The Rondo - Football Managers - 18AUG2025

Football managers are always being met with criticism, but the cream always rises to the top

We're going to be going into some of the best managers in the world. Who's your top three managers right now in football

This is actually a lot tougher than I thought. It's hard, bro. I'm telling you, bro

Can I tell you who does not get in it? Who? Okay, let's first. Let's get into managers who just don't make that three for you

Can I give you two that don't make it? Yes. Kylo Ancelotti

Okay. Does not quite make it. The only reason Carlo Ancelotti does not make it right now

Current, yeah. Current, bad last season at Real Madrid, and I think it's really hard to be considered

like a top manager in the world if you're an international coach. So like Luis de la Fuente, right

Is it Luis? Yeah, the Spain guy. Unbelievable manager. Does a great job

Like wins the Euros. They won Nations League as well, right? Won Nations League, but just doesn't coach

There's just not that many games. Right, there's not enough. There's too much breaks in between. It's a different thing

Whatever. Mikel Arteta as well, before you start your propaganda, does not sniff it

Okay. All right. Does not sniff it. Show me a trophy cabinet. In his case

You got an epic cup in that. In his case, show me a trophy cabinet. I don't think Mikel Arteta gets anywhere near it

He's not in my top five. Okay. Who you got? Two. We're going to go with Pep Guardiola

Doesn't make it. Doesn't make the top three. Doesn't make the top three. Current managers, Pep Guardiola, hot take

Doesn't make the front three for you. Doesn't make the front. In the world right now? No. top three world right now no why i'm gonna tell you why last season no trophies the team almost

finished like well not even top five yeah but the whole squad was falling apart he was he was losing

it so you know as a manager if you have a big team like that you gotta manage it handle it well you

know if you you know see what was going on wrong with the team you know the whole man city squad

was falling apart last season you know i'm saying we know two years ago man city won the treble when

you know, Premier League, Champions League. But he won't make it. If you tell me top

five, I'll point him top five. But top three, he don't make it in top three

Sorry. That's a big, yo, I'm not gonna lie. That's a hot thing

The comment section might be crazy. Are you fair? That is a big

call. Don't apologize. Guardiola not making the top three managers currently for Faro. That's a big

listen, man. That's a big one. Pep Guardiola, best manager of all time for me. But

in the world right now, not top three. I'm sorry. Ooh. Okay

Who's your miss? Who's your miss? My miss has to be Enzo Mariska

I don't mind that. I don't mind that. I don't mind that. I think a lot of people are putting a lot of, you know, a love onto him

You know what I'm saying? They won the Club World Cup. People are looking at Chelsea as this machine right now because they're selling players for

transfer fees, which is a lot. Man, I wish Arsenal could get some money for our players

You know what I'm saying? I'm seeing Chelsea sell guys who have never even made an appearance for them on the pitch

getting sold for 15 20 million and it's like they're creating this machine of great great

transfer strategy young players coming in for not that expensive wages bro like look a lot of

chelsea's players are making between 70 to 130k a week man i'm jealous bro you know i'm saying to

get those quality guys for that fee they have a great system mareska has came in and dramatically

changed that squad look how we were looking at chelsea before mareska had that season last year

We were looking at them as like, what the hell is Chelsea doing? What is Todd Bowley planning

Americans are coming to this club and ruining Premier League football. Now we look at them

I know they didn't have a great result against Crystal Palace. They're back in the Champions League. They doing great things But at the same time I do think that Maresca needs more time And he going to have to win something with Chelsea They have won the Conference League They won the Club World Cup but they need to win the league or win the Champions League

in order to be seen as that powerhouse again. I'd agree. I think Maresca sneaks into the top five

but I don't think he's quite top three. So your prediction is stupid

Yours is reasonable and I'm a footballing genius. All right, let's get into our top three now

Tom, let's start us off. Okay, bottom of the list, Hansi Flick

Okay. Second, Luis Enrique. Okay. And first is still Pep Guardiola. Until, okay, so Hansi Flick did an excellent job of revamping

readjusting, I don't know, I guess, changing and molding that Barcelona team that was clearly imperfect

Like, don't get me wrong, Lamin Amal is a generational talent. Like, he is clearly unbelievable

but he's doing things with that back line and that tactical system that a whole bunch of managers

before him just could not figure out now the only reason he's not second or first is because he

hasn't quite done it for a long enough period of time he has that break right he was great for

Bayern but he kind of fell out with Bayern he kind of how do I say this nicely sucked as the German

national team manager and he's had a he's had a year with Barca but I don't think he's quite there

yeah he has more to accomplish for sure he's got more to accomplish and i think if they if they win

another thing this year then he's he's pushing for one two luis enrique speaks for itself man for

itself now and but the thing i will say about luis enrique is that and this isn't necessarily

relevant to his managing capability but i really admire him as a character and there is something

there is something that's quite lovely about that and i think it's like the liverpool fan in me you

know when klopp was liverpool manager and you were like i love this guy like i love his football i

Love watching the pool win. But I also really admire this dude

And also, anyway, he's going to get results, and he's a serial winner, and he's brilliant. And number one to this day is Pep Guardiola

As long as Pep Guardiola is still managing, it doesn't matter. Okay, so a question for you

All right, you put Pep Guardiola number one and Luis Enrique number two. But we're talking in the world right now, not all time

And Luis Enrique just won the triple, and Pep Guardiola didn't win any trophies last season. Why put him at number one

Okay, so that's an excellent point. I think Pep Guardiola, given the number of injuries Man City had

given the crisis that was going on behind the scenes, you know, their sporting director leaves

Everyone, it's not like their, like, chief executive, whatever, is leaving. But you've got, like, guys in the data department

Guys, you know, just like here and there. Far from me to defend Man City, by the way

Also, they're going through transition. Kyle Walker leaving, guys getting older, De Bruyne. So, there was always going to be a rebuilding year at Man City

And the fact is, is that he did it. He still got into the Champions League

and then did so while navigating injuries. and he's set them up really well for a good season this year

So I see your point. I understand that. You're talking about manager, they're managing the team

not on paper like, oh, what they did through the year. Right. So I think the way he's managed it

has been really good and about, I think most of the managers would have just crumbled

Okay. That's fair. Okay. My top three current managers right now. Number three

I agree with you. I give it to Hansi Flick. I think he's really changed Barcelona. Barcelona was looking dire with their

their financial strategy still is struggling. They just registered the players that they need to register

And that's a big problem for Barcelona going forward with him having to manage that being

a German manager in a club like Barcelona, where it's notoriously super Catalan, even

though they had past managers like Johan Cruyff like Sir Bobby Robson as well as managers coming in as well But for him to come in and make a stake on his own at a club like Barcelona in a time where yo we looking at past Barcelona managers Ronald Coleman for example bro so forgettable

For him to come and make this squad what it is and to lead Laminia Mall into becoming one of the best players in the world at 18 years old

That says a lot about him as a manager. It says a lot about him and his charisma to get these players to follow his direction

Okay. My number two manager in the world currently right now in this space has to be Arne Slott

I think Arne Slott, a lot of people don't give him enough credit for what he was able to do at Liverpool

It's not easy to take over another manager's team. I know a lot of people are going to be like, oh, Jurgen Klopp gave him a squad that was already winning

Mo Salah. It's going to be easy for him the next season. How many managers have we seen come into a club with a great squad the season before and completely fumbled

Okay, I agree with that. I agree with that. But here's the thing. Arnestlott I I love him I think he's an excellent manager but that like last year was the last year

of Jurgen Klopp that was a Jurgen Klopp team he played in a Jurgen Klopp style like he not really

the only thing that Arnestlott did that Jurgen Klopp didn't was rest guys and manage possession

a little bit more that's okay that does change the dynamic a lot though because when you slow

down to play you can no longer play the same counter-attacking system that Jurgen Klopp did

Even if you turn it down a little bit of that notch, that gives defenders that enough time to get back on defense

to get in positions, to make it more difficult for you to score. Okay, yeah, but at the same time

then Liverpool played the big games in the Champions League, and what happened? Of course, but at the end of the day, bro, you guys..

That Liverpool team, so that Liverpool team that's managed by Jürgen Klopp

last year beats PSG in the Champions League, no problem. I'm not too sure about that

That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. I'm not too sure about that. I think slot is just on the outside

I'm also just exercising caution. I feel like as a Liverpool fan, you're kind of exercising caution

But for me, at the end of the day, I think he is that manager where you look at. And you're looking at him as a person who could definitely win the league again this year

And you're looking for Liverpool. You're expecting Liverpool to win the Champions League this year. Am I right

Nope. Why not? Because I won't do that as a Liverpool fan. As a non-Liverpool fan

If you see them spending... He is a Liverpool fan. I'm a Liverpool fan. Kind of. But you're more of a what

A Barca fan? I'm more of a Barca fan. Yeah. I support Liverpool, Kasala, since he got there

But I'm going to tell you, Liverpool, they might win it. They might win it. The only thing is they got to show up in the Champions League

Not like every year. I'm not asking that for y'all. That wasn't my question

What I'm saying is if you spend $130 million on Florian Verts

$90 million on Eketike, $50 million on Kerkes, $40 million on Primpong

you're not expected to win the Champions League after spending all that? You're expected to win Champions League, Premier League, everything

You're expected to win that. Or you're expecting your team to win that after making those purchases

There's no way you don't. Dude, there are so many variables in that

Like, it's a whole new, it's half of a starting 11. It's half of a starting 11

But that's my point. Why would you be spending all that bread if you didn't think that bread would take you to the place that you want to be

And the place you want to be is in the Champions League final winning. Right, so all of those guys that Liverpool either have signed, right

or potentially will, I don't know when this episode is going to come out, right? Those are players for the next three, four years

I think, judge slot 12 months from now. Okay. right admit that team could struggle for six months we saw it against crystal palace man

palace are a really good team by the way oliver glasner is someone that we should talk about

as glasner's a great one like you've got glasner iraola bournemouth is excellent like you've got

punching above their weight for sure i mean and honestly um you can still make the case that javi alonso is an unbelievable manager um but I think the thing with slot is those signings might just take a little bit to come together

If, if, if, if, if, if Liverpool win the league, the Champions League, whatever this year, then slot is top three

I think you guys are just being a little cautious as Liverpool fans. I understand you guys are scared of, you know, putting too much pressure on these guys

You've got to remember one thing, though. They make a lot of purchase. Plus, with Mohamed Salah, you're an Egyptian cousin

You know what I'm saying? Your cousin on the squad, whoopin. All right. I want them to win, but you got to remember, PSG, when they bought Messi, you have Mbappe

Neymar. Back then, they spent a lot of money. They didn't win nothing. Bro, Eketike is not Neymar

Guys, that's not what I'm saying. You guys got to think Liverpool are buying players that are fitting their system

We knew Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe. They were just buying them for the names, not because they fit a particular system

that Luis Enrique had. And you knew it didn't fit Enrique. That's why he was yelling at Mbappe in that theater

before that game to please press because I need someone to press to win this game

And guess what Mbappe did? He did not press. If Arne Slott tells Eke Tike to press

he will press. What is he going to do? He's going to run his ass off because he knows he's coming from a league

that he needs to prove himself in the Premier League and do his thing. Mbappe knows he was that guy already

Completely different scenarios, despite the price tag. My number one, I agree with you

I have to put my man Guardiola in there because as an Arsenal fan

I am sorry. I am so relieved that Mikhail Arteta is not in that top three. Nah, I'm not going to do that to y'all

Arteta is not in my, I'm going to give this. Arteta is not in my top three as an Arsenal fan

Arteta, don't get me wrong. He has changed the culture of our club. He has made us into title contenders on a year-in, year-out basis

He has produced the likes of Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli

and turned them into players. Declan Rice, who you paid $105 million from Brian. Okay, okay

What I'm saying about Declan Rice is that there's no guarantees about spending money. I agree with you guys on that

You know what I'm saying? But at the end of the day... Which is why Liverpool inverts. So there is expectation

Oh, no, no. Okay, all right. Let me take out Declan Rice. Let me take out Declan Rice. I'm sorry. Buka Osaka, Myles Lewis Skelly

You know what I'm saying? Guys who could compete at that level. Even David Raya for a goalkeeper

That was a good purchase from Brentford. You know what I'm saying? He's stepping up levels. Where's the Naruma going to go for the company

Bottom line, what I'm saying is that Arteta has made Arsenal into a consistent, solid team

The reason why he doesn't make it into my front three, because into my final three of managers

bro, we need to win something, dog. And I think this is Arteta's last year to be in that top three

If Arsenal don't win a single trophy this year, I don't think he'll ever get in that top three of managers

On number three, we're going to put Arnest Lott. Number two, Hensi Flake. Number one, Luis Enrique

I'm going to tell you why. Arnest Lott, he just followed. Like, I agree with Tom

Finally, I agree with Tom on one thing. That he followed Jurgen Klopp, you know, Rizem and the same squad

and he just, you know, they're meant to be for them to win. All right, number two, I would say Hansi Flick

He won Copa de Rey, Super de España, and he won La Liga

So he deserved to be a number two. Luis Enrique, number one, because he won the triple

Super Cup, come on. In the Club World Cup final, he made it

but, you know, they lost against Chelsea. I mean, I agree with you on Enrique

but the reason I didn't put Luis Enrique as number one was because I felt like he had so much money

so much support, and Ligue 1 is just bad. Bad. I think the reason why I didn't put Luis Enrique in my top three is because y'all already had him in the top three

Oh, he wasn't even in your top three? He wasn't in my top three. Okay, that's just stupid. No, no, the reason why I didn't put him in our top three strictly was just because I needed to just not agree with y'all

I know that Luis Enrique is one of them goats, but at the same time, I can't agree with y'all on everything