Compare managers
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Select manager A
Pierre Sage
Crystal Palace
France · 47
GafferScore 76
Defensive Organisation / Counter Attack
Select manager B
Unai Emery
Aston Villa
Spain · 54
GafferScore 88
Tactical Flexibility / High Defensive Line
Comparison summary
Pierre Sage sets up as organised • counter attack • wing-back width from a 3-4-2-1, pressing at medium intensity behind a medium defensive line. Unai Emery is detail-led • offside trap • game management from a 4-4-2, with high press intensity and a very high line.
Key similarities
- Tempo — both around 62
- Player Improvement — both around 84
- Verticality — both around 94
- Goalkeeper Involvement — both around 73
Key differences
- Line Height — Unai Emery higher by 34
- Pressing Intensity — Unai Emery higher by 22
- High Press — Unai Emery higher by 17
- GafferScore — Unai Emery higher by 12
Tactical similarity66%
GafferScore
76/100
Pierre Sage
Crystal PalacePremier League
GafferScore
88/100
Unai Emery
Aston VillaPremier League
Assessment profile
Overall
GafferScore
Advantage Unai Emery
Current Form
Advantage Unai Emery
Tactical identity
Possession
Similar
Tempo
Similar
Width
Advantage Pierre Sage
Verticality
Similar
Build-up
Short Build-Up
Similar
Goalkeeper Involvement
Similar
Central Progression
Advantage Unai Emery
Press Resistance
Similar
Attack
Chance Creation
Advantage Unai Emery
Final Third Structure
Advantage Unai Emery
Width
Advantage Pierre Sage
Central Overloads
Advantage Unai Emery
Pressing
Pressing Intensity
Advantage Unai Emery
Counter-Press
Advantage Unai Emery
High Press
Advantage Unai Emery
Pressing Triggers
Advantage Unai Emery
Defence
Defensive Organisation
Similar
Line Height
Advantage Unai Emery
Compactness
Advantage Pierre Sage
Rest Defence
Advantage Unai Emery
Transitions
Attacking Transition
Similar
Defensive Transition
Similar
Development
Youth Development
Similar
Player Improvement
Similar
Flexibility
Formation Flexibility
Advantage Unai Emery
In-Game Adaptability
Advantage Unai Emery
Category assessment
Current Club — League
Career profile record
Head-to-head tactical matchup
Press vs build-up
Advantage: Unai EmeryPierre Sage's press (76) against Unai Emery's build-up (83) decides whether the first phase survives.
Build-up vs press
Advantage: Unai EmeryUnai Emery presses at 84; Pierre Sage builds at 80.
Attack vs defence
Advantage: Unai EmeryPierre Sage's attacking model (78) against Unai Emery's defensive organisation (88).
Transition duel
Advantage: Unai EmeryBoth sides live in the seconds after a turnover — 85 vs 88.
In-game flexibility
Advantage: Unai EmeryWho changes the game from the touchline: 82 vs 94.
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