FIFA World Cup: Top 5 Managers / Coaches Of South Africa 2010
In my second article of this series, I have focused on the men who are responsible for the success and the downfall of any team: the manager. The world cup has witnessed some exciting new formations and strategies which have guided the teams to victory. Here is my list of the top 5 managers who left a mark at this world cup.
Manager No 1 Joachim Low
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1) Joachim Loew: What to say of this man! He had an average coaching career before he joined the coaching team of Klinsmann (Who was coach in 2006). After taking the managerial post following the 2006 world cup he guided the Germans to a runners up spot in Euro 2008. However, this year’s preparation got a jolt when Michael Ballack was ruled out of the world cup. However, he coped with the loss pretty well and guided a young team to a superb third place finish masterminding classic victories against England and Argentina. His strategies throughout the world cup were top notch.
2) Bob Bradley: This particular choice might be a bit surprising but anybody who has watched all of US matches would probably agree with me. Guiding an average team into the world cup, they performed well above expectations and much of it can be credited to the tactical moves and strategies of this man. He was also responsible for bringing out the star from his son “Michael Bradley “
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3) Oscar Tabarez: This man led an average team to the world cup semifinals and probably oversaw their best performance in quite a few decades. His defensive tactics were top notch which enabled the team to not concede any easy goals at the world cup. Uruguay were probably the only team where both the strikers excelled thus showing the credibility of this man.
4) Milovan Rajevac: A Serbian, he oversaw a good outing for the Ghana team against his own country and qualified from one of the toughest groups. Without the services of Michael Essien, he assembled a team which played to its strengths and it was “the hand of devil“ that kept them from booking a semi final berth. Brought the best out of every players.
5) Bert Van Marwijk: This Dutch coach was instrumental in the success of the Dutch team in this year’s edition relying more on a pragmatic defensive approach rather than an all out attacking philosophy. His substitutions like that of Van Der Waart against Uruguay sometimes changed the game in the team’s favour. His 4-2-3-1 formation was the talk of the town.
