March 5, 2009
We know Jose is the special one, earning a corking £7m per year
at Inter Milan but who earns the most in the Premier League?
With the players earning bucket loads of cash, it seems the
managers are not doing too badly either. A thumbs up all
round..
6. Rafael Benitez - Liverpool - £2.5m
Value for money? Well he certainly thought so when he got Rick
Parry sacked. But his mental outburst followed by immediate
downturn in form and subsequent exit from the title race is not
going to help Rafa up his wage during his much-publicised contract
negotiations.
5. Mark Hughes - Man City - £3m
Another who is nowhere close to living up to expectations, even
if those expectations were set by your unreasonably optimistic new
owners. Excuses can be made about building “his” team but the
problem with having a sugar daddy is being able to pick between the
players you want and the players you need. So far it’s been a bit
of hit-and-miss for Hughes.
4. Harry Redknapp - Spurs - £3m
If Harry keeps Spurs up, he’ll be worth every penny. After that?
Well, it wouldn’t be Spurs if there was a long term plan here.
3. David Moyes - Everton - £3.2m
Deservedly #3 on this list. What Moyes has done over his tenure
has been nothing short of amazing given his budget, injuries and
relatively small squad. Everton are consistently difficult to beat,
organized and come ready to win every match. The poster boy for
giving your manager time (unless he sucks).
2. Alex Ferguson - Man Utd - £3.6m
The only shock here is that Ferguson isn’t on top of this list,
and there isn’t a lot more that needs to be said about Ferguson. So
we won’t.
1. Arsene Wenger - Arsenal - £4.5m
Not a good time for Wenger to be topping any “highest paid”
lists considering the very strategies and policies that got him
here are also proving the undoing of his current side. Blooding
youngsters relentlessly was great when there was an experienced
spine to his team, but the inconsistency Arsenal are showing now is
a result of over-reliance on youth.
Still, Arsene is Arsenal. You’d be hard pressed to find a gunner
who would disagree.
So it’s a double thumbs up from Wenger, who do you think should
earn the most in the Premier League?
Source:
http://www.thedailydust.co.uk/2009/03/05/top-six-highest-paid-premier-league-managers/