Perils of the Player/Manager
I’m a great fan of Manchester United and eagerly followed the prospect of a new manager after Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Ryan Giggs was heralded as the saviour but he quickly realised that managing a team and playing for the team are widely different jobs. Completely unconnected. Manchester United is a big club so can afford a separate manager and players which is why José Mourinho is now the manager, and doing rather well. But smaller clubs struggle to afford both so employ a Player/Manager. In the same way, small…
