The hipster’s choice: who is Europe’s coolest manager?

The hipster’s choice: who is Europe’s coolest manager?

We all love a hipster manager, don’t we? The prospect of the next big thing in Germany, who has just taken Paderborn on a run through to the latter stages of the DFB Pokal, is both more enticing and exciting than the safe bet: a Sam Allardyce, a Tony Pulis, or even a Rafa Benitez.

But what is it that makes us so idolise the likes of Jurgen Klopp, Marcelo Bielsa and Aitor Karanka. What is it that makes them fit the bill as the hipster’s choice?

Nationality

Steve McClaren was always up against it. An English manager at a big English club like Newcastle just isn’t as glamorous as an eccentric foreigner, is it? It is perhaps why so many find a glass ceiling preventing their progress to the top of the game: managers from abroad are just cooler, right?