BEST AND WORST DRESSED MANAGERS

BEST AND WORST DRESSED MANAGERS

D. Ray Morton, 22nd February 2014.

The following is a look at the best and worst dressed managers in the football world. The boss, the gaffer, Il Mister - whatever you want to call him, the manager represents their club in actions and appearance. What a manager chooses to wear says a lot about him. Often it gives the impression of professionalism and dynamism but sometimes it backfires and can make the manager an object of ridicule. Let's begin with some of the best:

PEP GUARDIOLA

Like the type of football he insists his teams to play, Pep Guardiola's dress sense is certainly stylish. He often sports slim-fit suits with an optional inner cardigan and when the weather gets cold, he has no problem donning an elaborate scarf. Pep is quite lean as gaffers go, his outfits would equally suit a GQ model as opposed to an old-fashioned type manager, pot belly hanging out over tracksuit pants.

JOSE MOURINHO

Master of the winter coat, no matter how low the temperature drops during the Premier League season, Jose Mourinho always looks the part. A top manager needs a true "gaffer jacket" and Jose keeps his designer suits well protected with his array of stylish overcoats. This season he has often gone for his club's tracksuit more often than not however. Perhaps he fears another attack from the Camp Nou sprinkler system should his Chelsea end up facing Barcelona in the Champions League.

MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI

According to former AC Milan head coach Max Allegri, Cesare Maldini's tip for next Italy boss, a manager who doesn't wear a good suit is a "disgrace". He may no longer be in charge at San Siro but with dress sense like his, it shouldn't take him long to find employment with his trademark Dolce & Gabbana garb.

JURGEN KLOPP

A bit of a wildcard entry here, Jurgen Klopp's fashion sense is anything but conventional. Snubbed by HSV Hamburg some years back for his casual dress sense, Dortmund opted to take a chance on him instead and they have re-emerged as one of Europe's top clubs under his leadership. The heavy metal fan rocks ripped jeans, designer stubble and square framed glasses giving him a unique look in the managerial world which sets him apart as the eccentric individual he is. A "cool guy" according to the coolest guy of them all, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

JOACHIM LOEW

Whilst on the subject of impeccably dressed German managers, how can we ignore Jogi Loew? Whether going for the white shirt and black slacks summer look or some sort of winter scarf-based ensemble, Loew appears to put as much work into outfit selection as he does with the tactics of the German national team. All eyes will be on the fashionista come next summer's World Cup in Brazil.

Now that we've covered the best dressed managers, let's have a look at some of the worst:

ARSENE WENGER

Oh dear, oh dear. What can you say about that jacket? Some call it a worm, others call it a duvet but whatever it is, it's bloody hideous! So hideous in fact that Ruud Gullit couldn't stop mentioning it on a Sky Sports Champions League broadcast as the presenter hurriedly changed the subject in order not to offend Nike. I'm sure it's pretty comfortable and protects against the cold but for goodness sake, Arsene, get rid of that thing immediately.

NEIL LENNON

When not fending off the attacks of idiotic pitch invaders, I doubt Neil Lennon puts much thought into what he wears on match day. Unnervingly tight tracksuit pants and a zip-up top with football boots and all convey the image of a salt of the earth type who won't be getting lucrative Premier League offers based on his dress sense alone. In fairness, the poor guy probably has bigger worries between having bullets sent to him in the post and having to navigate his fanatically-supported side through the tedium of one of the most uncompetitive top flights in European football.

TIM SHERWOOD

I quite like Tim Sherwood as he seems to be the polar opposite of everything Andre Villas Boas stood for. He doesn't take himself very seriously and this is seen in how he dresses with that club-issued gilet of his. A big change from AVB's "half-beard" and three-piece suit combo. Tim likes to play 4-4 (F'N)-2 and doesn't bother with collecting coaching badges. More of it I say but maybe he should try picking out a suit if he hangs onto his job for next season.

GERARDO "TATA" MARTINO

Whether wearing lime green polo shirts with white slacks or his over-sized blazers, "Tata" Martino is not exactly the epitome of style with that dodgy '80s hairdo of his. I guess it's a move away from "tiki-taka" football and Pep Guardiola's flawless dress sense. Barcelona are re-inventing themselves on the football pitch and the man on the touchline certainly has his own look to go with their new playing style.

DAVID MOYES

Functional but dull...and I'm not talking about Manchester United's football this season as it's anything but functional. Going with the standard issue Nike jacket and club blazer underneath, Moyes looks like a United fan who won a bunch of merchandise in a raffle. That seems to be the only thing worth being optimistic about at the moment as there likely won't be any silverware to go with his United curtains, United bedspread and United coffee mug set.