3. MARCO KURZ

Season Club managed GM W D L W % D % L % GS GC
2018-19 Adelaide United   29 13 8 8 44.83% 27.59% 27.59% 41

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You know that dream where you get sweet, sweet revenge on someone who wronged you? Or that feeling three hours after an argument when you come up with the perfect comeback?

Kurz had that feeling, but #irl. Like, totally.

Adelaide United's unseen new owners took a leaf out of the Leicester City playbook when they sacked their overperforming coach mid-way through a very decent season.

After coming from the Bundesliga just to get the sack from an underfunded, overperforming team in Radelaide, many other coaches would tell their bosses where to stick it and steal all the office stationary they could fit in their pockets.

Not Kurz, though. He took a combative Adelaide side on an amazing undefeated run, turning the likes of George Blackwood into matchwinners in the process, won the club a home final and then went within a Liam Reddy penalty-miss of the most unlikely Grand Final appearance in A-League history.

And while there were a few rumours abounding that the Reds players weren't exactly enamoured with Kurz's hardline metholodology, they tried to send him off with a bang, didn't they?

If that isn't revenge-dream worthy, we don't know what is. 

It'll be a very sad day for the A-League if the fiery German has said goodbye to our shores forever, with his exploits in the City of Churches worthy of the rocking atmosphere they created at Hindmarsh. 

Although a few fourth officials will probably breathe a welcome sigh of relief.