You've got the likes of Pirlo, Zidane (I guess Pep too) who walk into an elite job with zero management experience at anything close to that level.

Solksjaer's managerial experience perhaps worked against him, so maybe he's in that category too.

I think Gerrard's doing something similar to Lampard, which is manage at a club below the level he wants to be at, because he wants to prove himself at that level, and gain experience before landing a top job.

Of course it's a bit of a fix because neither of them could possibly do enough in those jobs to become legitimate contenders for the Chelsea or Liverpool jobs based on their work as managers. But unless they majorly #### up they're giving those owners a stronger case to go for them.