| Attacking | 8 |
| Defending | 11 |
| Fitness | 7 |
| Mental | 8 |
| Tactical | 10 |
| Technical | 7 |
| Working with Youngsters | 10 |
| Adaptability | 8 |
| Determination | 8 |
| Discipline | 8 |
| Man Management | 7 |
| Motivating | 7 |
| Judging Ability | 11 |
| Judging Potential | 14 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 5 |
| Distribution | 14 |
| Handling | 11 |
| Shot Stopping | 7 |
| Physiotherapy | 8 |
| Sports Science | 12 |
Men he has worked with before. A manager arrives at a new club already holding a view of anyone on this list.
| Player | Spells | Matches | Regard | How it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan de Vrij | 1 | 25 | Remembers him well | Retired Built the side around him |
| Iñaki Peña | 1 | 28 | Remembers him well | Sold by the board Big-match player Would not work |
| Markos Spatharis | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Sold by the board |
| Cyriel Dessers | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Sold by the board |
| Karol Świderski | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Sold by the board |
| Andrews Tetteh | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Sold by the board |
| Moussa Sissoko | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kings Kangwa | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Vicente Taborda | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Nahuel Ulariaga | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Ahmed Touba | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Anass Zaroury | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Léo Gomes | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Enis Çokaj | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Andreas Makris | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Kostas Kotsaris | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Giorgos Kyriakopoulos | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Triantafyllos Tsapras | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Sverrir Ingi Ingason | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Davide Calabria | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Azzedine Ounahi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Filip Đuričić | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Filip Mladenović | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Miloš Pantović | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |