The 40-year-old led Monaco to an impressive third place in Ligue 1 and a second consecutive Champions League appearance вЂ“ to the quarter-finals, no less вЂ“ despite a wretched start to his debut season. Twelve months later and Jardim is rightly considered one of the best managers in the world. The Portuguese tactician had led Sporting to an impressive second place in the 2013/14 Primeira Liga, but was unable to speak French and faced the drastic restructuring of Dmitry RybolovlevвЂ™s once-lavish Monaco project. Jardim was appointed the ItalianвЂ™s successor, prompting plenty of scepticism in France. We chose Jardim for his work with young players and understandingДespite finishing second in MonacoвЂ™s first season back in Ligue 1 after two terms away, Claudio Ranieri was harshly sacked as les MonegasquesвЂ™ manager last summer. For our project, we need a coach who can grow.

The Arsenal win was a tactical triumph, and for all those who doubted our choice of Jardim, and who doubted him, it was really the best response. Koeman won Dutch titles with Ajax and PSV, and a Copa del Rey with Valencia, but last seasonвЂ™s feat was his best yet and the 52-year-old вЂ“ whose footballing principles were fine-tuned by successful spells as a player with Ajax and Barcelona вЂ“ may now find that the sky's the limit. But as Premier League debuts go, this was quite something from a manager for whom the jury had always been out. Signing Graziano Pelle from his previous club, Feyenoord, and Dusan Tadic from Eredivisie rivals Twente did little to quell the negativity but KoemanвЂ™s Southampton set off at a ferocious pace, winning eight of their first 11 Premier League games and playing some of the most imaginative football the top flight has seen in recent years.ДЄlthough they were fourth at the halfway stage, their form tailed off and Koeman had to settle for seventh. There were bigger concerns: the good work carried out in creating a competitive Premier League side seemed to have been undone by a raft of high-profile departures on and off the pitch, and the arrival of a manager whose main successes had been in Holland was little consolation. KoemanвЂ™s appointment was greeted with nothing more than moderate enthusiasm by Southampton supporters when he replaced Mauricio Pochettino last summer. He gives off a calm feeling but with strong encouragement: heвЂ™ll tell us if weвЂ™re messing around in training too much, or if itвЂ™s not going quite right, but he's got this humble aura about him However good a career he's had, heвЂ™s approachable. In Rome, there can be no greater endorsement. вЂњI think weвЂ™ve found the coach of the future.вЂќ вЂњGarcia? I was hoping he was a great coach and he has proved such,вЂќ Francesco Totti said shortly after the man who won the French league and cup double with Lille in 2011 took over in the Eternal City. Garcia has not only improved Roma immeasurably in just two years but has also got them playing some of the best football on the peninsula. His stubborn dogmatism can sometimes grate, but the Frenchman is undoubtedly a top manager. When viewed in such a light, consecutive runners-up spots under Garcia look a whole lot different. Just two short years ago, the Giallorossi lost the Coppa Italia final to rivals Lazio and slumped to a sixth-placed finish. Having ran champions Juventus close the previous year вЂ“ the final gap of 17 points between the top two didnвЂ™t reflect how tight the title race had been for much of the season вЂ“ his Roma outfit fluffed their lines in the second half of last term and allowed the Bianconeri to stroll towards a fourth straight league championship.ДЄs disappointing as the campaign turned out, nobody should forget the position Roma found themselves in before Garcia took the reins. Last season didnвЂ™t exactly turn out as planned for Rudi Garcia. I thought вЂOh god, what have we got ourselves into?вЂ™ I now have no doubt whatsoever he can be the turning point in the history of Rome I Googled him and the first thing that came up was him playing вЂEl PorompomperoвЂ™ on guitar.

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