Managers have levels they are suited to. I put them into four buckets:

1. The Artist - Takes a world class group to a whole nother level. Revolutionise how the game is played- Pep is the current man. Cruyff at Ajax, Sacchi at Milan, Wenger at Arsenal. Other honourable mentions include Ancelotti, maybe Zidane at Madrid.

2. Disruptor - Takes top teams and players and gets them challenging for major honours. Not always the prettiest stylistically but usually very effective. Klopp, Mourinho, Tuchel, Conte, Simeone

3. The up and comer - can take a midtable or lower midtable team and get them able to match the big boys from time to time and perhaps nick a European spot or one of the minor cups. Struggle in bigger jobs. De Zerbi, Moyes (at Everton), Potter (Brighton)

4. The Fire Fighter - the one to turn to in a relegation scrap, to unite the team, make them tough to beat - Allardyce, Dyche, Tony Pulis

For me Emery is a great example of a manager falling into category 3.

Now just to be clear, no one type is necessarily “better” than the others. It’s very dependent on the situation. Would Pep be able to keep Everton up or be able to do the job Pulis did back in the day at Stoke? No. Likewise would Pulis be able to surpass Pep if he was given the same resources? Doubt it.

Surely Cygan if Drogba was playing???