Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Sligo Rovers
Feb 2026 – Jun 2026 · 20 matches
0.95 points per game in Premier Division (20 matches).
Sligo Rovers with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.11 (118 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −72 below the league average under him, −32 under the others.
Most used
- S. Sargeant1,841' · Elo 1,464
- W. Fitzgerald1,840' · Elo 1,495
- G. McElroy1,637' · Elo 1,430
- O. Denham1,517' · Elo 1,456
- J. Esua1,480' · Elo 1,443
- J. McManus1,268' · Elo 1,406
- C. Kavanagh1,264' · Elo 1,402
- D. Patton1,203' · Elo 1,343
- S. McHale1,177' · Elo 1,404
- A. Nolan1,118' · Elo 1,373
Players under John Russell
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- D. Patton+236
in 18 matches · Sligo Rovers
- S. McHale+203
in 13 matches · Sligo Rovers
- A. Meekison+123
in 15 matches · Sligo Rovers
- A. Nolan+99
in 18 matches · Sligo Rovers
- C. Kavanagh+82
in 17 matches · Sligo Rovers
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
Hardly any opponent lost Elo against his teams.
Nemeses
+87C. Whelan1541
in 3 matches · Bohemians
+83P. Amond1306
in 3 matches · Waterford
+60Benny Couto1520
in 3 matches · Waterford
+53P. Hickey1580
in 3 matches · Bohemians
+47J. Mahon1554
in 3 matches · Waterford
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
No coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
Hardly any coach gained Elo against him.
Playing style
How John Russell's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.