A few years ago, only Nostradamus or Paul could have predicted the Octopus that Arne Slot Liverpool would lead to their next Premier League title.
Even as soon as the Dutchman was appointed to fill the gigantic shoes of his predecessor Jurgen Klopp, the believers were re -switched to Doubters, at least for a while.
Now the 46-year-old has etched his name in the history of the club and has settled as a leading coach.
The success of Slot in Feyenoord was well documented, but there was a lot of hectic googling when he landed the job in Liverpool and most of them would not have been known to him as a character or his work.
There now seems to be a change in the guard throughout Europe, with a new harvest of young and ambitious managers to leave their mark.
So, who could be the next surprise success? Where can your club pick the next Klopp, Pep Guardiola or Slot? Here Mail Sport looks at the series of managers who want to separate themselves from the peloton.
Sebastian Hoenheid
You recognize the last name and Sebastian is Bayern Munich Legend Uli Hooness' cousin.
But he is not just a Nepo baby. The success of the 42-year-old in the Dugout has already been remarkable.
He was the first manager to led a reserve side to the title in the German third level when he was in charge of the youngsters of Bayern in 2019/20.
The second half of their season was remarkable when they compiled 43 points of a possible 57 and clubs started to get to know the young boss.
Hoffenheim saw his talent and he jumped directly into the deep waters of the Bundesliga, causing them to led to two mid-table finishes before he came to Stuttgart.
They finished second behind Bayer Leverkusen in a brilliant campaign with a brave attacking style led by Serhou Guirassy.
He is compared to Hansi Flick and plays a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Swashbuckling Forward game that delivers a famous victory over Juventus in the Champions League and remarkable 5-1 demolition track of Borussia Dortmund.
On its current process it will not be long before one of the European Super forces takes an end to Hoetheid.
Thiago Motta
Do not hold his resignation at Juventus against him, Motta is one of the rising stars of his coaching generation and seen by many as the next big hope of Italy.
He could hardly say no to the giants of Italian football after producing a sparkling campaign in Bologna.
But the old lady loses her marbles a bit and the young manager noticed that he was struggling to reconcile the reality of the team with the expectations of them to compete at the top of the table.
A series of poor results saw him fired earlier this year and he is considering his next project, making him one of the most likely candidates on this list to take the dive in the Premier League.
Motta's progressive football is his philosophy that comes rain or shine and he refuses to be pragmatic, which may sound familiar to disciples of Pep Guardiola or Ange Postecoglou.
“When I accepted this role with great enthusiasm, I knew it would be a three -year project, based on a profound revolution of the team and its radical rejuvenation,” he thought.
'I know very well that you have to win at clubs of Juventus' level. The project did not go as we wanted or proposed. '
Motta has already proven his courage in the dugout despite the Juventus that has been fired. He held Minnows La Spezia in the series despite a transfer ban before he took the hotseat in Bologna.
His side had the highest number of duels, tackles and interceptions in the top flight and were ultra aggressive in the press.
Rotation of players' roles and flexibility are also characteristics of his parties and no doubt Premier League clubs will be well aware of his references, even if his style could be seen as a high risk.
Motta speaks four languages, but is not fluent English, which could count against him as a potential candidate.
Edin Terzic
Terzic was part of the same UEFA Pro License Class as Graham Potter, Nemanja Vidic and Nicky Butt.
Potter has had mixed fortunes and his stock is lower than Terzic on this point, which last year Last year led Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League final.
His team also missed the Bundesliga about goal difference on the last day of the season to Bayern Munich in the 2022-23 season.
He has had no work since he walked away from Dortmund last summer and at the age of 42, has enough time to weigh the right opportunity.
Terzic leaves no stone in his preparation undisturbed and even pretended to gain access to a Real Madrid -closed training session to find out who would be their penalty customers.
His teams tend to dominate the ball, but he is happy to be pragmatic when needed and becomes more direct against technically superior parties.
Out of possession, he prefers a more passive and structured approach to entering into a high press. He started his career as an analyst and that flexibility remains in the way he coaches.
Domenico Tedesco
Better to describe the playing style than the man himself: “I always want my teams to distribute the space well,” Tedesco explained earlier.
'I like to compare it to a boxer who should never be wary. Moreover, we want to recover the ball as often as possible because we like to attack – although always with a certain balance and structure, to be able to control any transitions. '
Tedesco's reputation has fallen in recent years, but he is still only 39 and experiences before his age.
The former Belgian boss led Spartak Moscow to the Champions League before he came to RB Leipzig, where he won the German cup in 2022.
Unfortunately, the next season started badly and he got his march orders and took the leadership of Belgium in 2023.
The best chance of silverware from the outdated Golden Generation seems to have disappeared and they struggled at Euro 2024. Thibaut Courtois even refused to play because of the bad performances and they broke the ties with the manager in January.
The next step from Tedesco feels like an essential for his career and if he can revive the early promise of his time in Russia and the Bundesliga, large clubs will browse around again.
Matthias Jaissle
The first young and promising manager on the list that controls his trade in Saudi Arabia.
The competition has tried to attract the best young people in world football, but perhaps the string of Jaissle is a sign that emerging bosses see it as a place to cut their teeth.
Jaissle started in the hard way to play and took the little Austrian side to the second in the top flight, similar to their highest finish ever.
RB Salzburg has registered him and he led them to the domestic title and Europa League Knock outputs before she said goodbye to just one day before the following season started.
A tough explanation from the club was: 'We believe that a coach who is so intensely considered a potential club transfer should not be present two days before the start of an important season with this kick -off.
'We want to start the new season with full energy and conviction. To achieve this, we need 100 percent focus from all involved. '
The club in question was Al-Ahli, where Roberto Firmino and Ivan Toney now drive their trade.
Jaissle led them to third place in his first season and his stock remains high. With time on his side, it is undoubtedly a matter of when, instead of when, the 37-year-old goes back to Europe.
Francesco Farioli
How many managers have philosophy studied at the University of Florence?
It has been an unorthodox road to the top for the 36-year-old Ajax boss Fararian, but he is on the rise as a huge talented operator and leaves his studies behind to immerse himself in coaching.
Without a career to talk about, he had to prove himself time and time again, starting as a goalkeeper coach at Margine Coperta, a small Italian side, before he Lucchese in series C.
His ambition then brought him to Qatar to coach as goalkeeper coach of their U16S side and there he met Roberto de Zerbi.
That meeting would have an in -depth effect on his career trajectory, where the Zerbi brings him to Benevento with him and then Sassuolo.
He made the jump from keeper coach to assistant at Alanyaspor in Turkey and eventually got his own management role in Fatih Karagümrük, only 31 years old.
Faraoli performed well and insured the top track on the former side Alanyaspor for his first serious leap to take over at Nice. They qualified for the Europa League under his stewardship and in May last year he became the first Italian coach ever of Ajax.
It is not surprising that he shares a number of tactical aspects with the Zerbi, but an important part of his philosophy is compactness, in his own area and then the opposition, where possible floods the box.
Short steps and fast exchanges are the order of the day and Ajax are on track to win the Eredivisie.
The rise of Farioli has been remarkable and he is even connected to the Romabaan in the past week.
Cesc Fabregas
The most famous name on the list, but most of that recognition comes from the brilliant play career of the Spaniard.
Undoubtedly, his reputation as a Premier League legend and World Cup winner immediately respect his players, but what about Fabregas de Coach?
In 2023 he took over Como's B-team and under-19 side before he took the lead over the seniors on an interim basis.
He was not allowed to do a full-time contract due to his lack of UEFA coaching qualifications, so he remained as an assistant until he was officially appointed for a four-year deal from 2024.
Given the training of Fabregas in Barcelona, ​​it might not be a surprise that he operates in a 4-3-3 with the emphasis in a short midfield.
He wants all three midfielders to rotate in terms of the roles they play, instead of having a traditional no. 6, 8 and 10.
As a course is, it won't get much better. Fabregas previously said to The Guardian: 'I try to have phone calls with people who have been in the game for a long time.
'My goal is to improve, so I want to talk and debate. I want to take ideas from people around me. This is something I am really passionate about.
'In my career as a player I worked under Arsène Wenger, José Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Luis Aragonés and Vicente del Bosque. I was very lucky. '
Como is comfortable halfway the table and Fabregas is linked to the Roma track last week.
Undoubtedly there will be more and more freors in line for the 37-year-old and given his impeccable English and experiences in the Premier League, it would not be a shock to see him again on these coasts.