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Manager Shortlist

Find the right manager for your club.

When you need a new manager, the decision is too important for guesswork. This report ranks candidates by analyzing their tactical DNA, player development track record, youth integration rate, and results relative to squad quality and budget. Each manager is profiled against your club's specific needs — playing philosophy, league level, budget constraints — so you get a shortlist of managers who actually fit, not just the ones with the biggest names.

Built for non-technical teams who want objective answers from proprietary algorithms — not another tool to learn.

500+
managers profiled in our database
5-10
ranked candidates per report
4
compatibility dimensions scored
21
leagues covered

Who this is for

01

Club presidents and boards making managerial appointments

02

Sporting directors building a succession shortlist

03

Ownership groups evaluating candidates during a coaching change

What you receive

5-10 ranked manager candidates matched to your club's profile

Tactical identity profile per candidate (formation preferences, pressing style, build-up approach)

Player development track record — youth integration rate, player value growth under their tenure

Results-vs-resources analysis — how they performed relative to squad quality and wage bill

Compatibility score against your club's playing philosophy, league level, and budget

Written assessment per candidate — strengths, risks, and fit

How we build this report

Every model is validated against real outcomes it never saw during training. Nothing enters production until it proves it works on historical data.

01

We profile managers by analyzing tactical patterns across every match in their recent tenure: formation frequencies, pressing intensity, build-up style, and transition behavior.

02

Player development is measured by tracking the market value trajectory of players under each manager's tenure, with particular focus on youth integration rates.

03

Results are normalized against squad quality and wage bill to compare managers who worked at different resource levels.

04

Compatibility scoring weighs tactical alignment, league experience, development philosophy, and budget fit against your club's stated needs.

How it works

1

Brief

Tell us your club's level, playing philosophy, budget, and any preferences or constraints.

2

Candidate identification

We screen available and potentially available managers against your profile.

3

Model run

Tactical DNA, development records, and compatibility scores are computed.

4

Analyst review

Our team writes assessments and ranks the final shortlist.

5

Delivery

PDF delivered within 5-7 business days.

Pricing

Order this report

EUR 5,000 — delivered as PDF in 3-5 business days

Questions

Start with one report.

You send a brief. We send a PDF. Every prediction backtested against real outcomes.

No software to install. No dashboards to learn. No training required.

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