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Six Championship bosses assessed
- Updated: August 4, 2016
Tony Gale and Alan Curbishley assess six of the Sky Bet Championship’s new managers ahead of the 2016/17 EFL season.
The Championship, which is set to kick off on August 5, has seen a total of 15 new managers enter the league including some familiar faces to followers of Premier League clubs.
Rafael Benitez, Roberto Di Matteo, Alex Neil, Nigel Pearson, Garry Monk and Alan Stubbs are just six of the names to be taking charge of their teams this weekend, with Newcastle set to kick off the EFL season – live on Sky Sports – on Friday night against Fulham at Craven Cottage.
So ahead of the bumper weekend of football action,Tony Gale and Alan Curbishley gave Sky Sports Now their verdicts on how the six managers will perform this season. Here’s what they had to say…
Rafael Benitez – Newcastle
Alan Curbishley: It’s interesting with the signings Benitez has made. He’s bought two, big strapping centre-backs [Grant Hanley and Ciaran Clark] and he’s got the skill there already. He’s also bought a centre forward in Dwight Gayle who he thinks is going to score 20 goals, so he’s looked at the Championship, taken some good advice, and gone down the road of buying certain types of players.
Roberto Di Matteo – Aston Villa
AC: I think Villa have got a different pressure to Newcastle. It’s been dreadful for the last couple of …
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