Not everyone can be Pep Guardiola or Johan Cruyff, can they?
Those two are fantastic examples of supremely talented footballers, who have been equally brilliant in their careers as managers.
Plenty of great players have had average to decent careers in the dugout, but talkSPORT is looking at those whose careers on the pitch and on the touchline are at opposite ends of the scale, beginning with Diego Maradona.
Scroll through the gallery to see some truly magnificent footballers, who were just unable to transfer their mastery with the ball at their feet into successful careers as managers.
1. Diego Maradona: one of the best – scroll through the gallery to see other fantastic players who had unsuccessful careers as managers – talkSPORT is looking at some of the games best players, who have struggled in management. The focus is on the men whose skill on the pitch differs hugely to their prowess on the touchline, beginning with Maradona. He is one of the game's greatest ever players and won the biggest team honour when he lifted the World Cup in 1986. He also drove Napoli to their only two Serie A titles and scored some of the greatest goals. His job as a manager, however, is on the opposite end of the spectrum. He got the Argentina job in 2008 and scraped into the 2010 World Cup with the final qualifying place, losing 6-1 to Bolivia on the way. Germany beat them 4-0 at the quarter-final stage. He took over United Arab Emirates side Al Wasl in May 2011, but was sacked in July 2012.2. England great Paul Gascoigne – Gazza is one of Englands finest footballers; he had the technical brilliance to compete with the very best in the world. He starred for England at the 1990 World Cup and played for Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio and Rangers in his heyday. Sadly, though, his personal problems have made his post-playing career difficult. His first role in management, with Kettering Town in October 2005, lasted just 39 days before he was sacked. In recent years he has struggled with alcoholism.3. Arsenal hero Paul Merson – Merson played 425 times for Arsenal and was very much the flair player, hugely popular with fans at Highbury. His energetic and skilful displays helped win two league titles, the Cup Winners Cup and an FA Cup during his time at the club, while he also represented England 21 times. After spells at Villa and Portsmouth he joined Walsall in 2003 and was appointed player/manager in 2004 for the final few games of the First Division season. The club went down and finished 14th in League One in the following campaign, but he was given the boot in February 2006 with the club just above the relegation zone. Merse is much better on the telly anyway.4. Tony Adams: Mr Arsenal – A colossus in defence, who became Arsenal captain when he was just 21. Adams longevity saw him win a league title in three different decades (1989, 1991, 1998 and 2002) as well as a host of other honours. He was known as Mr Arsenal and was even talked about as a future manager of the club, but unsuccessful spells at Wycombe (lasted 53 games), Portsmouth (lasted 16 games) and Azerbaijan club Gabala (left after 16 months) means that is unlikely. He is now head of youth development at Chongqing Lifan in the Chinese Super League and probably making a fortune.5. Germany World Cup hero Lothar Matthaus – He was superb on our screens for the Euro 2016 coverage and will probably stick to pundit work after some unsuccessful spells as a manager. As a player Matthaus was one of the greatest midfielders, winning the World Cup in 1990 as well as the European Footballer of the Year award (Ballon dOr) together with league titles in Italy and Germany. He played 150 times for his country, but in management his longest spell in charge came as Hungary boss between 2004 and 2006. Other clubs include Rapid Vienna, Partizan Belgrade, Atletico Paranaense, Red Bull Salzburg, Maccabi Netanya and the Bulgaria national team. None of them ended particularly well.6. World Cup goal king Hristo Stoichkov – Stoichkovs six goals for Bulgaria meant he top scored at the 1994 World Cup along with Russias Oleg Salenko in a year he also won the Ballon dOr. He also had two spells at Barcelona as a player, winning five league titles and the European Cup. As a manager he appeared to be as equally bad tempered as he was on the pitch, and fell out with many Bulgaria players during his spell as national manager. They didnt qualify for the 2006 World Cup and in his next job oversaw Celta Vigos relegation in 2007, then had short stays at club in South Africa and his native Bulgaria.7. Anfield hero John Barnes – Barnes technical brilliance made him a favourite of the Liverpool fans where they watched as the winger helped win two league titles and two FA Cups in the late eighties and early nineties. However, it was quite a shock when his first role in management was the Celtic job in 1999 given he had no previous experience. As a result he lasted seven months in charge and oversaw the humiliating Scottish Cup 3-1 loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He became Jamaica boss in September 2008 but left for Tranmere in June the following year, which lasted until October.8. Bobby Charlton: An England and Man United legend – Like Maradona, Charlton reached the pinnacle of his football career when he won the World Cup and two years after that 1966 triumph won the European Cup with Man United. He won three league titles with the club as well as the FA Cup, and ended his Old Trafford career with 758 appearances. He was, until Wayne Rooney came along, Englands record goal scorer. Sadly, he wasnt able to make an impact at management level and took Preston down after leaving United in 1973. He left two years later and a spell as Wigan caretaker manager followed in 1983, but Sir Bobby appears much more comfortable as a director at Old Trafford.
