7 Biggest Managerial Falls From Grace

From José Mourinho's journey from an untouchable god at Porto, Chelsea, and Inter Milan to sacked by Roma and appointed by Fenerbahce, to Frank Rijkaard falling from UEFA Champions League winner at Barcelona to total obscurity, HITC Sevens takes a look at some of the biggest downfalls in football management of all time.
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[@seandelap8587]

I suppose you could say that Brian Clough stayed on too long at Nottingham Forest with his final season ending in relegation in 1993 and his documented battle with alcoholism but his legacy at the club was already assured

[@FletchersFunnies-fd8jp]

Apparently Peter Taylor won promotion to the Premier League with Gillingham....

[@brucesmith1695]

The crack at Thogden 😂😂😂

[@V99-n4c]

To be fair, Magath probably meant rubbing curd on an inflamed muscle or injury, which really does help reduce inflammation. It’s a well known home remedy. It also helps against sunburns.

[@Ladund]

He probably translated Quark to cottage cheese, and only the cheese part stuck. Quarkwickel are an old home remedy, although not necessarily more effective than any other way of cooling an inflammation.

[@V99-n4c]

@@Ladund dachte ich mir auch. Hat nie Wunder gewirkt, aber bekannt ist es 😂

[@sertyuik]

Gillingham in the premier league?! Sent me scrambling to Wikipedia in disbelief

[@Trargent_08]

I think Dave Mackay was worth mentioning, from England champions to lower league football.

[@enffootballlab2022]

Jose Mourinho, mark Hughes and Steve Bruce! I didn’t think all three would be in the same list

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@enffootballlab2022 and you were right.

[@Esatzu]

Because they all aren't on the list

[@reubenmiller2142]

I must have forgot that part of history where Peter Andre was head of England

[@BriarLeaf00]

What was that even all about? Did I miss something?

[@reubenmiller2142]

@@BriarLeaf00 there will be no further comment at this time

[@ifan_1234]

on the 3rd of October, the champions of the Welsh prem will be playing against fiorentina in the Europa conference. despite being ignored and ridiculed for so long, this could be a massive turning point for Welsh football. please make a video about the league's history and it's future. also some videos about women's football would be awesome 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@danericardo6148]

Video suggestion: Players who are/were always much better for their national team than for their club, e.g., Harry Maguire, Miroslav Klose, Memphis Depay

[@Brian_nld]

I miss the 9am uploads. The games gone 😪

[@HonestTom1892]

Rafa got old sadly.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@HonestTom1892 that’s where we are all headed, if we are lucky.

[@germancollie]

Did you forget, that Mourinho brought Roma their first ever official European Trophy, with the Wim in the Conference League? And then He took them to the Europa League Final the following Season, which Roma should have won, but were denied by some more than questionable Refeereing Decisions. The Roma Fans Adore him and hated his Sacking. I think you should have mentioned these International Successes, because Overall his Time at Roma has to be considered a Success for the Club. He also had great Success at United, winning the Europa League and Cup with them aswell as finishing second in the Premier League, something that He himself describes as his greatest ever Achievement. He oversaw the best post Ferguson United Team. Mourinho is far from washedy, He is one of the greatest of All Time.

[@seandelap8587]

Jose Mourinho is the AC Milan of managers in terms of his decline from his peak

[@jiboia17]

Your channel is by far the best football channel on youtube. The level of depth of your research, your social, cultural and political awareness when talking about the world football, your critical approach to the capitalist side of the game and your witty humour are really to be praised. Amazing work mate. Cheers from Portugal!

[@iandoddsblah]

I did enjoy Gillingham's stint in the Premier League. Shoddy work, Alfie.. your head's gone. I certainly hope someone gets fired for that blunder.

[@athosgomesfonseca]

José Mourinho hasn’t fallen from grace, he’s simply been left behind by time due to his pride blinding him from seeing that football is an ever evolving game and failing to adapt. He has literally tried to force the game to adjust to him. 🤭 That said, if he adapted his style to the modern game and found himself a number two and number three to support him rather than go at it the lone wolf route, he’d probably shortly return to the top of the game. Will he do it? Unlikely. Success sometimes can trick one into a perpetual cycle of failure by way of keeping one stuck in their way rather than evolving with the times.

[@HHHBFResurrected]

Something people need to take into account with Mourinho is he's just as much of a brand as he is a football manager. I'm sure he could adapt better if he really wanted too, but part of his image (which is his gravity train) is being associated with "anti-football" & confrontational leadership. This is more relevant than it's ever been as he REALLY stands out from the crowd now & has provided him a huge, rebellious support base of people who'll follow teams solely because he's managing them. Must be a burden being the most famous football manager of all time, which he undoubtedly is, the expectations people have of you to be who you're perceived to me (a collection of traits & attitudes which suit a different era) makes adaptation difficult if you care about people, which I do believe he does also.

[@footballhipstertv]

I think the problem is not just his tactics, it's his personality. At every club, he demands certain players, and publicly calls out the board if he doesn't get them. When performances go sour, as they always do with Mourinho... he throws his players under the bus. No owner of a top club would want that at their team. It's recipe for short lived success and definite disaster

[@footballhipstertv]

​@@HHHBFResurrectedhe's the most famous manager by design, he has his own management company that handles his marketing. It's why in most youtube comment sections Mourinho can do no wrong. I think he has done amazing things at clubs but his narcissism is his main downfall, I also think he should adapt his game if he wants to manage at the highest level again. It's not hard for a manager of his style to change to a style like that of Ancelotti, for example. When Mourinho was at Madrid he was ultra-attacking counter football

[@pauloa.7609]

@@footballhipstertv just say you hate Portuguese people at this point.

[@RuiLuz]

He won't do it, he has a formula but football like you said, evolved, and that formula doesn't work anymore. He is not dumb, far from it, he just lacks the flexibility to drop old habits and start again, his pride won't let him do it. So by now, he will die by the sword he helped to raise a few years ago. Will he still shine? once in a while sure, but not with the consistency he once had, whenever he joined a club you knew he would most probably be champion on his first season, now, not anymore.

[@PrehistoricPro]

I have this hypothesis that the vast majority of top managers only have an approximate 10-15 year window at the top of the game, like players. The reason being that the game passes them by & they struggle to move on from the approach that brought them so much success earlier on in their careers. Sven couldn't let go of 4-4-2. Mourinho couldn't let go of defence over attack. Cloughie couldn't get on board with a more tactical approach. That's why managers like Fergie & Pep are so remarkable. They are able to see when their former approaches are no longer viable & push themselves into the new era. The exception might be Ancelotti, who has always been about letting players express themselves, even in an era of rigid systems. However, I think he gets away with it because he's always been more tactically & philosophically flexible

[@SilliusSodus]

Can you do seven most washed up clubs of all time? As a Gen Z viewer, I found the player video very informative. Many thanks, bossman.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@SilliusSodus how would that even work? Washed up players stay washed up, you don’t get better with age as an athlete. Clubs can have a relative decline - Real Madrid went DECADES without winning a champions league - only to reverse it and dominate for years.

[@archstanton6102]

Notts County, Portsmouth, Boa Vista,

[@SilliusSodus]

@@archstanton6102 Man United, Leeds and Everton too…

[@AnnaBilek-n8w]

Your videos are not just information, they are true art. Thank you for your contribution to the culture on KZbin!🌪👠👆

[@Hyde_Hill]

Rijkaards was pretty much intentional. After Barcelona he didn't really feel up to it anymore so he only took figurehead jobs that paid well. Even though he had multiple opportunities at actual challenges. At top clubs as well. At least according to himself, those around him and lots of media reporting and club statements linking him to said jobs. He just wasn't interested anymore.

[@Bist040]

Your pronunciation of Rijkaard isn't as bad as you think! Also, Sparta Rotterdam was relegated for the first time in their history, losing all but one of their last 8 games, scoring exactly 0 goals in those 8 games. Bad as that is, it doesn't really warrant death threats in my opinion, but then again, I'm no Sparta Rotterdam supporter.

[@MrJohnSeager1]

Gills fan here I will never forget the season we were in the premier league 😂😂

[@zeaux_cxt]

Regarding Maradona, he was also appointed as a "president-coach" of Belarusian side Dinamo Brest, while only being in charge here for only one game, after which he left, saying that "he was betrayed and they promised him a bigger role in the club"

[@michaelay4900]

Video suggestion Day 5: 7 pairs of footballers that fit the "regen" idea the best

[@mikesays08]

“And that is who features in seventh” genuinely had me in stitches

[@freemantle85]

Ian Coates, a manager who in his second season at Harchester United fought a referrer leading to a touchline ban and attempting to kill his successor during the FA Cup final

[@teem4800]

What Leon Knight said about Peter Taylor on Soccer AM 😅

[@TheMajestic8]

In those 9 year Mourinho won two europan trophies, the Europa League with Manchester United and the Europa Conference League with Roma, more one league cup and one communitie shield with Manchester United, how many league titles those trophies worth?

[@ImSnappah]

Best XI of players who fell from grace. Come on Alfie, you know you want to do it.

[@james2529]

Raynor, despite being a football manager, also had strong opinions on mysterious girls, and getting close to them.

[@ReyDonovan-kv4jd]

Poor Jose. From Roma to turkey, what an insane downfall

[@ermfwp]

‘Two of the most iconic venues in all of world football’. Hang on, Wembley is a dump

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@ermfwp it’s an iconic dump.

[@ermfwp]

@@SKa-tt9nm you are technically correct (the best kind of correct!)

[@iandoddsblah]

Paul Jewell would be a shout.. around the time he was at Wigan he was held in such regard for what he'd done there and at Bradford.. most recently he was assistant at Swindon and that itself was a few years ago.

[@leviathon1113]

I was fully expecting Sven Goran Eriksson on this list.

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 680) Alternativly you could do "Best German players who played outside the Bundesliga" or something like that if you prefer. I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

[@dvdv8197]

I think at this point he's just avoiding you for the luls.

[@Mydigitalepitaph]

1:42 - That could also describe Wengers Arsenal career as well. I always knew that "Specialist in Failure" comment would come back to bite him. Ive always maintained Mourinhos time at Real Madrid is what broke him. High pressure environment plus having to face Guardiolas Barcelona, which was the antithesis of Mourinho ball.

[@Mydigitalepitaph]

Also, I hope Alan Curbishley gets a mention in this video (I'm still only 3 mins in)

[@miczuu92]

Benitez went down because of how he treated Jerzy Dudek after UCL win.

[@warcatbattalion]

good manager means having an expensive $$$ squad of elite players

[@young_diogenes]

Including Maradona is kind of disrespectful, even though his managerial record wasn't the best

[@AzuraeLyonheart]

Gillingham one got me 😂 I'm sure he knows he got that wrong.

[@nabodabo1235]

Alfie, i think you are more inspiring, entertaining, and handsome than Thogden Also nice kebab homie

[@ry_jayy]

I've never been able to take Felix Magath seriously because to me he looks like Hans Moleman, or Penfold from Danger Mouse

[@bwilliams4703]

This video is truly insightful, amusing and my god that Alfie fella is handsome

[@bradchad2645]

jose Mourinho is still one of the best managers of all time. no question

[@sydwellmyataza]

7 of the most ridiculous takes in football youtube i wish you could do that one. Great video Alfie

[@icyveins21]

Players simply dont have the spine to play for Jose. Too many are divas

[@Tommynewmz]

Right Guard top 7 deodorants

[@Maneesh-u2z]

Don't criticize the special one like that. He is my favourite one .

[@nichobee]

Magath looks like the warden in shawshank redemption

[@fssgaming9382]

You should do a video about, the raise and potential fall of Accrington Stanley

[@Braunbaer01]

Medizinball Felix at 7th well I don't know he should have been higher. 😂😂

[@mkgky15]

Wow George Raynor looks a lot like Peter Andre

[@miczuu92]

Before watching I have one pick. Fernando Santos taking Poland and making them even worse team then before him.

[@BrunoRibeiro-po2bv]

Plz do a what on earth is going on at Vitória FC (Mourinho's Club)

[@thejulinks]

Come on Alfie, I thought you were better than this. Your pronunciation of Felix Magath is just atrocious, you should have looked it up before making this video. Normally you are spot on in your research and preparation, but in this case you fulfil the stereotype of an English football pundit talking a lot without knowing enough.

[@stevqtalent]

mispronouncing german is his thing, doesnt change that what he's mispronouncing is still well researched and presented.

[@moosheesterbeek3209]

Can you do a video about Willem van Hanegem (imo maybe the most underrated player ever) (40th video)

[@Bist040]

What a handsome bloke Raynor is

[@mariomezquita3492]

I'm sure Frank Right Guard is now basking in the afterglow of all those royalties from Men's grooming care products and anti perspirants ;)

[@JuliaArnason]

Watching your channel is like diving into a world of amazing discoveries and new knowledge. Keep inspiring us with your videos!‍♂️🌈🦉

[@adedodds6736]

"Walterbottom..."

[@archstanton6102]

Ypu need to add a warning and disclaimer at the start of your videos, if included photos of Peter Andre.

[@Wooderz245]

Is it too early to include Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard to this list?

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@Wooderz245 I think you misunderstood the list. One needs to have achieved a pinnacle as a manager in order to fall from grace.

[@Wooderz245]

@@SKa-tt9nm ahh, fair point. Yeah, dropped like a rock from the word go is probably a list for another day 😅

[@Mike-gi4ft]

Pictures of Peter Andre !!!!

[@annonimouse170]

Gillingham in the Premier League? 🤔

[@ImrahilKawlu]

Why photos of Peter Andra?

[@EdwardHinton-qs4ry]

Isn't it R-eye-card?

[@malzbior5208]

Jo Alfie how was that Kebab?

[@RightSide-kl5vj]

Who tf what in the end? Sorry, I dont get that reference😅

[@Sledgehammer003]

I cameo in this video !

[@dvdv8197]

They're washed... WASHED I tell you! 😅😂

[@Dushan-o8w]

Enough of the Adu puns

[@kamophasha7054]

Your content would be so much better if you had better cadence

[@christiansimbarashe]

does frank rikjaard count?

[@kieronparr3403]

Well he's on the list

[@williamferguson8543]

Where’s Ted Lasso in this list? Took AFC Richmond to the heights of the Premier League and now where is he?

[@benjacondell2751]

No Brian Clough? From winning the league after having promoted Nottingham Forest, winning 2 champions leagues. To being relegated with the same club. Not giving the best player of the team minutes, because he was homosexual.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@benjacondell2751 Clough clearly didn’t accept Justin’s sexuality, that much is true. However: 1) clough limited fashanu’s minutes in ‘81-‘82, near his absolute peak as a manager and 10 years before getting relegated. 2) Justin not getting minutes might have had something to do with him scoring a goal once every 11 games on average. 3) Justin was nowhere near being the best player on that forest team. Shilton and their defense were the (only) strengths of the team.

[@athosgomesfonseca]

The biggest ever fall from grace is probably Frank Rijkard. He won it all with Barça but you probably wouldn’t see him higher than a second division league now. If that!

[@svdgnl]

Dude just didn’t want to be a trainer anymore. If he would, he could be the Ajax coach in no time

[@Adamm17-iq9gu]

Mourinho isn’t washed up everywhere he’s been since Chelsea has been a mentality of losing for the majority of the 2010s he even won trophies at every club he’s been at

[@SKa-tt9nm]

So you think that when he won that champions league with Porto in his 4th year as a manager, he expected that in 20 years he’d be managing in the 11th best league? Having been fired SIX times? Come on.

[@John_Smith_101]

He never won a trophy at Tottenham, though that's just par for the course with that club.

[@Ritzzze]

Jose Mourinho ...no way ... still very much a great manager . He is Guardiola's kryptonite

[@SKa-tt9nm]

@@Ritzzze in 2012, yes.

[@John_Smith_101]

Klopp and Ancelotti might be considered Guardiola's kryptonite. Never Mourinho. If anything, Guardiola was Mourinho's kryptonite, considering how much better he was in their head-to-head.

[@donnyjepp]

14:38 Sorry Alfie but Taylor never took Gillingham to the Premier League 😂

[@schuss4468]

Mourinho hasn’t fallen from grace most Managers now are nothing but Pep Guardiola copycats

[@silvesta5027]

Mourinho has the most diehard fans ever. He hasn’t been a world class manager since maybe his 2nd stint at Chelsea. That was over a decade ago now. The game has changed and he hasn’t adapted with the times

[@schuss4468]

@@silvesta5027 he won UEL with utd let’s see if ETH can do that. This is the perfect era for Mourinho but I think most players now would rather pass the ball & keep possession. Mourinho type players are dying but Mourinho is definitely still a top manager

[@Oakeedokee7]

​@@schuss4468even that triumph was 7 years ago. Just accept it man, even the best managers decline. Tactics change. The reason there are many Guardiola style managers is because it is effective

[@silvesta5027]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@schuss4468 No ‘Mourinho type players?’ I’m sorry but you’re just making excuses for him. It’s a manager’s job to make the most out of the players at their disposal. His brand of football does not work anymore and he has refused to adapt his tactics. To his credit he still has an incredible knack for knockout competitions, but can you seriously be considered one of the best coaches in the world if your biggest achievement in the last decade is a Europa league title? Mourinho is still good, but he’s far from the summit these days

[@schuss4468]

@@Oakeedokee7 of course I didn’t say it’s not effective my point is the trend doesn’t suit Mourinho now & his type players are nolonger easy to find

[@joeltchitchi2536]

Day 6: 7 best female footballers of all time

[@DefaultAdam82]

Why does it sound like 11:47 right guard?

[@Machinationstudio]

This is my idea of raynor, but alfie can't be that nerdy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4LMgZdqmLR1iqM