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Meticulous coach has long been admired by some of the best managers in the game and Euro 2020 progress is well merited
Rightly or wrongly, people are often judged by the friends they keep. Given that football management is frequently as much about contacts and personal connections as coaching ability, it is perhaps not entirely coincidental that Steve Clarke has long been courted in the game’s highest circles.
“Steve’s worked with some of the biggest names in the business – Ruud Gullit, Sir Bobby Robson, José Mourinho, Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Di Matteo and Kenny Dalglish – and that’s not an accident,” says his former Chelsea team-mate Pat Nevin. “Everyone of them rated him highly.” The 57-year-old responsible for leading Scotland to their first major tournament since 1998 possesses considerably more than an enviably stocked speed dial facility on his phone though. Continue reading...