PREMIER LEAGUE fans have voted for the best pound-for-pound managers in the league and it’s thrown up a few surprises.
Sky Bet asked fans who they think is the best boss irrespective of budget and playing squad as part of their Fan Hope Survey.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola unsurprisingly topped the list after leading his team to the Treble last season.
Whilst Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui sits in last place after getting just 0.5 per cent of the vote.
Following Newcastle’s stunning return to the Champions League, fans voted Eddie Howe as the third best boss in the division.
But he still finished behind Jurgen Klopp who got 13.3 per cent despite failing to guide his team back amongst Europe’s elite last term.
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Premier League newbies Luton Town are clearly in good hands according to fans after boss Rob Edwards was voted the eighth best manager in the league.
Edwards is rated higher than the likes of Erik ten Hag, Unai Emery and Mauricio Pochettino and is yet to manage a game in the top flight.
Despite ten Hag seemingly changing the fortunes of a struggling Manchester United, he finds himself considered only the 13th best manager in the league.
Chelsea’s new boss Pochettino has a lot of work to do in West London after The Blues shocking campaign last season, but he may not have the fans on board just yet.
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The former Spurs boss is rated higher by his old fans than his current ones after 14 per cent of Tottenham fans considered him the best in the league – more than any other fan base, including Chelsea.
Only Lopetegui and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola are rated lower than Tottenham’s new manager Ange Postecoglou though.
The Aussie coach got a measly one per cent of the vote and will be hoping to prove his critics wrong when the season kicks off in August.
Mikel Arteta led Arsenal to their highest league finish since 2016 last season, but according to fans he falls behind the likes of Thomas Frank and Roy Hodgson pound-for-pound.
Another of Pep Guardiola’s coaching prodigies, Vincent Kompany, seems highly respected too.
The Burnley manager got 3.4 per cent of the vote and is considered the tenth best gaffer in the league after guiding The Clarets to a 101 point promotion campaign.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
