Ranking ALL 20 Premier League Managers As Players 

didnt realise the Brentford manager climbed the ranks like that. that is a tough road and now he is a the top madness

Didn't realize Arteta never won a single cap for Spain. Speaks volumes for Spain's midfield depth at the time. I think you got the top 5 spot on. You didn't mention how Guardiola's playing career was limited by a litany of injuries. I suspect he'd have won 100 caps for Spain had he been more durable.

"Wright, without further Adu" is an underrated segway to end the intro

I forgot he was sacked and was fully expecting Gerrard at #1. Edit: I had this thought after I saw Lampard at #2. I'm not trying to even debate between who was better.

De Zerbi only made 33 appearances for Napoli but he was crucial in us getting to Serie A. He will always be respected in the city.

A midfield with Viera, Lampard and Guardiola would be good enough to start at any current Premier League team.

Expected Thomas Frank in last, and was not surprised. Fun fact: The picture at 2:11 were taken at an away day for Frederiksværk, specifically against Ballerup. I believe Frederiksværk are the team in red.

Having always been an Arsenal fan since i was a child, i fondly remember following arteta's career closely when he was at Everton. It's still surreal to me that he took a paycheck cut to join us, captained for us and then subsequently retired with us and now manage our team. His connection to Arsene Wenger is at the very heart of all of this, and i am just delighted to see it all happening beautifully right now.

Bournemouth fan here. It’s jolly nice for someone from our club to actually feature seemingly a smidge longer than other club representatives for once 😅 Great video, really interesting to hear more about the manager’s journeys. Up the cherries 🍒

Gary O’Neil will always be a legend at QPR… Especially for his tackle on Will Hughes that saw him get sent off but also kept The R’s in the 2014 PlayOff Final, which we went on to win! Had we gone 1-0 down as Hughes was clean through, we wouldn’t have fought back to get something from the game!

Amazing as Always Alfie

a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel

This was a great idea for a video, and it was a thoroughly interesting presentation.

Excellent video, really informative. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks

Nice video, thoroughly enjoyed.

Here before Antonio Conte Complains about his Lack of Transfer Funds for the Thousandth Time …. 👀. ⚽️

Great content as always

I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Amazing how many premier league managers made their name at Swansea. Great track record of identifying young “unheard of” managers.

Excellent! Spot on! Well done!

Really enjoyed as always!

Cool idea for a video. Really enjoyed this!

Great Presentation. Thank You.

Really interesting video and history, thanks.

great film - well done

Great topic choice Alf !

Nice Video bro. Keep up the good work.

Meticulously researched and well presented as usual

Didn't realise how bald Antonio Conte was as a player. Quite a remarkable turn in fortunes for barnet😏

its crazy how people don't know exactly how great Conte was

Brilliant list!

14:22 that's an ambitious prediction there Alfie

That comment about Howe is so left field considering no one says anything about guardiola or Galtier working for evil nations aswell

Vieira was probably better at his peak but Lampard had a longer peak in my opinion.

Putting Gaurdiola above Conte is hilarious

The best list you have ever done

Love this

Vieira and Lampard as a midfield duo would've been unstoppable tbf

I'd have to agree with the first choice *spoiler alert* especially given he won trophies in multiple leagues and for his national team

Can you do a video about the seven teams who would need their manager as a player the most (for exaple, lampard or xavi in their prime would help the team they're managing a lot)

I love this series

16:35 You've got to respect Logroñés for starting a 50-year-old.

So, the Top 5 in this video were midfielders during their playing career.

Hahhahahah I still can't enough of "Without further 'ADU' "

Fully agree with your list.

Grauam Potter's Premier League career may have been brief but he can lay claim to playing in one of the 90s most famous. The game where Graeme Souness despite having never seen him play, gave a debut to Ali Dia who claimed to be George Weah's cousin.

19:32 A cool picture of pep guardiola for Spain playing against Alfe inga haaland ironically

Go Ahead Eagles! My favourite club name in the world, just ahead of Hearts of Oak.

20:47 I mean...Harry Redknapp literally did just that. He looked at Lampard at 18 and said "he's going right to the very top".

Video Idea - 7 best dressed Premier League managers of all time

Conte’s got more hair now than when he was a player … what comeback 😅😅

Howe seems to be one hell of a coach he took Bournemouth from almost getting relegate in the 3rd tier to the premiership. Now coaching with a huge amount of cash behind him will be a dangerous prospect.

Great video! Upvoted alone for the correct pronounciation of Mainz

7 managers that excelled as an international team manager but not as a club team manager OR 7 managers that excelled as a club team manager but not as an international team manager

Vintage HITC sevens

8 sacks a year is a crazy stat right off the bat

It's nice to see how many good manages swansea have had over the years

I was expecting a mention of which coaches were part of the last such video and how the new group of managers has affected their position.

Need a Year Stamp in the title for video ideas that you do again, I think. Enjoyable stuff though.

You should do that 1992-93 list you mention at seventh.

Eddie Howe was an incredible footballer, way ahead of his time. Injuries ruined him.

Conte and Pep was the classic"i could see him being a coach" type players! Huge fan of both as players ,especially pep, he was pure class as a player controlling games

Not that anyone cares, but here's how I'd rank the top 5 of this list 1. Lampard 2. Viera 3. Conte 4. Arteta 5. Guardiola

Swansea, Potter, Rodger’s and Cooper… they really like their ‘young’ managers

Fun video and pretty harmless ranking. The sacking of managers has reached a ridiculous degree. Tip: I've been handing out the "Trofeo Zamparini" after the notorious manager-sacking chairman of Palermo (not that anyone appeared to collect it).

Not sure where you find your information from but David Moyes even though he played for Celtic was in fact a Rangers supporter as a young man. A bit like Kenny Dalglish, Davie Provan, Murdo MacLeod, Scott Brown and Billy Stark other bluenose boys to have played for the Hoops.

I did it for the Bundesliga: 1. Xabi Alonso (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) 2. Niko Kovac (VfL Wolfsburg) 3. Bruno Labbadia (VfB Stuttgart) 4. Bo Svensson (1. FSV Mainz 05) 5. André Breitenreiter (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) 6. Thomas Reis (FC Schalke 04) 7. Steffen Baumgart (1. FC Köln) 8. Marco Rose (RB Leipzig) 9. Oliver Glasner (Eintracht Frankfurt) 10. Urs Fischer (1. FC Union Berlin) 11. Sandro Schwarz (Hertha BSC Berlin) 12. Christian Streich (SC Freiburg) 13. Edin Terzic (Borussia Dortmund) 14. Daniel Farke (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 15. Enrico Maaßen (FC Augsburg) 16. Julian Nagelsmann (FC Bayern München) 17. Ole Werner (SV Werder Bremen) 18. Thomas Letsch (VfL Bochum)

Fun fact: two of these managers have been accused of taking performance enhancing drugs during their playing careers. Conti and Guardiola.

I was shocked when Gerrard wasn't #1 forgetting he got sacked recently

Young Conte looks like some weird John Travolta/Brad Pitt/Michael Scott hybrid creature.

All these respective managers deserve a shoutout for sure and long lives respectively to all of them in this world and other planets,good friends!!!:-D

Oh, you said "Frederiksværk", when talking about Thomas Frank. :D

Video idea - the 7 best players managed by Marcelo gallardo

Not all great players become great managers much like a lot of players with average playing careers have been among the most successful in the game indeed the likes Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp etc didn't have substantial playing careers but have had huge success as managers a notable exception is Pep Guardiola who also had major success as a player same with Johan Cruyff but in general most of the very top managers didn't have notably outstanding playing careers

can you do a study comparing the demographics of players vs in managerial and front office position ?

Shit was prophetic with Lampard.

Loool so I've just finished watching this and seen a Talksport notification come up on my phone that Lampard's just been sacked ☠️

DAY 87: Hey Alfie, could you do a video on the life, career, controversies and tragedy of Justin Fashanu. It'd be your best video yet and it's a criminally underheard story ❤️

"...Racking up 20 caps for Italy, back when he was still bald." 😏 Cheers Alfie, lol....

Guardiola’s hair decline is the biggest fall off in history.

Moyes, having played for Celtic, got done dirty.

Took me ages to think who was top and then I was like "Of Course, what a legend"

Bro you sound like the Terry Tibs character from that Phonejacker show. "Terry Tibs, talk to me" :P

I lived about 5 km from frederiksborg and I'm fairly sure yourcimage is mot from there... :)

Viera of course. Best CDM ever anywhere.

11th Jesse - not bad at all - If we finish there in the league happy days 😎

I can't believe Frank has survived four days (and counting) since this video was posted.

Great work but must be very frustrating for you that it's already out of date!

Excellent video..... id probably swap Ten Haag and O'Neil but I thought the whole list was accurate.

How about you rank the top 15 best defensive midfielders of all time

Makes me feel better about never hearing of so many Premier League Managers until they are Premier League Managers

I'm surprised ETH is that high. I need to know more about my gaffer now 😅

Potter started his career at Birmingham and played in the first team for them, but you failed to mention that piece of information in your video.

Can you make a video about whats going on in Everton?

Give your head a wobble Alfie, Klopp is Teflon at Liverpool, sure this season is not the club's best but one bang average season is not going to put him on shaky ground.

Vieira won everything, Euro, World Cup, Champions, tons of Premier Leagues and Cups, a lot of Serie A...

An interesing one would be "greatest playing career plus greatest career in management'. The obvious winner is Cruyff, but Ancelotti, Zidane and Guardiola are up there. But for injury Brian Clough might have been too. Or 'greatest players who failed the most as managers'. One of them is mentioned in this video, I would say.

10:42 and that my folks is why he loves Trent

Patrick Viera was amazing.

got it out just in time for frankie sacking well done