3) Garry Monk (Swansea City)
A dark horse candidate perhaps, but Swansea’s transition under Garry Monk has gone someone unnoticed, and the former defender deserves more praise for the job he’s done in Wales. People rightly feared for the Swans when first Brendan Rodgers, and then Michael Laudrup departed, and City elected for a man with no managerial experience to lead them to safety. He did that with ease last season, as Swansea finished 12th, and they are set to do even better this time around.