03-04-2022, 07:58 PM
(02-04-2022, 05:26 PM)DeepBlue Wrote: League games only puts Jackett just behind Cook on 48.1%.
Statistics don't lie - they are what they are and are factually correct. It's just that people misinterpret statistics.
And people assuming that win percentages are an indication of who is the most successful manager is a prime example of statistics being interpreted wrongly. There is no logic behind that assumption because it ignores far more important factors like the strength of the opposition and the trophies won or the relegations avoided.
There can be no doubt that the most successful manager in the last 27 years is Harry Redknapp for 3 separate seasons - the promotion year, the great escape year and the fa cup winning year. No-one else comes near that.
Similarly a low win percentage is no measure of failure ... Alan Ball's great escape is right up there in managerial achievements but the win stats were very low.
Agreed DB & 'Arry managed in the Premiership as well. He definitely got the best out of the players making them all believe they were World beaters.