The Premier League has been home to some magnificent managers since it began in 1992, which has helped the tactical side of the game progress in various ways. But which of them have fared best in terms of points won per match?
While there is definitely interest in the manager’s style of play, how they set up their teams and what they do to get the best out of their players, the main barometer for success is whether they are able to consistently lead their team to three points.
With this in mind, we are looking at the seven managers with the best points per game record in Premier League history.
7. Thomas Tuchel
Though Chelsea have struggled a little in 2022, Tuchel’s 2021 was outstanding. After replacing Frank Lampard in January, the German took Chelsea on an incredible run, leading the Blues from ninth in the league up to fourth and, more importantly winning the Champions League against Manchester City in Porto.
In his Premier League career so far, he’s notched up 2.00 points per game, more than Carlo Ancelotti or Arsene Wenger. Admittedly, he’s not overseen as many games as those two – Wenger in particular – but moving above such illustrious names is a serious achievement.
6. Jose Mourinho
Forget what happened at Manchester United and Tottenham for a minute and remember the Mourinho in his early years at Chelsea, winning mind games and matches to earn the Blues trophy after trophy.
It can be argued that he does not carry quite the same aura as he used to – though he has got Roma playing some scintillating stuff now – but he was been unmissable throughout his time in the Premier League.
He gave us plenty of talking points but has got even more points on the table – 2.03 per game, to be precise. That’s football heritage.
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5. Roberto Mancini
When things were good for the Italian, they were brilliant, as signified by his Manchester City side winning one of the most…