da bet vitoria： There are plenty of coaches around the continent who deserve huge credit for what they've achieved over the past year – but who's the best of the lot?
da bwin： As another gruelling European football season draws to a close, those managers who have guided their teams through successful campaigns can finally sit back and admire their work, while others will still have their eyes on the silverware that will come within their grasp in the coming weeks.
There have been storylines galore, with names written into club folklore and history made across the continent. But who are the outstanding coaches of the 2022-23 season who deserve to be singled out for special praise?
GOAL ranks the 21 managers around Europe who have done the very best job…
Getty Images21Marco Rose (RB Leipzig)
It was by no means an easy season for Marco Rose and RB Leipzig, but he has done very well to steady the ship and guide the Roten Bullen to a third-placed league finish, the DFB-Pokal final and the Champions League knockout stages having taken over in September with his hometown club in 11th place in the Bundesliga.
AdvertisementGetty Images20Raffaele Palladino (Monza)
Raffaele Palladino has been a revelation at newly-promoted Monza having only been promoted from youth team manager in September. At just 39, he has guided the newly-promoted club to a mid-table finish in Serie A, recording victories over the likes of Juventus, Inter and champions Napoli along the way, while enjoying two lengthy unbeaten streaks that gave them huge momentum.
Their success has been propelled – and indeed bankrolled – by owner Silvio Berlusconi.
Getty19Gary O'Neil (Bournemouth)
Bournemouth were pretty much every pundit and fan's favourites for relegation from the Premier League at the start of the season, and eyebrows were raised when the club sacked Scott Parker and appointed the inexperienced Gary O'Neil as caretaker just four games in
He earned the job full-time after a strong showing, but the Cherries began to slip back down the table and appeared doomed with 10 games to go. However, a late-season resurgence saw Bournemouth pull clear of the relegation zone with time to spare.
Getty Images18Jagoba Arrasate (Osasuna)
It has already been a memorable campaign for Osasuna, who reached the Copa del Rey final with a squad made up of predominantly academy products. Now, European football is within their grasp.
Having guided the club to mid-table finishes each season since their promotion back to La Liga in 2019, Jagoba Arrasate has pushed on in 2022-23 and his side currently occupies a Europa Conference League place with one game to go.