Most managers are ex players and to be fair being a pro footballer must be up there as one of the best jobs ever even if playing for a relatively mediocre set of clubs.
Management must be hugely different though and bar the few that taste real success and even fewer sustained success it probably is a pretty tough gig (relative to other jobs in football....still beats most jobs in the real world)
Constant pressure to succeed
Only as good as your last results
Short term memories
Threat of sacking and no guarantee you will get another job
Impossible to please all
Dealing with prima dona/ precious players
Always thought it would be epic to be a manager and for some it must be great but in general they all look as miserable as sin and pissed off most the time.
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When winning everything is great, but when you lose it must be sole destroying - There will be games when you know you've made mistakes and then there will be incidents from officials that will cost you your job when you've absolutely no control over it.
All the while your watching endless videos of previous games trying to find issues to exploit... Working long hours in the process as you desperately try to get it right over just ninety minutes of actual Football - and thats without the stress of the transfer window or some whinging little bitch of a midfielder knocking on your door asking why they're not playing
It feels like its getting worse what with the endless amount of platforms being created for people to shout about how you're doing a shite job, and even in general those fans having access to your boss (the owner) putting pressure on them to sack you.
No thanks, not now... Feels like whatever the role in Football, you either die a hero (Rufus through injury etc.), or stay long enough to become the villain (Murray, Solly, Bowyer... all three various roles within this club where its happened).
It's why many of the very best never actually played at a high level imo.
Doubt it
Would hardly see his family, often on the road going to watch other games, having to attend near enough all the U23 matches. It seemed as though at least once every fortnight he was even going overseas to watch games, and then being back in training the next morning.
You just have to look at how quickly a lot of managers age physically after just a few years to really see the impact.
It must be quite a rollercoaster having a big win on a Tuesday, but then crashing down to earth on a Saturday.
Must take a very thick skin to be involved in football in this day and age knowing that your every move is being judged and scrutinized forensically by thousands of people.
It's a very happy career.
Dyche said Football management isn't for the faint hearted. Sean fits the Burnley job very well and over achieves there most seasons.
Everyone saying "well they get paid a lot" seem to be missing the point. How many rich and famous people need to off themselves for us to learn that money isn't everything.