Scolari doesn't deserve the love he's getting in this thread, btw.
I love Scolari. I think he's an excellent manager who's doing great things with Portugal. The organization of his sides is superb. I love the flow of his team's football, great understanding of how and where to attack.
Look around the powers that be in Euro 2008, who's better than Scolari?
I wonīt rank them, but Rehhagel, Löw, Beenhakker, Hiddink and Scolari are the top coaches, imo.
I don't rate Rehhagel as a top level manager. He's an incredible tactician who works best with mediocre talents. When he has brilliant players he doesn't give the freedom to attack or to perform to their fullest. Too controlling, hurts creativity. That's why he failed at Bayern. That flaw kills me and is why I don't rate him as a top manager, because I don't believe he's a great manager for top sides. But for a team like Greece that lacks top tier talent, he just might be the best manager in the world. Nobody is better at picking at details and finding holes to exploit the opposition. Great defensive coach also.
Iīm sorry, but I think thatīs not accurate. Rehhagel did not fail at Bayern, thatīs a myth. Rehhagel hates the media, and treated them accordingly. He was 14 years coach of Werder Bremen, and became somewhat of the arch-enemy of Bayern. The minute he signed his contract, he was doomed. The crazy Munich media tore him apart without a reason. He made it to the UEFA-Cup-finals and was second in the league in reach of first place, when Beckenbauer fired him and took the job as coach. That Bayern team broke several league records under Rehhagel such as best winning streak. Klinsmann broke the record for most goals in an international competition that year. Rehhagel discovered and developed Rudi Völler, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Mario Basler, Miroslav Klose and many more.
Sorry for my little off-topic rant, I just love Rehhagel and hate the shady, political Munich media as much as he does.
Heīs old-school, his football is not very modern, but itīs extremely effective, especially in a tournament with knock-out rounds with must-win games. I can understand if people donīt like to watch it.