This is a really tough question to answer, as there are so many possible names you could consider. Brian Clough, Arrigo Sacchi, Sir Alex, Arsene Wenger, Bob Paisley, Jose Mourinho and Herbert Chapman to name but few. However, there is one person who I think just edges all of them. Guy Roux.
The man is a legend, and none of the managers on that list has achieved what he has done. Taking a regional club, with no pedigree and no money to European heights and winning the main league of the country several times. Roux did this with Auxerre, and it was truly remarkable. He took the equivalent of a Blue Square North/South team and turned them into the best in the country.
Bob Paisley is very close to challenging Roux for the honour of best ever though. He is the only manager to have ever won 3 European Cups and was one of the main reasons Liverpool were so good in 70s and 80s. Clough is also great, winning the European Cup with Nottingham Forest, but what Guy Roux did you cannot put into words.
He transformed Auxerre from top to bottom: financially, on the pitch, staff, youth academy, everything changed. His life was Auxerre when he managed there. He built up some of the best players to ever play the game: Laurent Blanc and Eric Cantona are some examples. Djibril Cisse, Phillipe Mexes and Basile Boli also all come from the academy.
This is a really debatable question, but for me Guy Roux stands out above the rest. Who do you think was the best ever? Comment below.
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