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United Kingdom’s Sportsmail has ranked the entire field of Premier League managers from 20 (worst dressed) to 1 (best dressed).
The sports publication also put together a tongue-in-cheek summary of the styles of the Premier League managers.
Here we present just the top 10, from the worst to the best.
Read on:
10. Manchester United – Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho sits in the Lowry at night wearing his bath robe and slippers and finally finds a moment to relax. Suddenly there is a knock on the door. It’s a Manchester United representative to remind Jose of his contractual obligation to wear United’s slipper branded partner. He sighs. Once he was cool. Now, what made him cool has been worn out by 12 years of the Premier League.
9. Leicester City – Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri reminds you and everybody of your grandpa. And, much like your grandpa, he has a deep dark secret. There’s something about the way he holds himself, the sheer authority of it all, that suggests he has seen things. Once you saw him angry. You didn’t like him when he was angry. Claudio Ranieri carries a sense of authority in his style despite his kindly outside demeanour
8. Crystal Palace – Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew looks at himself in the mirror every morning and points a finger gun at his reflection. If anything, he looks better since he started going grey. Pardew is never happier than when he is in his suit. That’s how he knows he is home. Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is a man who suits grey hair and looks entirely at ease in a suit
7. Middlesbrough – Aitor Karanka
Aitor Karanka grew his hair out long one summer, when he was feeling rebellious. He has not had it cut shorter since. This way he feels like one of the lads. Last year he bought everyone at Middlesbrough a case of Mahou. Karanka later found out that Stewart Downing had traded his for Budweiser. That won’t do. This is why he has to wear a suit. Aitor Karanka’s long hair is out of kilter with his general demeanor and sense of style
6. West Ham – Slaven Bilic
Slaven Bilic has composed his first album, and he’s hoping you’ll come along to the gig he’s holding at your local. You get there and his first song is a melancholy tune about corruption in Croatian politics. He starts smoking mid-song and despite the licensing laws, no one stops him. You’ve never felt so interested in the inner workings of the Istrian Democratic Assembly. Slaven Bilic looks like someone who is constantly working on their first album as a musician
5. Stoke City – Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes knows how to wear a suit. On the day of his last game as a professional, he removed his kit and immediately changed into a suit. He has not worn anything but suits since. Someone at Stoke was sure they had seen him in shorts at some point during some summer, but every photo from that day shows him with his top button done up and a swagger in his step. Mark Hughes put on a suit when he finished his career and has never worn anything else
4. Watford – Walter Mazzarri
Baldwin brother Walter Mazzarri was considered the most talented of the lot until he took a career misstep and starred in that failed sitcom. Now, unfortunately, he earns most of his money as a lookalike for his brother Alec. The money’s good though, and he has been able to style himself accordingly. You will not seen a finer pair of sunglasses and scarf in the Premier League. Walter Mazzarri looks as though he is a long lost member of the Baldwin family of actors. But there are few Premier League managers with as much sartorial style as the Italian
3. West Brom – Tony Pulis
There is something to be commended about a man who not only sticks to one look, but goes on to define it. Tony Pulis has worn the same clothing – club badge aside – for the last 15 years and has never once looked out of date in it. Many people credit him with inventing the ‘roadman’ look that is so popular these days. Pulis is nothing short of a style icon. Tony Pulis is to be commended after spending an entire decade perfecting his touchline look
2. Chelsea – Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte is a very angry man. You can imagine him walking into his local tailor and screaming. ‘I WANT A SUIT,’ he bellows. ‘MAKE SURE IT FITS ME WELL’. The tailor gets to work until he has managed perfection, his hands shaking the entire time. Once he is done, he awaits the verdict. ‘THIS IS VERY NICE,’ Conte screams, ‘YOU ARE A GOOD PERSON AND HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP TO ME. I LOVE IT’. Antonio Conte is a very angry man who wears a fine selection of suits on the touchline
1. Manchester City – Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola was sat in a beer cellar in Munich when the call came. England! Shoreditch, Hoxton and Brixton! Craft beer and small plates, fixed gear bicycles and big beards. He packed up his roll neck jumpers, his finest Vans and hopped on the plane. On arrival he decided to check out some food near his hotel in Manchester. Pep looked at the menu. Pasty Barm. Mushy Peas. Vimto. Oh no.