There are people who are really good managers, people who can manage a big organization, and then there are people who are very analytic or focused on strategy. Those two types don't usually tend to be in the same person. I would put myself much more in the latter camp.
I had many good managers: Wim Jansen, Martin O'Neill, Frank Rijkaard, and Alex Ferguson, to name just a few.
good people managers are likely to listen more than they speak. Perhaps that's why we were given two ears and only one mouth.
You need to be very critical of yourself. There are a few very good managers who can make players better individually. Most managers think about the team process - and so you have to improve things on your own.
I love the ability to work with very good managers, and to provide the right incentives for them, and truly become a partner with that management, and make that management take a long view.
My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win.
On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers.
Bad ballplayers make good managers.
There are a lot of good managers out of work because there are only so many jobs out there, and if you get it wrong two jobs running, it's hard to get a third one. That's generally the rule.
Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together.
You need good staff with their own opinions - Mick Jones has been a great No 2 as he's not a yes-man - but at the end of the day the buck stops with you and the good managers are the ones who make more good decisions than bad.
It's good that we have good managers like Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in this country, but I think we should be trying to send out some of our managers to other countries to help not just the development of themselves but the leagues over here. It can enhance their careers.
Good managers have a bias for action.
There are so many clubs with great squads, good managers, good financial situations that allows them to sign good players.
As a player, I was very lucky to have so many good managers in my career. I remember the first two at Lecce: Eugenio Fascetti and Carlo Mazzone. They were very important for me and my growth.
I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me.
