Cup final in over 20 years. Brendan Rodgers is the only current British manager I could imagine getting a job like Barcelona now

Have to agree that Marco Silva got the Tigers playing some very exciting football when he was with us. It doesn't surprise me that he is doing so well at Fulham, he seems to be a good fit there.

It really grinds my gears to proclaim that X could not brung glory to said team because they had *insert good player here* at the time. It was a reason they were at Derby on loan. They were young, they were still developing. It is like saying that West Ham should have won the league because they had Ferdinand, Carrick, Lampard, and Cole.

Alfie: If Tottenham were to replace Jose with an English manager, Graham Potter would be the man. **Tottenham signs Mason as a manager** The Irish Guy: **flips the table in disgust** Alfie: **looks indifferent but is horrified from inside**

Marc bircham at waterford United. Would you count that even though he’s a Canadian international?

Well this aged nicely alfie , Burnley replaced dyche with M.J was more a smooth criminal than a triller and vincent kompany came in after going down Nuno lost his job taken jose's then lost that too . However tammy , tomri , bellingham have all gone abroad play football and everyone of them has flurished abroad

Ooo this one should be a doozy, as an American I know you British lads have always had a thing against your English managers 😅. Anyways, Day 7 I believe, Documentary on Monarcas Morelia, please!

Can genuinely fall asleep to this guy’s voi- Shit I’m gone

Hmm I think that the closest English managers have come to winning the PL is finished second. Ron Atkinson at Villa, Kevin Keegan at Newcastle. No British manager has won it since Sir Alex Ferguson and the last time any British manager was close was Brendan Rogers (Northern Ireland).

I love this cos some time last week I wrote a piece about why these English managers keep getting jobs even though they haven't really been successful. I used Steve Bruce, Sam Allardyce, Hodgsons, etc., as examples

7:00 I have a problem here. David Moyes is Scottish and Brendan Rodgers is Irish. And I don’t think the problem is with British managers, (SAF won the prem many times and is one of the best) it’s with English managers. I don’t think you’re making a good point here mate. But good video regardless

Day 2: please, a video about Sporting CP's season. Champions again after 19 years

Over 30 years and amongst the 4-6 top teams (teams that have a genuine chance of winning the league) the only English managers of those clubs have been Frank Lampard, Harry Redknapp - although Spurs weren't really in the top tier of Premier League clubs when he took over - and recently Graham Potter who are English - not British which you interchange between on several occasion. David Moyes is Scottish and Brendan Rodgers is Northern Irish. Have there been any other English managers that have occupied the top 5-6 teams when they had a realistic chance of winning the league that I have missed out?

"professional meat inside of a sausage roll impersonator" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

you used david moyes as an example of an english manager but he is scottish, no?

Howard Wilkinson was the last English Manager to win the league when it was the old first division in the 91-92 season.

Great video. Should be compulsory viewing for every English manager that complains they don't get the chances they deserve.

I agree with your comments on Tim Sherwood and I find it astonishing that he was gainfully employed at PL level in any capacity.