Top 10 best managers in the world: Footballs greatest club coaches, .................................... 10) Rudi Garcia - Roma The Frenchman currently plies his trade in Serie A with Roma, who are unbeaten from their first 16 matches in the league. His greatest achievement to date was winning a Ligue 1 crown with the unfancied Lille in 2011, and he has won two French manager of the year awards, too. 9) Frank De Boer - Ajax The legendary player is proving to be just as good a manager as he was a battling midfielder. His free-flowing Ajax side have won the title for the past three consecutive seasons, despite being regularly forced to sell their best players to various European heavyweights. This season, the Dutch side even beat Barcelona in the Champions League group, keeping more possession than their illustrious counterparts. 8) Rafa Benitez - Napoli Love him or hate him, the Spaniard has an impeccable managerial CV. Not only has he won two La Liga titles with Valencia, but he also won the Champions League and the FA Cup during a stint with Liverpool. On top of this, he picked up a Europa League crown with Chelsea last term, and is currently in the top four with new club Napoli in Serie A. 7) Diego Simeone - Atletico Madrid The Argentine has turned Atletico into a genuine force in La Liga. They finished third last year, and are currently joint top of the table with a remarkable 43 points from only 16 games. On top of this, Atletico won their Champions League group with consummate ease. 6) Antonio Conte - Juventus Conte was a legendary Juve midfielder back in the day, and is quickly establishing himself as one of their great managers. Hes won consecutive Serie A titles, which included one unbeaten season, and looks set to secure another Scudetto this term. Previously, he won two Serie B titles with Bari, too. 5) Arsene Wenger - Arsenal The longest serving manager on this list by a huge margin, Wenger has been with the Gunners for 17 years. In that time, hes secured three league titles and four FA Cups, and become a favourite of the neutral with his free-flowing brand of football. 4) Jurgen Klopp - Borussia Dortmund What Klopp has done with his Dortmund side is nothing short of exceptional. Spending very little money until this summer, and having to sell his best player every season (Nuri Sahin, Shinji Kagawa etc), Klopp secured two Bundesliga titles playing an exquisite brand of passing football between 2010 and 2012. Last season, he got Dortmund to the Champions League final too, where they were unlucky to lose out to Bayern Munich. 3) Carlo Ancelotti - Real Madrid Ok. So far, Ancelottis won a Serie A title and two Champions League titles with AC Milan, a Premier League and an FA Cup with Chelsea, Ligue 1 with PSG, and a whole host of Manager of the Year awards. Few would bet against him adding to his wonderful collection with Real Madrid this term. 2) Jose Mourinho - Chelsea Theres one statistic about Mourinho that is often ignored, which explains how consistently brilliant a manager he is. In his 13 years as a boss, hes never once finished outside the top two places in the league. Thats in Portugal, Italy, Spain and England. If this wasnt enough, hes won two Premier League titles with Chelsea, a La Liga with Real Madrid, an historic treble with Inter Milan that included the Champions League, and a similarly historic treble with Porto in 2004 that started it all off. Including cups, hes won 20 trophies altogether. Ludicrous! 1) Pep Guardiola - Bayern Munich In 2008, Guardiola took over the realms at Barcelona, and quickly created whats now regarded as the best club side in history. In three years, he won 14 trophies, including three La Ligas and two Champions Leagues. Now at Bayern Munich, his side look ominously good, and have yet to lose in the Bundesliga. They are the Champions League favourites, and look all s
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