#4 David Platt
David Platt was more famously seen on the bench at Etihad, beside Roberto Mancini as his assistant manager during the Italian’s stint as the manager of Manchester City. He left his job as assistant coach after the sacking of the Italian and despite being asked to consider a move to Galatasaray with his boss, he chose to move to Pune City FC to replace Franco Colomba.
David Platt was lauded for his easy going approach when it came to managing the club's day to day affairs. Players were noted as enjoying the home like environment the English manager provided both in the dressing room and within the team.
This freedom helped the players perform at their best and this combined with the fact that David Platt was always approachable, gave Pune City FC a distinct advantage. The club was on a roll, gathering 15 points with four games to go. However, four consecutive losses saw the club failing to get out of the group stages once again in the second season of the ISL.