THIS HAS BEEN A BRUTAL YEAR TO BE A MANAGER

By Chris Dunlavy

HEADING FOR THE EXIT:Phillip Cocu (Derby)PICTURE: AlamyPhil Parkinson (Sunderland)Sabri Lamouchi (Nottingham Forest)David Dunn (Barrow)Vladimir Ivic (Watford)MARCELO Bielsa, the idiosyncratic manager of Leeds, is not one of the game’s great romantics.After his side won 2-1 against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City earlier this month, the Argentine was asked how it felt to beat a man by whom he is venerated.“I didn’t beat Pep Guardiola,” he shrugged. “It’s a game between two teams with the players being the predominant factor...

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