A football manager
The manager's responsibilities in a professional football club usually include the following
• Selecting the team of players for matches, and their formation.
• Planning the strategy, and instructing the same on the pitch.
• Motivating players before and during a match.
• Delegating duties to the first team coach and the coaching and medical staff.
• Scouting for young but talented players for eventual training in the youth academy or the reserves, and encouraging their development and improvement.
• Buying and selling players in the transfer market, including loans.
• Facing the media in pre-match and post-match interviews
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