FIFA Men’s Coach nominees – What have they all achieved?
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FIFA have announced the 12-man shortlist for the FIFA Men’s Coach 2017 award.
The nominees have been put together by a panel of 12 ‘FIFA legends’ and will be decided by a mixture of national team coaches, captains, selected media and the fans.
The award will be presented on Monday 23 October.
Here is the full list of those nominated and what they have achieved this past year.
Massimo Allegri - Juventus
The Juventus boss continued the Old Lady’s dominance in Italy and came ever closer to winning that elusive Champions League trophy.
Domestically Juventus eased to the Serie A title but lost in the final of the Champions League to Real Madrid.
Carlo Ancelotti - Bayern Munich
In his first season at Bayern Munich, Ancelotti also continued Bayern’s domestic dominance as he went on to win the Bundesliga, despite being rivalled by the surprise package of RB Leipzig.
Ancelotti was unable to bring European success to Munich though, losing 6-3 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the quarter-final.
Antonio Conte - Chelsea
Antonio Conte was the man tasked with guiding Chelsea back to the Champions League.
He did that and so much more during his first season at Stamford Bridge, winning the Premier League thanks to a tactical masterstroke, with a record-breaking 30 wins out of 38 games.
During the opening stages of the season at Chelsea, it was clear all was not well at the Bridge but a change to a 3-4-3 system saw the Blues ease their way to the Premier League title with some dominant performances.
Luis Enrique - Barcelona
Luis Enrique’s time at Barcelona came to an end following the conclusion of last season after a second place finish in La Liga.
After missing out on domestic success to Real Madrid, Barcelona were also unsuccessful in Europe, crashing out to Paris-Saint Germain in the quarter-finals.
Despite not making the semi-finals, Barcelona and Enrique provided fans with one of the most memorable Champions League nights in the history of the competition.
In the last 16 against PSG, Barcelona lost the first leg 4-0 away from home. They were written off by the world’s media, not given a chance.
They won the second leg 6-1 on the night (6-5 on aggregate), with Neymar scoring in the 88th and the 91st minute before Sergi Roberto scored with the last kick of the game to send Barcelona through.
Pep Guardiola - Man City
Pep Guardiola showed a glimpse of his managerial brilliance during his first season in the Premier League.
During the opening stages of the campaign, it had looked like his Manchester City side were going to run away with the title.
City won their first six matches convincingly but defeats to Chelsea and Leicester, along with too many draws saw Guardiola’s men fall off the pace.
After another summer of recruitment, the best is yet to come from the former Barcelona man.
Leonardo Jardim - AS Monaco
Leonardo Jardim has been the man behind the Monaco team that won plenty of plaudits for their free flowing attacking football, both in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.
A squad made up of exciting youngsters such as Bernardo Silva, Thomas Lemar, mixed with the experience of Radamel Falcao and Joao Moutinho, not to mention the crown jewel that is Kylian Mbappe, ended Paris Saint-Germain’s dominance in France and reached the semi-final of the Champions League.
Joachim Low - Germany
Joachim Low helped guide the German national team to their first Confederations Cup in 2017 as he maintained their place within the top three of the FIFA rankings.
Germany won the Confederations Cup back in July with what was a youthful squad, thanks to a 1-0 win over Chile in the final, with Lars Stindl scoring the only goal of the game.
Die Mannschaft undoubtedly head into the 2018 World Cup as one of the favourites again.
José Mourinho - Manchester United
Jose Mourinho did what Jose Mourinho does best during his first season at Old Trafford.
Domestically, Mourinho struggled as he guided United to a sixth place finish, but it was all about the cups for ‘the special one’.
United eased past Southampton at Wembley to win the League Cup as well as beating a young Ajax side in the Europa League final, handing United a place in this season’s Champions League.
Mourinho has spent big over the summer and will have his eyes on the Premier League title this time around.
Mauricio Pochettino - Tottenham
Mauricio Pochettino has been lauded for his willingness to give youngsters a chance at Tottenham, and that faith continued to pay off in the 2016-17 season.
The partnership of Dele Alli and Harry Kane fired Spurs to a second place finish in the Premier League with some neat and intricate football.
Tottenham finished seven points behind Conte’s Chelsea but eight in front of nearest rivals Manchester City.
Diego Simeone - Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone has continued to battle against diversity at Atletico Madrid.
Not only does he have to compete with the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona, the fear of a transfer ban has been looming over the club for some time.
Constant questions about the future of Antonine Griezmann overshadowed the season for Madrid, who finished third in La Liga and reached the Champions League semi-finals.
Tite - Brazil
The 7-1 thrashing by Germany seems a distant memory now under the management of Tite.
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho has become a crucial part of the manager’s plans and the 56-year-old has handed chances to fringe players who were not given chances previously.
The national team known for their beautiful and skilful football have returned to the top of the pile in the FIFA rankings.
Zinedine Zidane - Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane has achieved more in his short time as Real Madrid manager than what most managers could dream of throughout their entire career.
Not only did the Frenchman lead Madrid to the La Liga title for the first time since the 2011-12 season, he helped Madrid become the first team to retain the European Cup during the Champions League era in what turned out to be a routine victory over Juventus in Cardiff.