FIFA have officially unveiled the nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Coach award, with Didier Dechamps, Zinedine Zidane, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola included in a 11-man shortlist, while Jose Mourinho has been dropped out.
11-MAN NOMINEE SHORTLIST
Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus)
Stanislav Cherchesov (Russia)
Zlatko Dalic (Croatia)
Didier Deschamps (France)
Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)
Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)
Roberto Martinez (Belgium)
Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
Gareth Southgate (England)
Ernesto Valverde (Barcelona)
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid)
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DETAILS FOR THE BEST FIFA MEN'S COACH AWARD
The Best FIFA Men's Coach award recognises the finest coaches for their respective achievements during the period from 3 July 2017 to 15 July 2018 inclusive for the men's category. The shortlisted candidates have been selected by a panel of footballing experts.
Former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has been awarded the 2017 Best FIFA Men's Coach, leading Los Blancos into Champions League and La Liga glory last year.
From that final shortlist, key members of the footballing community - namely journalists, fans, national team coaches and captains - will vote for the winner, with the final three nominees to be announced at a later stage.
All award winners will be revealed at The Best FIFA Football Awards show in London on 24 September.
BidemiKlint
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Top 3 👉 Zinedine Zidane (Rmadrid) 👉 Didier Deschamps (France) 👉 Ernesto Valverde(Barcé) Or Dalic(Croatia)
L10NELMESSI
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Pep Guardiola Record Breaker
Doucruy
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100 points, Most away victories, 104 goals scored,fewest goals conceded, Most successive victories and three of his players top assists plus two Trophies ? Pep has to be the best coach! #mcfc
sunnysayus
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France is really blessed.Two world best coaches from the same country that is having world cup right now!! It is awesome.Whoever wins the award out of Deschamp and Zidane deserves it and I think both of them will accept it in good faith.Congratulations to France for taking the mantle of soccer kingship from south America.
Culeumar
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Southgate deserve it because he has applied the NBA style by creating the space to player, which give the player more time to shoot or whatever he do.
fritzgerald
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In klopp we trust
Pocho1
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how can Mourinho be out. his park the bus tactics are simply amazin.
Ngappou
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Zizu is the man taking 3 champions league in his first 3yrs as a coach that’s jus out of this world
Yacakmo
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The battle should be between Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps. Deschamps comes out high against all odds. He lifted the world's most coveted trophy as both player and coach. World Cup is bigger than Champions league. I like Zizou but Deschamps beats the odds here.
Abdelfattah47
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I'm surprised that Nuno Gomes hasn't been shortlisted, anyway, there's always another day 😊
zadelsz
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Lol who nominated Valverde 😂😂😂 I bet he would top that list... only from tbe bottom 😀
Zidane had a fabulous season ? what the hell are u saying 3rd la liga multiple losses Leganes copa del ray Well done for the CL sorry but im the of the day players were just doing individual performances and goalkeeper mistakes take a break Valverde came pple expected bad cuz of neymars departure Yet Double Roma was his only bad day