If EPL Managers Were Characters From The Office

Find out who your favorite manager would be if he were a character from The Office! All 20 managers have been matched with a character based on a mix of their personality, backstory, and physical appearance.

Arsène Wenger (Arsenal)

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Michael Scott

Arsène and Michael share seniority and a love for their profession. Both are known to have their quirks, although that doesn't mean that they don't get the job done. They are quietly successful and often don't get the credit they deserve.

Eddie Howe (Bournemouth)

Clark Green

Eddie, just like Clark, has only recently risen to the upper echelon of their profession. They are young, full of ambition, and hold great promise for Bournemouth/Dunder Mifflin.

Sean Dyche (Burnley)

Toby Flenderson

Purely based on physical appearance. Sean Dyche is what Toby would look like if his hair migrated to his chin and was always squinting.

Mark Hughes (Stoke City)

Robert California

Despite a slow start to the season, Mark Hughes has a penchant for getting results despite seemingly letting his players figure it out themselves. Similarly, Robert California has a hands-off approach to his managing and manages to scrap his way through whatever adversity he faces.

Aitor Karanka (Middlesbrough)

Andy Bernard

Just like Andy using his connections at his alma mater Cornell, Aitor Karanka has managed to buy players for a new-look Middlesbrough team due to his footballing ties. Who'd have thought that Victor Valdes, Alvaro Negredo, and Viktor Fischer would ever play together?

Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur)

Dwight Schrute

One of the best managers/characters in the league/series. Dwight and Mauricio are always crowd-pleasers, captivating the audience with dynamic exuberance. They are undoubtably rising stars.

Tony Pulis (West Bromwich Albion)

Stanley Hudson

Known for their blunt, no-nonsense approach to life. If there ever was a person as stubborn as Stanley, it would be Tony Pulis.

Alan Pardew (Crystal Palace)

Roy Anderson

Both Pardew and Roy have backgrounds blemished by (attempted) physical altercations. If anything, Pardew is the crazier one of the two.

Slaven Bilić (West Ham United)

Darryl Philbin

Up-and-coming individuals in their own right, they have finally been given a chance to prove themselves on the big stage. Bilić is looking to build on the tremendous success they experienced during the 2015-16 season and certainly has the talent to do so. Fun fact, just like Darryl, Bilić enjoys playing music and even has his own band!

Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City)

Creed Bratton

Apart from uncanny resemblance, they share remarkable similarities in background. Creed is the somewhat forgotten leading man of The Grass Roots, and is considered senile by many of his coworkers. However, he shows his deep intelligence by handily beating Jim at chess, displaying his tactical genius. Ranieri showed this very same mastery last season when he unexpectedly manufactured the most unlikely of outcomes.

Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)

Jim Halpert

There is no doubt that Jim Halpert is Jurgen Klopp's counterpart. Considered by fans far and wide to be the most likable of all, they share outstanding job experience, humor, and above-average height. When Jim leaves for Athlead, his enthusiasm for sports is palpable, just as Klopp's celebrations can be shared vicariously by the Anfield faithful.

Jose Mourinho (Manchester United)

Angela Martin

Cold, conservative, notoriously dull, anal retentive, and occasionally downright bratty...there's almost no end in sight to comparisons between the two. They are undoubtably talented, but continue to risk scandal with controversy after controversy.

Ronald Koeman (David Wallace)

David Wallace

The consummate professional. Both seem to be able to spark revolutions whatever their career path. David Wallace was sacked during the Sabre takeover but then profited heavily from his dubiously named "Suck It" concept for a children's toy. Koeman has a mouth-watering resume, but finds himself at Everton, with a project on his hands. Give him a couple years and he might turn "Liverpool's Shadow" into a force to be reckoned with.

Claude Puel (Southampton)

Nellie Bertram

Vivacious foreigners with a penchant for flair. Although Nellie may have gotten her job at Sabre by virtue of her relationship with Jo Bennett, no one can say the same for Claude Puel. Claude was a titan in Ligue 1, successfully managing Monaco, Lyon, Lille, and Nice. Their similarities lie in their ability to fill the relatively deep shoes of their predecessors. Nellie tries to unseat Andy as regional manager, and Puel seeks to keep Southampton at the level they were at when Koeman left. Not to mention the fact that "Bertram" sounds a lot like "Bertrand", so there's no chance this match-up would ever be changed.

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)

Oscar Martinez

Look past the glaring racism of matching up one of the few Spanish managers in the EPL with Oscar, and you'll see it was a match made in heaven. Oscar approaches his work with a systematic brilliance, much like how Guardiola manages his games. Inside both individuals are great minds, and they know exactly how to get the most of their resources.

Walter Mazzari (Watford)

Jan Levinson

Somewhat marred by public disgrace, Jan and Walter are no strangers to letting their emotions get the best of them. After facing adversity, they end up in the strangest of places. Jan becomes the point-person for the Scranton yellow pages, while Walter leaves Italy to ply his trade at...Watford? Okay Walter, you do you.

Antonio Conte (Chelsea)

Danny Cordray

Brought in to shore up an ailing system, both have clear qualifications. Already Conte has brought Chelsea out of the doldrums they experienced last season. Hazard has found his touch, Diego Costa has rediscovered his striker's instinct, what more do Chelsea fans want? Similarly, Danny brought an increase in sales to Dunder Mifflin after Michael convinced him to join.

Mike Phelan (Hull City)

Kevin Malone

Mike Phelan just can't seem to do anything right, just like Kevin when he brings in his special chili. Phelan had an unbelievable start to the season, despite managing what amounted to a Sunday League team (except for Robbie Snodgrass, what a player). Without a fully squad they managed to come into the EPL and escape unscathed for a few games. Now he finds himself in a scrap at the bottom, just like Kevin. All Mike needs is Kevin's self-belief and maybe he'll prove us wrong.

David Moyes (Sunderland)

Ryan Howard

If ever there was a tragic comedy to tell in the Premier League, it would be that of David Moyes. He began as the somewhat successful coach of Everton and miraculously managed to get the job at Manchester United. One imagines that his only qualification was his Scottish blood and the immediate comparison to Sir Alex Ferguson. He experiences the same rise and fall of Ryan, going from a minor character to being one of the most important managers in the world. Things take a turn for the worse however, and after a woeful spell in Spain, Moyes finds himself back in England. Will his luck change for the better? No, it won't.

Bob Bradley (Swansea City)

Charles Miner

What went wrong with Swansea? Clearly the club owners thought it had something to do with the manager, otherwise they wouldn't have hired Bob Bradley, football's journeyman. Most notably, Bradley was the coach of the US during the 2010 World Cup. Since then, his CV reads like the travel plans of an indecisive chimpanzee who has learned how to buy airplane tickets: Egpytian National Team, Stabæk, Le Havre, and now Swansea. Charles Miner was brought in despite being oblivious to the subtleties of the paper industry. He managed to make a job for himself at the corporate headquarters. Hopefully Bob can use his worldly experience to help out Swansea