Whether it's down to their not being ambitious enough, not playing sufficiently attractive football, or simply speaking with an unfashionable accent, there's a glass ceiling in place above them.įootball Manager Handheld 2014, while predictably engrossing and accomplished, leaves us wondering whether it's climbed as high as its current approach to the job will allow. Perfectly decent, dependable managers such as Sam Allardyce and Tony Pulis will probably never get a crack at a top job.
If a football manager isn't careful they can be typecast, just like an actor.