| Attacking | 10 |
| Defending | 11 |
| Fitness | 14 |
| Mental | 12 |
| Tactical | 13 |
| Technical | 7 |
| Working with Youngsters | 7 |
| Adaptability | 10 |
| Determination | 9 |
| Discipline | 5 |
| Man Management | 11 |
| Motivating | 6 |
| Judging Ability | 9 |
| Judging Potential | 11 |
| Tactical Knowledge | 5 |
| Distribution | 4 |
| Handling | 5 |
| Shot Stopping | 11 |
| Physiotherapy | 9 |
| Sports Science | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caio Canedo | 1 | 7 | Remembers him well | Retired |
| Christian Benteke | 1 | 9 | Remembers him well | Retired |
| Abdalla Ramadan | 1 | 11 | Remembers him well | Loan ended Big-match player |
| Mohammed Ali | 1 | 1 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Jay-Dee Geusens | 1 | 5 | No strong view | Loan ended |
| Mohammed Abdulbasit | 1 | 6 | No strong view | Loan ended |
| Mohamed Al-Mazrouei | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Khaled Al-Jaberi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Released by the club |
| Dušan Tadić | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Alaeddine Zouhir | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Gastón Suárez | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Facundo Kruspzky | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Jadsom | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Lucas Pimenta | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Zayed Ahmed | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Mohammed Al-Shamsi | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Omar Khribin | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Brahima Diarra | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Moussa Diarra | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Adam Gnezda Čerin | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Rúben Canedo | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Bernardo Folha | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Renné Rivas | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |
| Guga | 1 | 0 | No strong view | Working together now |