The Manager
The Manager
Listen to the manager's match day and try to answer these questions:
- What does the manager do when there is no match?
- Who does a different type of training?
- What formations does the manager like to use?
When you have finished, click on learn below for some practice activities, then try the quiz.
Improve your listening
Activity 1: In this activity, you have to match the pictures to some of the football phrases you heard in the listening.
Can you match the football words to the picture?
Activity 2: In this activity, you have to complete the gaps in the sentences. Listen again if you're not sure of the answer.
Listen again and put the words in the correct part of the text.
Quiz
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What do you think?
Was the listening easy or difficult?
What's the most difficult thing about a manager's job?
Is it more difficut to be manager of a big team or a small team?
Is Sir Alex Ferguson the best ever manager?
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10/10/2024
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The listening was easy. One of the most difficult aspects of being a football manager is balancing egos and keeping all the players motivated, especially when dealing with large squads. Additionally, tactical decisions under pressure and maintaining a consistent performance across a season can be highly demanding.
Both roles have their challenges. Managing a big team comes with pressure to win titles and manage superstar players. On the other hand, managing a small team can be tougher in terms of limited resources and lower expectations, which makes it harder to compete against stronger opponents.
Sir Alex Ferguson is widely considered one of the best managers in football history
10/10/2024 10:56
Chelsea
139
The listening was easy. One of the most difficult aspects of being a football manager is balancing egos and keeping all the players motivated, especially when dealing with large squads. Additionally, tactical decisions under pressure and maintaining a consistent performance across a season can be highly demanding.
Both roles have their challenges. Managing a big team comes with pressure to win titles and manage superstar players. On the other hand, managing a small team can be tougher in terms of limited resources and lower expectations, which makes it harder to compete against stronger opponents.
Sir Alex Ferguson is widely considered one of the best managers in football history
19/01/2024
points
Listening was easy and helpful!!
I think the most difficult part of manager's job is to make that all players arriving at time to a training when a match is near. There are another thing difficult of the manager's job, be able to combine his job with his family life, usually the place to training is far away from his home and he spend a lot of time there in this team's training camp.
Being a manager is difficult in both senses, the manager need to have everything under his control, including the most important thing, his players...
I don't know if Sir Alex Ferguson is the best ever manager all around the world, I've never hear about him, the reason is a don't know anything about football.
19/01/2024 12:44
Chelsea
66
Listening was easy and helpful!!
I think the most difficult part of manager's job is to make that all players arriving at time to a training when a match is near. There are another thing difficult of the manager's job, be able to combine his job with his family life, usually the place to training is far away from his home and he spend a lot of time there in this team's training camp.
Being a manager is difficult in both senses, the manager need to have everything under his control, including the most important thing, his players...
I don't know if Sir Alex Ferguson is the best ever manager all around the world, I've never hear about him, the reason is a don't know anything about football.
30/11/2022
points
I think the most difficult part of a manager's job getting the tactics right.
30/11/2022 11:04
Liverpool
759
I think the most difficult part of a manager's job getting the tactics right.
19/04/2021
points
I did well in the quiz today. Listening was very difficult because I couldn't hear clearly and got some answers incorrect. I would like to me a Manager but it is not easy.
19/04/2021 05:24
Chelsea
222
I did well in the quiz today. Listening was very difficult because I couldn't hear clearly and got some answers incorrect. I would like to me a Manager but it is not easy.
06/03/2021
points
It was easy and helpful. I think is the routine, being far away from home and family most part of time (if there's a job they like, it should be pleasant to do the atributtions day by day). I think there's no size differences: there is another kind of difficulties each. I think Sir Alex Ferguson is certainlly a legend, but I'm not sure about him being the best ever, because there is a lot of another competent and winners managers, such as Jose Mourinho, Mario Zagallo and Pepe Guardiola, for example.
06/03/2021 17:55
Arsenal
1512
It was easy and helpful. I think is the routine, being far away from home and family most part of time (if there's a job they like, it should be pleasant to do the atributtions day by day). I think there's no size differences: there is another kind of difficulties each. I think Sir Alex Ferguson is certainlly a legend, but I'm not sure about him being the best ever, because there is a lot of another competent and winners managers, such as Jose Mourinho, Mario Zagallo and Pepe Guardiola, for example.
10/02/2021
points
The listening was easier to understand. The most difficult thing about managers's job is to motivate players match by match. It is more difficult to work with big teams beacause there are the best footballers in the world which they ooze character and they must be motivated all the time with different speeches. Yes, Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the biggest coach all time beacause he won a lot of competitions like Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and so on. I don't remember if he won a world cup but who cares as long as he is former of Cristiano Ronaldo :)
10/02/2021 13:46
Chelsea
154
The listening was easier to understand. The most difficult thing about managers's job is to motivate players match by match. It is more difficult to work with big teams beacause there are the best footballers in the world which they ooze character and they must be motivated all the time with different speeches. Yes, Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the biggest coach all time beacause he won a lot of competitions like Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and so on. I don't remember if he won a world cup but who cares as long as he is former of Cristiano Ronaldo :)
24/12/2020
points
It was easy.
24/12/2020 05:54
Everton
26
It was easy.
02/12/2020
points
Hi everyone, listening was easy. The manager's job is more difficult and interesting. Sir was the biggest manager in the world. Thanks a lot for the lesson.
02/12/2020 19:36
Liverpool
272
Hi everyone, listening was easy. The manager's job is more difficult and interesting. Sir was the biggest manager in the world. Thanks a lot for the lesson.
16/11/2020
points
I can't see the pictures above. Thanks.
16/11/2020 09:53
Crystal Palace
163
I can't see the pictures above. Thanks.
17/11/2020
points
Hmmm - I can't see them either. Thanks for letting us know. I'll see if we can fix it.
Thanks
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
17/11/2020 10:21
Arsenal
560
Hmmm - I can't see them either. Thanks for letting us know. I'll see if we can fix it.
Thanks
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
13/09/2020
points
Good activity
13/09/2020 16:12
Chelsea
4
Good activity
10/06/2020
points
For me the listening is too easy and the exercise to.
10/06/2020 14:00
Tottenham Hotspur
15
For me the listening is too easy and the exercise to.
10/06/2020
points
It's very easy but we can't see the images
10/06/2020 10:09
Manchester United
55
It's very easy but we can't see the images
24/03/2020
points
More difficult if you are a manager of a big team, Because you have to keep the team in the top.
Sir Alex Ferguson one of the best football managers in the Premier League.
24/03/2020 12:44
Chelsea
3396
More difficult if you are a manager of a big team, Because you have to keep the team in the top.
Sir Alex Ferguson one of the best football managers in the Premier League.
24/03/2020
points
it was easy.
He is work very complex.
24/03/2020 12:31
Arsenal
278
it was easy.
He is work very complex.
20/02/2020
points
it was easy.
the most difficult part is handle the pressure for get the results, beacuse in front of you , there are thousands of people who spect win all the matches.
definitely , is harder be the manager of a big team. Its means , more games, more competitions, better players, big egos, more work hours.
Sir Alex is the manager who has won more trophies in history, so if we count just the numbres, we can say yes, and personally i like to much Ferguson´s team.
20/02/2020 18:19
Manchester United
15
it was easy.
the most difficult part is handle the pressure for get the results, beacuse in front of you , there are thousands of people who spect win all the matches.
definitely , is harder be the manager of a big team. Its means , more games, more competitions, better players, big egos, more work hours.
Sir Alex is the manager who has won more trophies in history, so if we count just the numbres, we can say yes, and personally i like to much Ferguson´s team.
25/01/2020
points
It was easy.
Most difficul thing about manager's job is to communicate with the young players who comes different family/country / culture and try to motivate all of them.
To be manager of successful team is subject of to be proud.
In my opinion Sir Alex Ferguson is the best ever manager even I am fan of Tottenham. It was funny that when his team M.U winning the match he always shows his wristwatch to the referee with aim to effect and force him to finish the match immediately.
Bye.
25/01/2020 15:10
Tottenham Hotspur
0
It was easy.
Most difficul thing about manager's job is to communicate with the young players who comes different family/country / culture and try to motivate all of them.
To be manager of successful team is subject of to be proud.
In my opinion Sir Alex Ferguson is the best ever manager even I am fan of Tottenham. It was funny that when his team M.U winning the match he always shows his wristwatch to the referee with aim to effect and force him to finish the match immediately.
Bye.
05/11/2019
points
It was easy. Most of the words are common so it was to understand the dialogue.
The hardest part of a manager´s job is to deal with players' attitudes and behavior inside and outside the pitch.
I thin it is most difficult to be the manager of a big team because they always have some players with star status whose behavior is always a concern.
I think in the Premier league, Ferguson has been the best ever manager.
05/11/2019 16:50
Liverpool
581
It was easy. Most of the words are common so it was to understand the dialogue.
The hardest part of a manager´s job is to deal with players' attitudes and behavior inside and outside the pitch.
I thin it is most difficult to be the manager of a big team because they always have some players with star status whose behavior is always a concern.
I think in the Premier league, Ferguson has been the best ever manager.
03/09/2019
points
The listening was too easy
It is more easier to be manage a bigteam than a small team because the players are already professional they understand quickly the tactics that you want to apply
Yeah for me is one of the best manager
03/09/2019 19:55
Liverpool
97
The listening was too easy
It is more easier to be manage a bigteam than a small team because the players are already professional they understand quickly the tactics that you want to apply
Yeah for me is one of the best manager
23/08/2019
points
It was so so.
I think constract their mind.
23/08/2019 01:26
Manchester City
309
It was so so.
I think constract their mind.
22/08/2019
points
Easy. Difficult thing about managers job is develop tactics and formation for matches.
It is difficult to be manager of big team.
Sir Alex Ferguson was the best ever manager and he managed Manchester United very good in his management period.
1. When there is no match, players come to manager for training and he trains players with trainers.
2. Goalkeeper does different type of training.
3. Manager like to use 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formation in the match.
22/08/2019 14:36
Manchester United
49
Easy. Difficult thing about managers job is develop tactics and formation for matches.
It is difficult to be manager of big team.
Sir Alex Ferguson was the best ever manager and he managed Manchester United very good in his management period.
1. When there is no match, players come to manager for training and he trains players with trainers.
2. Goalkeeper does different type of training.
3. Manager like to use 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formation in the match.
14/06/2019
points
The listening was easy to understand.
The most difficult part of a manager would be to encourage his players to win titles and use the wright tactics to beat rivals.
Sometimes the high pressure at big teams struggle managers because the need of winning titles. But the small team’s managers struggle as well because the lack of top quality players to meek the job.
14/06/2019 04:33
Manchester United
120
The listening was easy to understand.
The most difficult part of a manager would be to encourage his players to win titles and use the wright tactics to beat rivals.
Sometimes the high pressure at big teams struggle managers because the need of winning titles. But the small team’s managers struggle as well because the lack of top quality players to meek the job.
23/04/2019
points
The listening was quite easy.
The most difficult thing about to be a manager is to get trust and respect of all players.
Is more difficult to be manager of a big team because you'll receive more charge.
And I don't know if Sir Alex Gerguson is the best ever manager but, for sure, he is a big one.
23/04/2019 00:53
Everton
154
The listening was quite easy.
The most difficult thing about to be a manager is to get trust and respect of all players.
Is more difficult to be manager of a big team because you'll receive more charge.
And I don't know if Sir Alex Gerguson is the best ever manager but, for sure, he is a big one.
17/02/2019
points
The listening activity was easy.
The most difficult thing about a manager's job is that he should shout to the players when he wants to tell them something.
Being a manager of a big team is more challenging.
Ferguson is one of the best managers of all time.
17/02/2019 09:42
Chelsea
69
The listening activity was easy.
The most difficult thing about a manager's job is that he should shout to the players when he wants to tell them something.
Being a manager of a big team is more challenging.
Ferguson is one of the best managers of all time.
03/01/2019
points
the listening was easy.
in my opinion the most difficult in football coaching is the tactics part.
more difficult to be a manager for a small team as a lack of resources and money there.
for me ,jose mourinho is the greatest of all time.
03/01/2019 16:29
Everton
13
the listening was easy.
in my opinion the most difficult in football coaching is the tactics part.
more difficult to be a manager for a small team as a lack of resources and money there.
for me ,jose mourinho is the greatest of all time.
26/09/2018
points
EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY.
26/09/2018 18:05
Manchester United
96
EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY.
08/08/2018
points
It is great lesson.
08/08/2018 09:13
Manchester United
443
It is great lesson.
08/08/2018
points
i and my students Tyler,Victor did a good job.
08/08/2018 09:08
Manchester United
443
i and my students Tyler,Victor did a good job.
08/08/2018
points
i and my students Tyler,Victor did a good job.
08/08/2018 08:26
Manchester United
443
i and my students Tyler,Victor did a good job.
17/07/2018
points
So so
17/07/2018 21:13
Chelsea
334
So so
07/04/2018
points
easy listening
07/04/2018 15:29
Manchester United
68
easy listening
08/02/2018
points
all was funny
08/02/2018 21:46
Manchester City
10
all was funny
30/01/2018
points
The listening was easy.
30/01/2018 20:01
Liverpool
319
The listening was easy.
30/11/2017
points
The listening was complicated :/
30/11/2017 22:04
Chelsea
297
The listening was complicated :/
30/11/2017
points
I want to improve my english!
30/11/2017 13:47
Chelsea
25
I want to improve my english!
11/09/2017
points
:D hehee good
11/09/2017 15:23
Manchester United
53
:D hehee good
12/01/2017
points
It was easy.
12/01/2017 10:01
Liverpool
168
It was easy.
01/08/2016
points
The listening was right for me.
Yes the manager job is a fantastic job but not very easy.
In my opinion as difficoult to be a manager of a big team as to be a manager of small team.
Yes Sir Alex Ferguson is th best
01/08/2016 09:49
Liverpool
962
The listening was right for me.
Yes the manager job is a fantastic job but not very easy.
In my opinion as difficoult to be a manager of a big team as to be a manager of small team.
Yes Sir Alex Ferguson is th best
27/07/2016
points
Manchester United are our rivals,but I can not ignore that Sir Alex Feguson is the best manager in football history.
27/07/2016 05:12
Liverpool
3705
Manchester United are our rivals,but I can not ignore that Sir Alex Feguson is the best manager in football history.
27/07/2016
points
I think it is difficult to be a manager of a big team.
27/07/2016 05:11
Liverpool
3705
I think it is difficult to be a manager of a big team.
27/07/2016
points
I think it is how to let the players give all what they have.
27/07/2016 05:10
Liverpool
3705
I think it is how to let the players give all what they have.
27/07/2016
points
It was easy.
27/07/2016 05:08
Liverpool
3705
It was easy.
05/07/2016
points
Sir Alex is one of the greatest in this game.
05/07/2016 12:15
Arsenal
3557
Sir Alex is one of the greatest in this game.
05/07/2016
points
When you're a manager of a big team the pressure is bigger and you have big responsability also.
05/07/2016 12:15
Arsenal
3557
When you're a manager of a big team the pressure is bigger and you have big responsability also.
05/07/2016
points
The most difficult about a manager's job is the thing he has to make a team and it means that he has to know well all of his players and try to find the ideal position for them. If he changes his tactics then again he has to try with different players or change the rolls they play.
05/07/2016 12:14
Arsenal
3557
The most difficult about a manager's job is the thing he has to make a team and it means that he has to know well all of his players and try to find the ideal position for them. If he changes his tactics then again he has to try with different players or change the rolls they play.
05/07/2016
points
The listening was just fine.
05/07/2016 12:11
Arsenal
3557
The listening was just fine.
10/06/2016
points
The most difficult thing about a manager's job is selection especially if there are a lot of excellent players to choose from
10/06/2016 18:03
Manchester United
4779
The most difficult thing about a manager's job is selection especially if there are a lot of excellent players to choose from
10/06/2016
points
It was easy listening
10/06/2016 18:00
Manchester United
4779
It was easy listening
10/06/2016
points
It's more difficult to manage a big team because of the pressures that comes from fans
10/06/2016 17:59
Manchester United
4779
It's more difficult to manage a big team because of the pressures that comes from fans
10/06/2016
points
Sir Alex Fergus Ferguson is the best club manager ever but not the best manager ever
10/06/2016 17:58
Manchester United
4779
Sir Alex Fergus Ferguson is the best club manager ever but not the best manager ever