They both played pro.

Mourinho played second division as a midfielder in Portugal and Wenger played at the back for a few French clubs.

This is true - they had low-profile careers. Villas-Boas, on the other hand, went straight in to coaching at 17.

yes but you get my point people assume the greatest players have the greatest knowledge not the case

I don't think people do. How many world class players of any sport have gone on to be world class coaches?

Sir Roger Millward

However, some believe a lot was down to Johnny Moore

Roger Millward, Mal Reilly and Dave Harrison to name just 3.

bryan robson bobby charlton bobby moore all terrible coaches but world class players

I'd say a disproportionately high % do. Remember the number of world class players is small relative to non-world class.

Maybe it is to do with opportunity though. Ferguson had to work his way up from East Stirling, similar to most, while Dalglish got his start at dominant Liverpool.

I'd say better players tend to start higher up the ladder, whether they are more likely to climb is difficult to judge. Remember that low-profile players that [ifail[/i as managers (generally at lower profile clubs) tend to go unnoticed or unremembered. Whereas the disasters like Tony Adams (high profile, rather than world class I know), are played out in full public view.

C`mon ,I know you are on a wind up,but being interviewed by four clubs means he can`t be in four places at once.Law of physics.

Interview with Kevin Moore in hull daily mail Tom, now either he hasn't got the job or there will be an announcement this evening by the club to say he has got the job.

thats the point i was making in the first place the best coaches are lesser known players usually

You can. You just have to have the knack of folding space.

All this talk of psychometric testing makes me think that the board really know what traits in a coach they don't want after their experiences with justin