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Eyes on the Prize Fabio Capello Talks ‘UNDER-PROMISE, Tactics, Rooney and OVER-DELIVER’ the Complete Guide to England’S Chances Managing Expectations the manager themanagerThe magazine of the League Managers Association Issue 5: Spring 2010 WORLD CUP 2010 SPECIAL “You do need instinct as a manager, but you need experience to back up your instinct” back up your to need experience but you as a manager, do need instinct “You TIME FOR ACTION Terry Venables and Graham Taylor on the art of tournament management HITTING TARGETS How to win a World Cup with England... by a coach who’s done it Eyes on FABIO CAPELLO FABIO the prize Fabio Capello talks ‘UNDER-PROMISE, tactics, Rooney and OVER-DELIVER’ The complete guide to England’s chances managing expectations Keith Alexander Issue 5 Issue Sir Alf Ramsey Bruce Arena : Spring 2010 Stuart Baxter Hope Powell OBE Luther Blissett SPONSORED BY OUR STRENGTHS ARE YOUR ADVANTAGE • Pioneers in our field • Developed alongside coaches • Interactive product • Validated and objective • Global database • World class service • Unrivalled expertise • Leaders in our industry Official Technical Partner PROFESSIONA L FOOTBALL C OACHE S ASSOCIA TIO N DELIVERING PERFORMANCE INSIGHTS SINCE 1998 WWW.PROZONESPORTS.COM ProzoneMagazineAd_Artwork.indd 1 16/04/2010 14:56 — wELCOME — KICKING OFF 8 From the dugout All of the latest news, from both within the LMA and the wider world of football 12 Keith Alexander A tribute to the popular LMA member and Macclesfield manager, who died on March 3rd 14 Ramsey revisited The life and times of Sir Alf Ramsey, the only England manager It’s in his hands to win the big prize We speak to Fabio Capello on the eve of his first tournament THE WORLD CUP as an international coach 22 The best man... 16 ...for a job is often a woman. As shown by the England women’s coach, Hope Powell 12 24 Short-term action Building a team when time is of the essence 28 Covering the cup The BBC’s Philip Bernie on bringing the 2010 FIFA World 8 Cup to UK homes 30 LMA overseas Managing We catch up with Finland manager expectations Stuart Baxter A guide to 32 The outsider finding, meeting An interview with a man who’s TOUCHLINE and managing already won a World Cup with 52 The coach’s view expectations from England, rugby kicking coach, Manchester City’s Mike Rigg above and below Dave Alred reports back from an 14 35 Hopeful hosts eye-opening trip to Brazil An update on the current status 54 Fit to manage 22 of England’s bid to stage the 2018 An intoxicating look at alcohol, 36 FIFA World Cup with Dr Dorian Dugmore 56 Analysis THE BUSINESS How Newcastle and WBA played their way back to the top flight 40 David and Goliath How to punch above your weight... and win LMA PARTNERS 42 The insider: David Miles 58 President’s Dinner Arsenal’s long-serving club Pictures from the February secretary on the changing nature get-together with the of his role England manager 44 Turning it around 61 Jaguar Academy An in-depth interview with The luxury car maker unveils its First Great Western CEO, all-new, all-British sports club 42 Mark Hopwood 62 Bobby Moore Fund 48 The human jigsaw Fresh back from Project South How to piece together a successful Africa, Luther Blissett checks in 52 team, then keep them pulling as 65 Virgin Atlantic one unit How the England team will fly in 50 The blame game style to South Africa this summer An extract from Dr Sue 66 Stoppage time Bridgewater’s Football Avram Grant celebrates a famous Management victory at Wembley the manager SPRING 2010 Management is a complex discipline and football THE management is more complex than most. What the past few weeks have shown us is that factors outside of our MANAGERS’ control can unexpectedly impact on our plans and strategies. Who would have expected to see Liverpool, Fulham and VOICE Barcelona travel overland to play their European semi- finals? Football, it seems, is not immune to external forces. “Management in Football is, however, a strong and vibrant industry. Broadcast and sponsorship incomes continue to grow all walks of life and the sport’s global appeal remains undiminished. But popularity brings its own challenges; the debt and is a difficult and ownership issues remain a cause for concern. A strong regulatory framework is a prerequisite for stability. The LMA fluid science” will continue to work with the game to improve regulations. Football clubs are not merely businesses to be bought and sold, they are fundamental parts of communities and should be treated with respect. Managing through periods of uncertainty requires strong leadership and commitment. In the past season, managers such as Chris Hughton, Eddie Howe and Avram Grant have put to one side issues over which they have no control and delivered success. And, in these instances, success on the field can lead to stability off it. With continuing technological advancements (such as Sky’s introduction of 3D) the football experience continues to improve. It is, therefore, an ongoing disappointment that at the highest level, the game won’t support the introduction of technology for certain areas of decision-making. Goal-line technology, specifically, is supported by so many in the game, including the vast majority of the LMA’s membership, it surely is time to embrace the future. Management in all walks of life is a difficult and fluid science. It is even more so in football, where scrutiny and a thirst for results create a challenging working environment. Within the LMA’s membership we have exceptional managers, with a combined experience in the game of more than 95,000 matches. Football needs to embrace the knowledge and experience within the LMA’s ranks to drive the game forward. Better leadership and communication at the top will build the framework for the future of football and the next generation of players, coaches and managers. RICHARD Bevan LMA CEO the manager SPRING 2010 BRAZIL MAY BE FAVOURITES BUT NOT EVERYTHING MAY BE SO PREDICTABLE… Brazil are once again tipped to win the FIFA World Cup™ according The Castrol Predictor measures past team and player performance to the Castrol FIFA World Cup™ Predictor – our new tool designed to and works out the attack and defence ratings of each nation. objectively analyse team performance in South Africa this summer. Then, by simulating the tournament more than 100,000 times and taking into account the draw groupings, Castrol has The calculations show Brazil are the favourites to win, with a 23.6 % calculated each team’s chances of progression through the chance of glory. FIFA World Cup™ group stages and ultimately, of winning. Spain are the second most likely side to win, with a 16.1 % chance, Castrol has applied the same expertise they apply to the followed by England on 10.4 % and Holland on 10.1 %. development of their oils to create the Castrol Predictor, using objective analysis and highly advanced technology to offer unique insights into winning performances. OM 23.6% ALL.C Based on predicting the group outcome and who will win OTB 16.1% LFO RO ST 10.4% subsequent rounds the graphic below represents who England CA E: RC 0% 10.1% OU are most likely to play if they make it through to that round. S 0% NEW ZEALAND 0% NORTH KOREA 7.5% 0% ALGERIA IF ENGLAND QUALIFY 1ST IN THEIR GROUP THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO PLAY SLOVENIA BRAZIL SPAIN 5.8% 0.1% ENGLAND SLOVAKIA NETHERLANDS ROUND OF 16 QUATER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL P 0.2% SOUTH KOREA ho ARGENTINA 3.6% to b y A c t GERMANY io n I m 0.2% a GHANA g e 2.7% 0.3% ITALY s HONDURAS URUGUAY 0.3% FRANCE SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA URUGUAY BRAZIL SPAIN 2.6% M T USA A 0.4% F I F 4 SWITZERLAND 7 9 PORTUGAL 1 © 2.4% 0.4% CAMEROON PARAGUAY CHILE DENMARK IVORY COAST 1.8% 0.5% JAPAN AUSTRALIA IF ENGLAND QUALIFY 2ND IN THEIR GROUP THEY ARE MOST LIKELY TO PLAY MEXICO GREECE 0.7% 1.5% NIGERIA SERBIA ROUND OF 16 QUATER-FINALS SEMI-FINALS FINAL 0.8% 1.5% 1.1% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% 1.3% Castrol Ambassador Marcel Desailly commented: GERMANY ARGENTINA SPAIN BRAZIL “I am surprised that the Castrol Predictor shows Brazil as favourites because I really thought Spain were the team to SOURCE: WWW.CASTROLFOOTBALL.COM beat this time. I will be hoping that my home nation Ghana does better than predicted as the Castrol Predictor only For further details on Castrol’s football analysis gives them a 0.2% chance of success! It’s great being able to look at the teams’ predicted success in this way and I’m and the Castrol Predictor visit: sure it will be a talking point for football fans everywhere.” www.castrolfootball.com/predictor/explained CASTROL – OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE PARTNER OF THE LMA CASTROL PREDICTOR THE MANAGER AD FINISHED SIZE: W: 184mm H: 255mm Bleed: 3mm Scale: 1:1 Colours: 4 (CMYK) Qty: n/a themanager Published for the LMA Editor’S by Seven Squared Ltd. Opinions expressed by contributors are their own. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. letter Publishing enquiries 020 7775 7775 www.sevensquared.co.uk World Cup memories Advertising enquiries I’m not sure if I’m alone in this or not, but I tend to Richard Ibbotson mark the milestones in my life through major football 020 7775 5714 [email protected] tournaments. My earliest memory is collecting cards and Editor: Ciarán Brennan coins in the run-up to Mexico 1970 (excitement matched Art director: Sundeep Bhui Senior sub-editor: Darren Barrett only by the tournament itself), while the final of Germany Creative director: Michael Booth Picture editor: Martha Gittens 1974 marked the awful moment that I realised that life Picture researcher: Christina Blackmore Production controller: Chris Gardner wasn’t fair and that the good guys don’t always finish first.
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