Premier League analysis: Ranking England's best managers

Premier League analysis: Ranking England’s top managers

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City celebrates his team's opening goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /

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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 21: Mark Hughes, Manager of Stoke City reacts during the Premier League match between Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth at Bet365 Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images) /

Mark Hughes

It’s not that Mark Hughes is a bad manager. He’s just not as good as the other managers on this list. He has never really taken a club to new heights and doesn’t show a phenomenal difference in any of the teams he’s managed.

The truth is Mark Hughes seems to be a very good ambassador for a club and supervisor of players. If a team builds a good enough squad then with Mark Hughes they will meet their expectations. They won’t generally underachieve but they won’t blow the roof off their expectations either.

Hughes was a phenomenal footballer and it can sometimes be hard to manage in that sense after a phenomenal playing career. It can be hard for people for whom things were so easy and so natural to understand the flaws of those with less natural talent than they. It makes the communication a lot harder at times.

Mark Hughes is not a bad manager he just doesn’t seem to be an a great one either.

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