Coach World Ranking · January 2008

Best Football Managers - January 2008

Coach rating gained in January · 64 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 4 Feb 2008
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January 2008
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Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Walter Mazzarri Sampdoria +14.6 coach rating gained · 3 matches · 2-1-0
2nd Jose Luis Mendilibar Real Valladolid +13.5 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 3-0-1
3rd Bernd Schuster Real Madrid +11.6 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 4-0-0

January 2008

coach rating rank: Week 6, 2008
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Walter MazzarriSampdoria+14.632-1-02.33#30
2Jose Luis MendilibarReal Valladolid+13.543-0-12.25#118
3Bernd SchusterReal Madrid+11.644-0-03.00#25
4Giovanni De BiasiLevante UD+10.641-2-11.25#86
5Cesare PrandelliFiorentina+10.433-0-03.00#12
6Francis GillotSochaux+9.842-1-11.75#57
7David MoyesEverton+9.243-1-02.50#21
8Eric GeretsOlympique de Marseille+7.842-1-11.75#66
9Mark HughesBlackburn Rovers+7.642-2-02.00#42
10Ricardo GomesAS Monaco+7.343-0-12.25#85
11Frédéric AntonettiNice+7.242-2-02.00#36
12MarcelinoReal Racing Club+7.042-1-11.75#19
13Carlo AncelottiAC Milan+6.254-0-12.40#3
14Alan CurbishleyWest Ham United+6.042-1-11.75#23
15Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona+5.743-1-02.50#7
16Alex FergusonManchester United+5.744-0-03.00#1
17Luciano SpallettiAS Roma+5.433-0-03.00#5
18Paul Le GuenParis Saint-Germain+5.342-1-11.75#16
19Jean-Marc FurlanRC Strasbourg+4.541-2-11.25#50
20Gareth SouthgateMiddlesbrough+4.141-2-11.25#105
21Martin O'NeillAston Villa+3.742-2-02.00#4
22Mario BerettaACR Siena 1904+3.631-0-21.00#89
23Christian GourcuffLorient+3.242-0-21.50#10
24Renzo UlivieriReggina 1914+3.251-2-21.00#127
25Claude PuelLille+3.041-3-01.50#101
26Gregorio ManzanoMallorca+2.841-2-11.25#60
27Giancarlo CamoleseUS Livorno 1915+2.632-0-12.00#52
28Pasquale MarinoUdinese+2.331-1-11.33#46
29Arsène WengerArsenal+1.743-1-02.50#2
30Joaquin CaparrosAthletic Club+1.141-1-21.00#48
31Guy LacombeStade Rennais+0.241-2-11.25#125
32Silvio BaldiniCatania−0.330-2-10.67#120
33Steve BruceWigan Athletic−0.341-1-21.00#49
34Juande RamosTottenham Hotspur−0.441-1-21.00#15
35Claudio RanieriJuventus−0.531-2-01.67#22
36Miguel Angel LotinaDeportivo de A Coruña−0.941-0-30.75#99
37Roberto ManciniInter−1.343-1-02.50#9
38Sven-Goran ErikssonManchester City−1.841-2-11.25#31
39Manuel PellegriniVillarreal−2.542-0-21.50#24
40Luigi DelneriAtalanta−2.541-1-21.00#76
41Jean FernandezAuxerre−2.640-3-10.75#38
42Roy HodgsonFulham−3.640-1-30.25#123
43Pablo CorreaNancy−3.940-3-10.75#44
44Alex McLeishBirmingham City−4.240-1-30.25#96
45Gary MegsonBolton Wanderers−4.941-2-11.25#67
46Delio RossiLazio−5.130-2-10.67#37
47Yvon PouliquenMetz−5.140-2-20.50#91
48Harry RedknappPortsmouth−5.342-0-21.50#27
49Javier AguirreAtlético Madrid−5.442-0-21.50#29
50Elie BaupToulouse−6.040-2-20.50#51
51Lucas AlcarazReal Murcia−6.841-0-30.75#59
52Alberto MalesaniEmpoli−8.330-1-20.33#126
53Walter NovellinoTorino−9.030-1-20.33#18
54Cuco ZigandaOsasuna−9.241-0-30.75#115
55Alain PerrinOlympique Lyonnais−9.842-1-11.75#64
56Edoardo RejaSSC Napoli−10.130-1-20.33#55
57Steve CoppellReading−11.240-0-40.00#110
58Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC−12.940-3-10.75#6
59Antoine KombouareValenciennes−13.341-0-30.75#62
60Ernesto ValverdeEspanyol−14.141-0-30.75#58
61Rudi GarciaLe Mans−14.841-0-30.75#117
62Victor MunozRecreativo de Huelva−14.940-2-20.50#81
63Ronald KoemanValencia−15.040-1-30.25#111
64Francesco GuidolinPalermo−16.730-0-30.00#109

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in January 2008. Each result is weighed against the opponent and the venue, so a draw away at a stronger side can count for more than a home win against a weaker one. Minimum 3 rated matches; a month is a handful of games, so read it as form, not a verdict. Club - their last club in the month. Coach rating - their rank in the week that published this table (Week 6, 2008, games up to Sun 3 Feb). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 6, 2008 and never changes.

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