This is posted in the Arsenal thread but i deem it thread-worthy, its a once a decade thing afterall.
Well done Arsene!It seems it is time for the Wenger Haters to sit up and listen to this bit of news, as the official FIFA Statistics department, known by the catchy name of International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFTS), have done an in-depth study of all the votes for the first nine years of this decade, and who is top of the list? Arsene Wenger of course!
These figures have been compiled by the IFFTS by the votes every year for the “Top 20″ of The World‘s best National Coach and the “Top 20″ of The World‘s best Club Coach. Each year has been allocated 10% of the tally towards the final rankings. This is because some coaches have been club coaches in some years, and international coaches in other years.
Unsurprisingly the top three in the final places have been solely club coaches (more consistent) but only the first two (Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson) have spent the whole ten years at the one club.
The official Top Ten in the IFFTS rankings are as follows:
1. Arsène Wenger France 142
2. Sir Alexander Ferguson Scotland 133
3. José Mourinho Portugal 115
4. Guus Hiddink Nederland 112
5. Fabio Capello Italia 106
6. Luiz Felipe Scolari Brasil 101
7. Rafael Benítez España 97
8. Carlo Ancelotti Italia 92
9. Marcello Lippi Italia 88
10. Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Argentina 86
Although Wenger may not have won all that many trophies in the last ten years, he has consistently impressed more people than anyone else in the world!
Its no great surprise either that Mourinho is in the top three, and probably closing on Wenger and Ferguson, but there is not enough time for him to catch him this season to stop Wenger being named Manager of the Decade!
