This season’s top flight bosses can be roughly divided into three categories – overachievers, underachievers and, meh. The overachievers are those managers who have exceeded expectations and achieved more than was expected of them. The underachievers are those who have failed to meet expectations and have not been able to get the best out of their teams. Finally, the meh category is for those managers who have done neither particularly well nor particularly badly.
The overachievers this season include the likes of Leicester City’s Brendan Rodgers, Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder and Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Nuno Espirito Santo. All three have exceeded expectations and have been able to get the best out of their teams. Rodgers has been able to get the most out of his Leicester side, leading them to a third-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Champions League. Wilder has been able to get the most out of his Sheffield United side, leading them to a ninth-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Europa League. Finally, Nuno has been able to get the most out of his Wolves side, leading them to a sixth-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Europa League.
The underachievers this season include the likes of Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Tottenham Hotspur’s Jose Mourinho. All three have failed to meet expectations and have not been able to get the best out of their teams. Solskjaer has been unable to get the most out of his Manchester United side, leading them to a second-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Champions League. Arteta has been unable to get the most out of his Arsenal side, leading them to a tenth-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Europa League. Finally, Mourinho has been unable to get the most out of his Tottenham Hotspur side, leading them to a seventh-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Europa League.
Finally, the meh category is for those managers who have done neither particularly well nor particularly badly. This includes the likes of Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola. All three have done neither particularly well nor particularly badly. Klopp has been able to get the most out of his Liverpool side, leading them to a first-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Champions League. Lampard has been able to get the most out of his Chelsea side, leading them to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Champions League. Finally, Guardiola has been able to get the most out of his Manchester City side, leading them to a fifth-place finish in the Premier League and a place in the Champions League.
Overall, this season’s top flight bosses can be divided into three categories – overachievers, underachievers and, meh. The overachievers have exceeded expectations and achieved more than was expected of them. The underachievers have failed to meet expectations and have not been able to get the best out of their teams. Finally, the meh category is for those managers who have done neither particularly well nor particularly badly.