?A game of strategy, a play of skill....football has always been and still continues to be a leading sport specially in the European and south American nations, and it is fast spreading to other nations worldwide. The game which lasts just for an hour or so is like a battle-field for the 10 players in each team trying to kick the ball into the opponent's net as the goalkeeper tries to prevent it. This game of international repute is quite a topic for critics to talk about, bringing the teams under a stricter vigilance in case of a defeat and as well as a self made barrier of sky high hopes if they win. What is accountable for a victory and yet more the loss of a team?? Is it the team's state guy or the skill of the players or is the mental condition of the players to be blamed? The answer is still left unresolved, but the answer nevertheless doesn’t stop certain extreme measures that are taken up when a team loses many matches in a row. The blame mostly falls on the leader of the team...i.e. the manager. The manager quite often resigns and is occasionally sacked too. But the question remains as to whether the mere sacking of the manager does any good to the team? Is there a visible improvement in the performance of the team or do the bad performances continue? Is it a fault in the players or is it the fault of the manager who is the mind working behind the team? It is often seen that teams of repute start from a scratch, reach great heights of success and gradually descend the ladder of failure under the guidance of the same coach come manager. How then can the man who was the sole reason for the team's success be labeled as the cause of its failure? An example can be drawn from the reaction f the Arsenal fans who hooted rowdily that had more money been spent on “good” and “famous” players< then they could win against the other leading teams of England like Chelsea and Manchester United. The entire blame was dumped on Arsene Wenger, the manager of the Arsenal team who allegedly followed a stingy strategy of cautious expenditure which meant that excessive expenditure would not be endorsed. Wenger was an expert in identifying uncut diamonds. He bought young players at a very cheap price and rigorously trained them, thus giving an impression of a hard task master. Patrick Viera, Thierry Henry, Robert piers were those stars who turned the “boring, boring Arsenal” club int