Has any other 'big' club appointed a manager without ever having

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Originally Posted by barrybueno

Liverpool did it all the time through the boot room thingy. Not sure if it was ever successful tbh

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King Kenny was player manager then manager

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Originally Posted by Alberto Balsam Rodriguez

King Kenny was player manager then manager

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Can you be more specific?

One manager I was keeping an eye on for a bet was Giovanni Van Bronkhorst.

Was the assistant at Feyenoord...took over and won the league.

It’s not impossible for Arteta to bridge the gap especially if the club back him with clearing out the rubbish / trouble makers.