Football may be primarily a game of skill in which supremely talented athletes achieve great heights of prowess at a speed that would make mere mortals’ heads spin, but there’s no denying that luck, or lack of it, also has a big role to play.
And, all too often, it’s the poor old manager who’s the fall-guy for twists of fate over which they have little or no control. Obviously, it’s all relative and they can’t really be compared with the unluckiest people in the world – after all, a manager’s fall from grace is often accompanied by a multi-million pound pay off.
But in a game where your...
And, all too often, it’s the poor old manager who’s the fall-guy for twists of fate over which they have little or no control. Obviously, it’s all relative and they can’t really be compared with the unluckiest people in the world – after all, a manager’s fall from grace is often accompanied by a multi-million pound pay off.
But in a game where your...