Post by Admin on Jun 23, 2017 14:41:34 GMT 1
Derby County manager Gary Rowett has been named the "third best boss in the Football League".
FourFourTwo have ranked who they believe to be the best 10 managers in the EFL – with Rowett coming third out of the 72 clubs.
Fulham's Slavisa Jokanovic is top of the pile and former Leeds United boss Garry Monk, now in charge of Middlesbrough, is in second.
Rowett had great success at both Burton Albion and Birmingham City before being handed the Rams job in March.
He had guided Birmingham to promotion contention but was controversially sacked in December. They only avoided relegation to League One on the final day.
Here is what FourFourTwo said about the Rams boss: "Arguably the most respected opposition manager in the EFL, the majority of neutral observers were left aghast when Birmingham's new owners, Trillion Trophy Asia, decided to axe Rowett last December following two years of undisputed overachievement.
"The 43-year-old has yet to taste promotion in five years as a manager - indeed, he describes his career to date as only 'semi-successful' - but he laid the foundations for Burton to climb two divisions in successive seasons.
"On top of that, no amount of money invested at St Andrew's since his departure can airbrush the restrictions under which he was operating before the takeover."
The Top 10 list is :
1 Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic
2 Middlesbroro manager Garry Monk
3 Derby county manager Gary Rowett
4 - Birmingham manager Harry Redknapp
5 Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce
6 Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder
7 - Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke
8 Rochdale manager Keith Hill
9 fleetwood manager Uwe Rosler
10 reading manager Jaap Stam