# Legendary Managers · Football Level 9: Master

Football · Level 9: Master · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/football/level-9/legendary-managers/)

Legendary Managers in Football (Level 9: Master) on Insporta: 100 sourced facts behind 10 tests. Covers: herbert chapman; béla guttmann; and more.

The men behind the great teams, in detail: Chapman, Guttmann, Herrera, Stein, Busby, Shankly and Paisley, Clough, Lobanovskyi, Happel and Trapattoni, and the great national-team coaches.

## Test 1: Herbert Chapman

- Huddersfield completed three titles in a row in 1926, the season after he left. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Leeds City were thrown out of the Football League in 1919; Chapman was banned but later cleared. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Chapman persuaded London Transport to rename the station nearest Highbury. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He wanted the team to stand out; the white sleeves have been part of the kit ever since. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He had lights fitted at Highbury, but the authorities would not allow floodlit league games until the 1950s. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Arsenal went on to complete three titles in a row that he had started to build. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The bronze bust now stands at the Emirates Stadium. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1919, 1924, 1925 and 1932. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Northampton from 1907, Leeds City from 1912, Huddersfield from 1921 and Arsenal from 1925. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Arsenal beat Huddersfield, Chapman's old club, 2-0 at Wembley. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 2: Béla Guttmann

- The 'curse of Béla Guttmann' is quoted every time Benfica lose a European final. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Five European Cup finals, a UEFA Cup final and two Europa League finals. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He rarely stayed more than two seasons anywhere. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He then wrote a clause into future contracts that he could not be sacked while top. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The tour came after the Hungarian uprising, and several players never returned home. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Some historians credit him with spreading the 4-2-4 ideas Brazil used at the 1958 World Cup. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Hakoah won the Austrian title in 1925 and toured the United States, where Guttmann stayed to play. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The 1920s, 1955, 1961 and 1962. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1963, 1965, 1968 and 1988. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Porto pipped Benfica to the 1959 title, and Benfica hired him that summer. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 3: Helenio Herrera

- His title-winning Atlético came before his spells at Sevilla and Barcelona. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He left for Inter in 1960 after falling out with the club's star Kubala. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The name stuck as Inter won three league titles and two European Cups under him. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Lines such as 'class plus preparation plus intelligence plus athleticism equals the championship'. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Players were taken away from home and family for days before big games. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Inter's president Angelo Moratti made him the first coach paid like a star. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- It was his last major trophy; only the minor Anglo-Italian Cup of 1972, also with Roma, came later. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Atlético in the late 1940s, Barcelona from 1958, Inter from 1960 and Roma from 1968. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1960, 1963, 1964 and 1967. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He grew up in Casablanca and went on to play in France before coaching. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 4: Jock Stein

- The run lasted from 1966 to 1974, equalling the world record of the time. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Dunfermline beat Celtic in a replayed final, which helped bring him back to Parkhead. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He worked down the pits in Lanarkshire while playing part-time. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Celtic had strong Catholic roots; Stein had played for the club in the 1950s. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He left to become Scotland manager - four years after Brian Clough's own 44 days at Leeds. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He collapsed as Scotland drew 1-1 with Wales; his assistant Alex Ferguson took the team to the finals. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- It is painted on walls and banners around Celtic Park. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1961, 1965, 1967 and 1978. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Stein from 1978, Ferguson as caretaker after Stein's death in 1985, Roxburgh from 1986. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Rangers won the 1974-75 title, the last before the Scottish Premier Division began. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 5: Matt Busby

- He won the FA Cup with City in 1934. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Twenty-three people died in all, including journalists and crew. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Taylor and Byrne died at the scene; Charlton survived and won the 1966 World Cup. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Murphy, also Wales manager that year, took a patched-up side to the FA Cup final. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Nat Lofthouse scored both goals, the second after a charge on goalkeeper Harry Gregg. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Gregg carried out a baby and her mother as well as team-mates. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Sir Matt remained at the club as a director after he stepped down. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1945, 1956, 1958 and 1968. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Charlton played until 1973, Foulkes until 1969 and Gregg until 1966. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- United won 4-1 after extra time at Wembley, ten years after Munich; Charlton scored twice. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 6: Shankly and Paisley

- They were promoted in 1962 and were champions two years later. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The tiny village produced around fifty professional footballers; Shankly went on to win the 1938 FA Cup with Preston. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- It was meant to remind visitors who they were playing against. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The reluctant Bob Paisley, his assistant, took over. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He liked to say he had been to Rome twice, once to liberate it and once to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Along with three European Cups, a UEFA Cup and three League Cups. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He had scored in the semi-final against Everton and was bitterly disappointed. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1962, 1964, 1973 and 1974. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Paisley won three, Fagan one and Shankly none. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Liverpool beat Leeds 2-1 after extra time at Wembley in 1965. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 7: Brian Clough

- Forest won the league by seven points, as a newly promoted side. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The record stood until Arsenal passed it in 2004. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- John Robertson scored the only goal in Madrid, against Kevin Keegan's Hamburg. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Clough signed him from Birmingham City in February 1979. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He had scored 251 league goals in 274 games for Middlesbrough and Sunderland. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Clough said he was nothing without Taylor; the pair fell out for good in the 1980s. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He retired as Forest finished bottom of the first Premier League season. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1972, 1975, 1979 and 1993. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Hartlepools from 1965, Derby from 1967, Leeds for 44 days in 1974 and Forest from 1975. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Robertson crossed from the left and Francis, in his first European match, headed in against Malmö. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 8: Valeriy Lobanovskyi

- Dynamo were the first Soviet club to win a European trophy. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Blokhin won the Ballon d'Or that year. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Belanov was the second Dynamo player to win it, after Blokhin in 1975. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Zavarov, Blokhin and Yevtushenko scored at the Stade de Gerland. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Dynamo had beaten Real Madrid in the quarter-final. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- A left winger, he was famous for the 'dry leaf' corner that swerved in. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He collapsed on the bench during a match and died days later. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1975, 1986, 1988 and 1999. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Blokhin in 1975 and Belanov in 1986 at Dynamo; Shevchenko won in 2004 at Milan. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Gullit and Van Basten scored in Munich, Van Basten with his famous volley. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 9: Ernst Happel and Giovanni Trapattoni

- Feyenoord beat Celtic 2-1 after extra time in Milan. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Brugge lost 1-0 to Liverpool at Wembley. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The Dutch lost 3-1 to Argentina after extra time in Buenos Aires. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He was the first coach to win all three of UEFA's main club competitions. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Italy with Juventus and Inter, Germany with Bayern, Portugal with Benfica and Austria with Salzburg. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 'Was erlauben Strunz?' became a catchphrase in Germany. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He took Ireland to Euro 2012. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1970, May 1978, June 1978 and 1983. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1977, 1984 and 1985. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- The Prater stadium was renamed the Ernst-Happel-Stadion after his death in 1992. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

## Test 10: Great national-team coaches

- Herberger coached Germany from 1936 to 1964. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Schön led West Germany at four World Cups from 1966 to 1978, winning in 1974. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Ramsey used a 4-4-2 with Ball and Peters working the flanks. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- He won two Champions Leagues with Real Madrid, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 with Spain. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Aragonés left after the tournament; del Bosque won the next two. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Zagallo won as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as coach in 1970; Beckenbauer won in 1974 and 1990. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Pozzo is the only coach to win two World Cups. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- 1934, 1966, 1982 and 2018. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Euro 1964, Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, and Euro 2024. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)
- Jacquet's France beat Brazil 3-0 in Paris; his assistant Lemerre won Euro 2000. (Source: Club and competition records; biographies and contemporary reports on the managers)

Sources: FIFA and UEFA official records / club records / contemporary match reports / published histories and biographies / audited club accounts

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