So yesterday I got curious about those football manager comparisons everyone’s talking about – specifically Simone Inzaghi and Hansi Flick. Felt like digging into their actual win records myself instead of just believing hot takes online. Grabbed my laptop around midnight, fueled by cold coffee and leftover pizza.
The Starting Point (aka Googling Like Crazy)
First thing, opened my browser. Typed “Simone Inzaghi wins all time” into the search bar. Clicked through a bunch of sports stats sites. Found tons of numbers but nothing neatly compared side-by-side. Then tried “Hansi Flick managerial record all clubs“. Same deal – stats scattered everywhere like confetti. Noticed a big mistake though: lots of sites mix up Simone Inzaghi with his brother Filippo Inzaghi! Had to be super careful clicking links.
Getting My Hands Dirty with Spreadsheets
Sighed heavily, opened a fresh Excel sheet. Made two ugly columns: Inzaghi on the left, Flick on the right. Started copying like a maniac:
- Serie A results for Inzaghi (Lazio / Inter)
- Bundesliga numbers for Flick (Bayern)
- All their Champions League games
- Random domestic cups too
Pasted raw win/loss/draw stats straight from websites. My sheet looked awful – numbers spilling everywhere.
The Math Part Everyone Tries to Skip
This is where I almost gave up. Needed those clean win percentages people throw around. Made new rows:
- Total Matches = Wins + Draws + Losses
- Win % = (Wins / Total Matches) 100
Fumbled with Excel formulas – typed “=(B2/C2)100” for like five minutes straight. Almost divided Serie A wins by Champions League losses once. Yikes.
Finally Seeing Patterns (The Good Part)
Hit enter on my last formula and… there they were! Clear differences popped out in my messy table:
- Flick’s Bayern run? That win % was crazy high – seriously inflated those numbers.
- Inzaghi’s record was more spread out across Lazio and Inter.
- Saw how cup competitions tanked Flick’s later numbers.
Slapped some basic bold formatting on the key percentages. Colors felt excessive. Saved it as “Inzaghi_vs_Flick_*“.
The Big Mistakes I Almost Made
Almost published this without explaining crucial stuff:
- Time matters! Short runs look brilliant or terrible.
- Club resources? Bayern’s squad ≠ Inter’s squad. Not apples to apples.
- Those dumb numbers ignore player injuries, bad luck, ref decisions… everything!
Added a note reminding myself (and readers): stats tell part of the story, definitely not the whole film.
What I Actually Learned Doing This
Took way longer than watching a YouTube comparison, but way better:
- Always include the club names. “Flick at Barcelona” is different than “Flick at Bayern”.
- Absolute wins are less useful than percentages over time.
- Context murders lazy hot takes.
My takeaway? Flick had that one insane purple patch. Inzaghi’s been grinding consistently. Wouldn’t have seen that nuance without wrestling this data myself. Next time? Might compare cup records separately. Maybe. After a break.
