Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 43% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Charlotte
Feb 2024 – Oct 2026 · 107 matches
1.53 points per game in MLS (99 matches).
Charlotte with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (69 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +3 above the league average under him, −47 under the others.
Most used
- K. Kahlina9,025' · Elo 2,022
- A. Westwood9,021' · Elo 1,939
- N. Byrne7,131' · Elo 1,937
- A. Malanda6,284' · Elo 2,164
- A. Privett5,766' · Elo 1,927
- K. Vargas5,660' · Elo 2,003
- B. Bronico5,660' · Elo 1,941
- Pep Biel5,500' · Elo 2,065
- T. Ream5,438' · Elo 1,894
- D. Diani4,955' · Elo 1,939
Norwich
Nov 2021 – Dec 2022 · 56 matches
1.02 points per game in Premier League / Championship (51 matches).
Norwich with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.38 (263 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −76 below the league average under him, +20 under the others.
Most used
- G. Hanley4,330' · Elo 1,768
- T. Pukki4,192' · Elo 1,412
- M. Aarons3,950' · Elo 1,928
- K. McLean3,874' · Elo 2,023
- B. Gibson2,983' · Elo 1,576
- T. Krul2,970' · Elo 1,431
- J. Sargent2,936' · Elo 1,895
- S. Byram2,250' · Elo 1,876
- M. Rashica2,063' · Elo 2,067
- A. Gunn1,980' · Elo 2,079
Aston Villa
Feb 2019 – Nov 2021 · 115 matches
1.34 points per game in Premier League / Championship (101 matches).
Aston Villa with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.56 (241 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −13 below the league average under him, +57 under the others.
Most used
- T. Mings8,330' · Elo 2,321
- J. McGinn7,480' · Elo 2,422
- M. Targett6,886' · Elo 1,984
- J. Grealish6,778' · Elo 2,381
- Douglas Luiz6,623' · Elo 2,265
- E. Konsa6,591' · Elo 2,621
- A. El Ghazi5,989' · Elo 1,706
- E. Martínez4,230' · Elo 2,458
- O. Watkins4,080' · Elo 2,492
- Ahmed El Mohamady3,941' · Elo 1,516
Brentford
Aug 2016 – Oct 2018 · 114 matches
1.45 points per game in Championship (104 matches).
Brentford with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.69 (130 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: +23 above the league average under him, +107 under the others.
Most used
- D. Bentley9,180' · Elo 1,841
- R. Sawyers8,151' · Elo 1,370
- Li Ke7,431' · Elo 1,668
- R. Woods7,159' · Elo 1,698
- J. Egan6,239' · Elo 2,043
- Y. Barbet5,930' · Elo 1,736
- A. Bjelland5,088' · Elo 1,304
- O. Watkins4,648' · Elo 2,492
- Joshua Joseph Jason Ishmel Clarke4,632' · Elo 1,515
- H. Dean4,403' · Elo 1,539
Players under Dean Smith
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- O. Watkins+773
in 106 matches · Aston Villa
- D. Bentley+716
in 102 matches · Brentford
- T. Mings+659
in 95 matches · Aston Villa
in 65 matches · Charlotte
- R. Sawyers+567
in 102 matches · Brentford
Fell most
- T. Pukki−150
in 52 matches · Norwich
- D. Giannoulis−108
in 20 matches · Norwich
- L. de la Torre−106
in 27 matches · Charlotte
- K. McLean−88
in 47 matches · Norwich
- G. Hanley−87
in 49 matches · Norwich
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−88D. Rossi2073
in 4 matches · Columbus Crew
−88M. Almirón2003
in 10 matches · Atlanta United FC
−71L. Digne2331
in 6 matches · Aston Villa
−68Unknown (19683)1303
in 3 matches · Bolton
−67L. Bartlett1853
in 4 matches · DC United
Nemeses
+169A. Ramsdale2215
in 6 matches · Arsenal
+139T. Livramento2380
in 3 matches · Southampton
+123J. Bree2219
in 4 matches · Luton
+121J. Dean2000
in 4 matches · Chicago Fire
+113P. Højbjerg2160
in 6 matches · Tottenham
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −64
Steve Bruce1815
in 11 matches · West Brom
- −55
L. Johnson1733
in 5 matches · Bristol City
- −48
Wilfried Nancy2031
in 4 matches · Columbus Crew
- −45
P. Noonan1996
in 6 matches · FC Cincinnati
- −36
Paul Warne1857
in 3 matches · Rotherham
Nemesis coaches
- +75
in 5 matches · Sheffield Utd
- +75
Ralph Hasenhüttl2069
in 7 matches · Southampton
- +71
D. Moyes2356
in 7 matches · West Ham
- +68
Ó. Pareja2005
in 6 matches · Orlando City SC
- +61
Neil Warnock1645
in 4 matches · Cardiff
Playing style
How Dean Smith'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 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.11style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 43% 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.
Aston Villa113 matches
Brentford105 matches
Charlotte104 matches
Norwich55 matches