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Where do The Best MLS Managers Come From?

A few days ago I put out a tweet.

Something I (and maybe I alone) would be really interested in seeing is how a manager's win percentage in other leagues translates to MLS. Is there anything like that out there?

— Caleb Wilkins (@wilkins_caleb24) July 18, 2021

It got 0 response. So I spent a lot of time pouring over spreadsheets and now I will subject you all to my findings.

Methodology

I looked at the points per game (Via Transfermarkt) of every manager who has managed in MLS since the Whitecaps entered the league.