Manager Rankings
Two ranking systems: a stable, career-weighted global GafferLens order and a dynamic on-form table. Rankings are analytical estimates, not verified performance measurement.
Season: 2026/27Updated: 20 August 2026
The Global GafferLens Ranking measures a manager's overall standing from weighted assessment components — attacking and defensive work, pressing, possession, build-up, transition, player development and tactical flexibility — alongside level of competition and sample size. The on-form table only reflects recent results. Full weightings are set out in the GafferLens ranking methodology.
Managers without a club in the provisional dataset — ranked by GafferScore.
Pep Guardiola
96
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Antonio Conte
85
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Didier Deschamps
84
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Marcelo Bielsa
85
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— Marcelo Gallardo
83
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Julian Nagelsmann
87
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Arne Slot
86
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— Rafael Benítez
74
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— Erik ten Hag
82
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Sérgio Conceição
80
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— Roberto Martínez
80
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Eddie Howe
84
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−17 Stefano Pioli
74
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— Vítor Pereira
71
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— Joachim Löw
74
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Thomas Frank
79
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— Gareth Southgate
78
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Igor Tudor
72
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Steve Clarke
70
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— Sean Dyche
74
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— Thiago Motta
75
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— Jon Dahl Tomasson
69
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Ralph Hasenhüttl
71
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— Steven Gerrard
71
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— Raffaele Palladino
72
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—Global GafferLens ranking weighting
A stable, career-weighted view: sustained results, trophies, level of competition and longevity. It moves slowly and is not driven by a single run of matches.
- Results vs expectation20%
- Attacking performance12.5%
- Defensive performance12.5%
- Tactical control10%
- League / competition strength8%
- Player development8%
- Tactical adaptability7%
- Big-game performance7%
- Recent performance5%
- Experience5%
- Trophy achievement5%
On-form weighting
A dynamic view of the current moment: results, performance level and momentum across the last ten competitive matches, recency weighted.
- Recent results35%
- Performance vs expectation20%
- Opponent strength15%
- Attacking performance10%
- Defensive performance10%
- Underlying performance / control10%
Rankings, movement indicators and form scores are provisional editorial estimates, not verified performance measurement. Explore leagues →