From Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers to Mainz's Thomas Tuchel, here are half-a-dozen of the finest young European managers
**THOMAS TUCHEL * *Mainz**
The new Jürgen Klopp – in so many ways. He is young (40), he is charismatic and he is doing a great job at the club Klopp left for Dortmund: Mainz. Became the first manager ever to win the first seven games in the Bundesliga in 2010-11. Not bad for a "small" club.
**BRENDAN RODGERS * *Liverpool**
Crafting the renaissance at Liverpool at 41 but it has not been straightforward, having left Reading by mutual consent after six months in 2009. An unqualified success at Swansea, however, and he may take Liverpool to the Champions League for the first time since 2009-10.
**VINCENZO MONTELLA * *Fiorentina**
Only 39 but he has been caretaker at Roma, where he played for 10 years, and full-time manager of Catania and Fiorentina. At La Viola he forged an attacking side with such talents as Alberto Aquilani, David Pizarro and Borja Valero, and formerly Adem Ljajic and Stevan Jovetic.
**FRANK DE BOER * *Ajax**
Rescued the club after Martin Jol's disastrous spell and is on his way to securing Ajax's fourth consecutive title, a feat no other manager has done. Arguably the best Ajax manager since Louis van Gaal and has hinted that he may be interested in managing in the Premier League.
**ROBERTO MARTíNEZ * *Everton**
The Spaniard is enjoying a successful first season at Everton after two years at Swansea and four at Wigan, where he won the FA Cup but was also relegated. Said recently that he would fine any player that did not sleep at least eight hours a night (if he could find the evidence).
**VíTOR PEREIRA * *Al-Ahli**
Everton were reported to have cast admiring eyes at the former assistant of André Villas-Boas and gifted tactician who took Porto to the league title in his first year in charge, and followed that up with another Primeira Liga in 2011-12. Hired by the Saudi club on a lucrative deal. * * Reported by guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago.
**THOMAS TUCHEL * *Mainz**
The new Jürgen Klopp – in so many ways. He is young (40), he is charismatic and he is doing a great job at the club Klopp left for Dortmund: Mainz. Became the first manager ever to win the first seven games in the Bundesliga in 2010-11. Not bad for a "small" club.
**BRENDAN RODGERS * *Liverpool**
Crafting the renaissance at Liverpool at 41 but it has not been straightforward, having left Reading by mutual consent after six months in 2009. An unqualified success at Swansea, however, and he may take Liverpool to the Champions League for the first time since 2009-10.
**VINCENZO MONTELLA * *Fiorentina**
Only 39 but he has been caretaker at Roma, where he played for 10 years, and full-time manager of Catania and Fiorentina. At La Viola he forged an attacking side with such talents as Alberto Aquilani, David Pizarro and Borja Valero, and formerly Adem Ljajic and Stevan Jovetic.
**FRANK DE BOER * *Ajax**
Rescued the club after Martin Jol's disastrous spell and is on his way to securing Ajax's fourth consecutive title, a feat no other manager has done. Arguably the best Ajax manager since Louis van Gaal and has hinted that he may be interested in managing in the Premier League.
**ROBERTO MARTíNEZ * *Everton**
The Spaniard is enjoying a successful first season at Everton after two years at Swansea and four at Wigan, where he won the FA Cup but was also relegated. Said recently that he would fine any player that did not sleep at least eight hours a night (if he could find the evidence).
**VíTOR PEREIRA * *Al-Ahli**
Everton were reported to have cast admiring eyes at the former assistant of André Villas-Boas and gifted tactician who took Porto to the league title in his first year in charge, and followed that up with another Primeira Liga in 2011-12. Hired by the Saudi club on a lucrative deal. * * Reported by guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago.