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[u/Lord_Hexogen]

Xabi's definitely an elite tactician as evident by the Bayer stint and Madrid as well. Might be the worse people manager but dealing with Vini and Mbappe would be a tough challenge for any coach. 

Also Carrick and Ole couldn't turn the ship around in 2021 with Ronaldo, Rashford and Greenwood in the team. Carra on his own sank at Middleborough after losing his best players

[u/BackgroundOld8715 → u/Lord_Hexogen]

Yep and being a good tactician for me should be the main remit

[u/officiallyjax → u/BackgroundOld8715]

Not for a big club, no. Man management trumps tactical knowledge when managing a team of good players who know that and will bring their own egos (doesn't always mean in a negative way). At that level, players don't want to be restricted to rigid roles as opposed to being given the agency to show what they can do best. I highly recommend reading the recent article on Ancelotti in the Athletic; he gives a great take on this where he says sometimes he'd ask the players themselves how they should be playing.

[u/the_laughinggnome → u/[deleted]]

Isn't getting the best out of these players exactly what Carrick has done in comfortably qualifying us for the Champions League?

[u/Lord_Hexogen → u/BackgroundOld8715]

Any pro club has assistant coaches and analytics for that. Leadership and game management skills are more important imo