Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 10% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Vitesse
Oct 2022 – Nov 2023 · 41 matches
1.10 points per game in Eredivisie (39 matches).
Vitesse with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.36 (117 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −25 below the league average under him, +31 under the others.
Most used
- M. Meulensteen3,205' · Elo 1,848
- C. Arcus2,873' · Elo 1,974
- M. Manhoef2,872' · Elo 1,896
- K. Kozłowski2,683' · Elo 1,839
- R. Flamingo2,392' · Elo 2,292
- M. Bero2,211' · Elo 1,936
- M. Wittek2,180' · Elo 1,833
- N. Isimat-Mirin2,077' · Elo 1,544
- D. Oroz2,035' · Elo 1,683
- M. van Ginkel2,016' · Elo 1,603
Derby
Aug 2019 – Nov 2020 · 65 matches
1.23 points per game in Championship (57 matches).
Derby with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.41 (224 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +14 above the league average under him, +5 under the others.
Most used
- M. Clarke4,206' · Elo 2,004
- T. Lawrence3,970' · Elo 1,783
- M. Waghorn3,742' · Elo 1,320
- C. Davies3,564' · Elo 1,441
- J. Knight3,228' · Elo 1,915
- J. Bogle3,097' · Elo 2,319
- D. Holmes2,965' · Elo 1,608
- W. Rooney2,806' · Elo 1,476
- M. Bird2,726' · Elo 1,922
- K. Roos2,536' · Elo 1,677
Fenerbahçe
Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 · 15 matches
0.90 points per game in Süper Lig (10 matches).
Fenerbahçe with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.88 (165 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +118 above the league average under him, +147 under the others.
Most used
- R. Neustädter1,350' · Elo 1,589
- H. Kaldırım1,170' · Elo 1,646
- Martin Škrtel1,080' · Elo 1,656
- A. Ayew1,052' · Elo 1,515
- H. Tekin900' · Elo 1,492
- E. Elmas895' · Elo 2,197
- I. Slimani873' · Elo 1,264
- M. Topal787' · Elo 1,301
- M. Isla750' · Elo 1,664
- Jaílson745' · Elo 1,884
PSV Eindhoven
Aug 2016 – May 2018 · 76 matches
2.34 points per game in Eredivisie (68 matches).
PSV Eindhoven with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.16 (91 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +272 above the league average under him, +267 under the others.
Most used
- J. Zoet6,299' · Elo 1,800
- N. Isimat-Mirin5,973' · Elo 1,544
- S. Arias5,685' · Elo 1,715
- L. de Jong5,375' · Elo 2,153
- D. Schwaab4,722' · Elo 1,735
- J. Brenet4,580' · Elo 1,790
- G. Pereiro4,166' · Elo 1,429
- J. Hendrix4,020' · Elo 1,689
- M. van Ginkel3,951' · Elo 1,603
- B. Ramselaar3,900' · Elo 1,663
Players under Phillip John-William Cocu
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- S. Bergwijn+422
in 65 matches · PSV Eindhoven
- B. Hamer+390
in 27 matches · Derby
- R. Flamingo+364
in 28 matches · Vitesse
- N. Isimat-Mirin+340
in 96 matches · Vitesse
- J. Knight+339
in 47 matches · Derby
Fell most
- W. Rooney−132
in 33 matches · Derby
- R. Neustädter−116
in 15 matches · Fenerbahçe
- T. Lawrence−103
in 47 matches · Derby
- M. Topal−103
in 12 matches · Fenerbahçe
- H. Kaldırım−102
in 13 matches · Fenerbahçe
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−75A. Jahanbakhsh1684
in 6 matches · Feyenoord
−68D. Proper1882
in 3 matches · NEC Nijmegen
−65S. Klaiber1839
in 5 matches · Utrecht
−58R. Leeuwin1385
in 3 matches · Utrecht
−58Y. Ayoub1440
in 4 matches · Utrecht
Nemeses
+148E. Lieftink1402
in 3 matches · Willem II
+125M. Bonne1484
in 3 matches · QPR
+101A. Meijers1057
in 5 matches · Waalwijk
+87F. Heerkens1509
in 3 matches · Willem II
+87D. Lachman1376
in 4 matches · Willem II
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −46
J. van den Brom2097
in 4 matches · AZ Alkmaar
- −39
Rogier Meijer1792
in 3 matches · NEC Nijmegen
- −38
E. ten Hag2294
in 4 matches · Ajax
- −28
Alex Pastoor1620
in 3 matches · Sparta Rotterdam
- −20
M. van der Gaag1719
in 4 matches · Excelsior
Nemesis coaches
- +41
Jurgen Streppel1502
in 4 matches · Heerenveen
- +39
Mark Warburton1701
in 3 matches · QPR
- +35
Sabri Lamouchi1706
in 3 matches · Nottingham Forest
- +32
Ernest Faber1542
in 4 matches · Groningen
- +30
in 4 matches · Feyenoord
Playing style
How Phillip John-William Cocu's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.27style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 10% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
PSV Eindhoven74 matches
Derby62 matches
Vitesse39 matches