Coach DNA
Playing style
direct
Style consistency
More consistent than 83% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Blackpool
Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 · 14 matches
0.69 points per game in Championship (13 matches).
Blackpool with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.20 (79 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −135 below the league average under him, −67 under the others.
Most used
- C. Maxwell1,260' · Elo 1,509
- C. Connolly1,260' · Elo 1,885
- C. Nelson998' · Elo 1,746
- J. Yates987' · Elo 1,708
- S. Carey859' · Elo 1,959
- J. Husband855' · Elo 1,806
- A. Lyons851' · Elo 1,713
- K. Dougall725' · Elo 1,710
- C. Hamilton724' · Elo 1,856
- J. Bowler724' · Elo 1,791
Cardiff
Jan 2021 – Oct 2021 · 38 matches
1.39 points per game in Championship (36 matches).
Cardiff with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.37 (225 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +18 above the league average under him, −13 under the others.
Most used
- A. Flint3,420' · Elo 1,641
- C. Nelson3,042' · Elo 1,746
- K. Moore2,805' · Elo 1,894
- M. Pack2,715' · Elo 1,903
- W. Vaulks2,445' · Elo 1,650
- D. Phillips2,329' · Elo 1,629
- S. Morrison2,316' · Elo 1,540
- P. Ng2,259' · Elo 1,977
- J. Ralls1,841' · Elo 1,819
- L. Bacuna1,570' · Elo 1,581
Ipswich
Aug 2016 – Apr 2018 · 94 matches
1.26 points per game in Championship (88 matches).
Ipswich with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.70 (50 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −55 below the league average under him, −165 under the others.
Most used
- L. Chambers7,764' · Elo 1,449
- B. Bialkowski7,740' · Elo 1,506
- J. Knudsen6,988' · Elo 1,550
- C. Skuse6,649' · Elo 1,370
- G. Ward5,528' · Elo 1,571
- F. Sears4,553' · Elo 1,211
- J. Spence4,351' · Elo 1,317
- D. McGoldrick4,173' · Elo 1,438
- A. Webster4,153' · Elo 2,335
- Christophe Didier Berra4,086' · Elo 1,245
Players under Mick McCarthy
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- A. Webster+362
in 51 matches · Ipswich
- J. Spence+268
in 53 matches · Ipswich
- P. Ng+239
in 27 matches · Cardiff
- M. Kenlock+201
in 32 matches · Ipswich
- D. Phillips+184
in 26 matches · Cardiff
Fell most
- K. Moore−147
in 49 matches · Cardiff
- J. Bowler−85
in 12 matches · Blackpool
- J. Yates−84
in 12 matches · Blackpool
- C. Maxwell−76
in 14 matches · Blackpool
- D. Thompson−68
in 8 matches · Blackpool
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−62A. Browne1929
in 4 matches · Preston
−50G. Cunningham1403
in 3 matches · Preston
−48G. Saville1731
in 5 matches · Millwall
−47in 3 matches · Burton Albion
−41M. Roberts1536
in 4 matches · Birmingham
Nemeses
+149J. Worrall1961
in 5 matches · Nottingham Forest
+145S. Bamba1348
in 5 matches · Middlesbrough
+139D. Bentley1841
in 6 matches · Bristol City
+103A. Reach1919
in 6 matches · West Brom
+100R. Sawyers1370
in 5 matches · Cardiff
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −64
A. Neil2093
in 6 matches · Stoke City
- −18
in 3 matches · Barnsley
- −9
N. Clough1802
in 4 matches · Burton Albion
- −6
N. Jones1900
in 3 matches · Southampton
- −5
S. Grayson1456
in 3 matches · Sunderland
Nemesis coaches
- +74
Neil Warnock1645
in 6 matches · Middlesbrough
- +58
in 4 matches · Fulham
- +55
Dean Smith2054
in 4 matches · Brentford
- +47
N. Pearson1710
in 3 matches · Bristol City
- +46
G. Monk1630
in 4 matches · Birmingham
Playing style
How Mick McCarthy'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 2 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.55style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 83% 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.
Ipswich89 matches
Cardiff38 matches