Best Football Managers - May 2017

Coach rating gained in May · 362 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 5 Jun 2017
1st David Nielsen Lyngby +42.0 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 5-0-0
2nd Arsène Wenger Arsenal +29.7 coach rating gained · 6 matches · 6-0-0
3rd Marco Baroni Benevento +28.1 coach rating gained · 7 matches · 5-2-0

May 2017

coach rating rank: Week 23, 2017
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1David NielsenLyngby+42.055-0-03.00#61
2Arsène WengerArsenal+29.766-0-03.00#1
3Marco BaroniBenevento+28.175-2-02.43#38
4Piotr StokowiecZagłębie Lubin+25.564-2-02.33#318
5Fabrizio CastoriCarpi+23.064-2-02.33#413
6Stavri NicaKF Laçi+22.553-2-02.20#213
7Stijn VrevenNAC Breda+21.943-1-02.50#332
8Ivan LekoSint-Truidense VV+21.454-0-12.40#92
9Aleksandar TomashFC Vereya Stara Zagora+20.654-1-02.60#101
10Glen RiddersholmAGF+20.564-2-02.33#83
11PetitMoreirense+20.432-1-02.33#202
12Yuriy VernydubZoria Luhansk+19.554-0-12.40#397
13Luciano SpallettiAS Roma+18.944-0-03.00#23
14Richie ForanInverness Caledonian Thistle+18.643-0-12.25#521
15Paco HerreraReal Valladolid+18.443-1-02.50#321
16Piotr NowakKS Lechia Gdańsk+18.253-2-02.20#106
17Davide NicolaFC Crotone+17.743-0-12.25#86
18Derek McInnesAberdeen+17.343-0-12.25#62
19Alain CasanovaRC Lens+17.243-1-02.50#260
20Ivaylo Petev BogdanovGNK Dinamo Zagreb+17.255-0-03.00#277
21Hikmet KaramanÇaykur Rizespor+17.143-0-12.25#176
22Stéphane MoulinAngers+16.742-1-11.75#67
23Jeff SaibeneArminia Bielefeld+16.731-2-01.67#272
24Jean-Louis GarciaTroyes+16.554-1-02.60#159
25Dariusz WdowczykPiast Gliwice+16.354-0-12.40#130
26Riza CalimbayAntalyaspor+15.943-0-12.25#133
27Veselin VelikovFK Dunav Ruse+15.763-1-21.67#105
28Paul ClementSwansea City+15.433-0-03.00#219
29Jindřich TrpišovskýFC Slovan Liberec+15.253-1-12.00#266
30Eirik BakkeSogndal IL+15.152-2-11.60#193
31Julio VelazquezAD Alcorcón+15.142-1-11.75#385
32Maciej BartoszekMKS Korona Kielce+14.652-2-11.60#380
33Miran SrebrničND Gorica+14.653-2-02.20#141
34Rashid RahimovAkhmat Grozny+14.343-0-12.25#104
35Norbert HrncarMFK Ružomberok+14.244-0-03.00#73
36Čedomir JanevskiSK Beveren+13.743-0-12.25#293
37Vasyl SachkoVorskla Poltava+13.753-2-02.20#485
38Olafur Helgi KristjanssonRanders FC+13.653-1-12.00#503
39Jim McIntyreRoss County+13.543-1-02.50#216
40Asier GaritanoLeganés+13.231-2-01.67#108
41Tayfun KorkutBayer 04 Leverkusen+13.131-2-01.67#499
42Christophe PélissierAmiens SC+12.933-0-03.00#88
43Jaap StamReading+12.642-2-02.00#142
44Andries JonkerVfL Wolfsburg+12.553-1-12.00#399
45Jacek MagieraLegia Warszawa+12.554-1-02.60#95
46Dag-Eilev FagermoOdds BK+12.053-1-12.00#405
47Dan AlexaConcordia Chiajna+11.953-0-21.80#396
48Bernard BlaquartNîmes Olympique+11.633-0-03.00#71
49RubiSporting Gijón+11.332-1-02.33#347
50Ewald LienenFC St. Pauli+11.332-1-02.33#118
51Kobi RefuaMaccabi Petach Tikva+11.231-2-01.67#352
52Didier Olle-NicolleUS Orléans+11.253-1-12.00#245
53Maurizio SarriSSC Napoli+11.044-0-03.00#6
54Natxo GonzalezReus Deportiu+11.053-1-12.00#96
55Stephen KennyDundalk FC+11.053-1-12.00#562
56Yves VanderhaegheKV Oostende+10.953-0-21.80#114
57Cosmin ContraFC Dinamo București+10.532-1-02.33#124
58Friedhelm FunkelFortuna Düsseldorf+10.532-1-02.33#576
59Jan UrbanŚląsk Wrocław+10.553-0-21.80#72
60Giorgio ContiniFC St. Gallen 1879+10.442-1-11.75#456
61Viktor GancharenkoCSKA Moscow+10.344-0-03.00#98
62Robert EvdokimovOrenburg+10.272-4-11.43#232
63John van den BromAZ Alkmaar+10.263-0-31.50#29
64MíchelMálaga CF+10.242-1-11.75#230
65Peter Stöger1. FC Köln+9.932-1-02.33#89
66Graham PotterÖstersunds FK+9.663-2-11.83#53
67Mariano Barreto JeronimoStumbras Kaunas+9.552-2-11.60#295
68Bo HenriksenAC Horsens+9.563-2-11.83#426
69Vardan BichakhchyanFC Shirak Gyumri+9.553-1-12.00#476
70Mesut BakkalKayserispor+9.442-2-02.00#291
71Marinos OuzounidisPanathinaikos FC+9.353-1-12.00#444
72Pep GuardiolaManchester City+9.244-0-03.00#3
73Henning BergVideoton FC Fehérvár+9.243-0-12.25#368
74Domingos PacienciaB-SAD+9.131-1-11.33#534
75Jose Lluis MartiCD Tenerife+9.142-2-02.00#145
76Stefano VecchiInter+9.032-0-12.00#136
77Roman SanzharOlimpik Donetsk+8.952-2-11.60#102
78Jürgen KloppLiverpool FC+8.943-1-02.50#9
79Zinédine ZidaneReal Madrid+8.765-0-12.50#41
80Trond FredriksenAalesunds FK+8.653-1-12.00#217
81Patrice GarandeStade Malherbe Caen+8.631-1-11.33#227
82Rene WeilerRSC Anderlecht+8.443-1-02.50#15
83Michel Preud'hommeClub Brugge KV+8.253-1-12.00#63
84Diego MartinezSevilla Atlético+8.142-1-11.75#132
85Roberto BoscagliaNovara+8.132-0-12.00#367
86Pedro EmanuelEstoril Praia+7.832-1-02.33#299
87Igor TudorGalatasaray+7.854-0-12.40#205
88Olivier PantaloniAjaccio+7.732-0-12.00#437
89Rudi GarciaOlympique de Marseille+7.732-1-02.33#51
90Ivan JurićGenoa+7.742-0-21.50#401
91Antoine KombouareGuingamp+7.632-0-12.00#76
92Cristian PustaiGaz Metan Mediaș+7.652-2-11.60#338
93Brendan RodgersCeltic+7.644-0-03.00#18
94Mircea LucescuZenit St. Petersburg+7.254-0-12.40#70
95Lars Arne NilsenSK Brann+7.253-1-12.00#82
96Shefki KuqiInter Turku+7.163-1-21.67#418
97Philippe HinschbergerMetz+7.131-1-11.33#334
98Manolo JimenezAEK Athens+7.164-0-22.00#150
99Heimo PfeifenbergerWolfsberger AC+7.052-1-21.40#359
100Slaven BilićWest Ham United+7.032-0-12.00#179

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in May 2017. 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 23, 2017, games up to Sun 4 Jun). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 23, 2017 and never changes.

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