Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 32% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Nice
Jan 2016 – May 2026 · 25 matches
1.06 points per game in Ligue 1 (17 matches).
Nice with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.57 (111 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −36 below the league average under him, +36 under the others.
Most used
- J. Clauss1,824' · Elo 1,961
- M. Sanson1,672' · Elo 1,921
- K. Peprah Oppong1,561' · Elo 1,925
- Abdulay Bah1,429' · Elo 2,046
- A. Mendy1,416' · Elo 2,001
- M. Bard1,363' · Elo 2,038
- Y. Diouf1,282' · Elo 2,017
- T. Louchet1,243' · Elo 1,991
- E. Wahi1,216' · Elo 2,015
- M. Cho1,206' · Elo 1,988
Saint Etienne
Oct 2019 – Dec 2021 · 87 matches
1.07 points per game in Ligue 1 (74 matches).
Saint Etienne with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.36 (150 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −64 below the league average under him, −37 under the others.
Most used
- M. Camara6,182' · Elo 2,166
- D. Bouanga5,776' · Elo 2,071
- T. Kolodziejczak4,669' · Elo 1,803
- H. Moukoudi4,064' · Elo 2,174
- M. Trauco4,024' · Elo 1,688
- M. Debuchy3,883' · Elo 1,224
- A. Nordin3,512' · Elo 1,878
- W. Khazri3,435' · Elo 1,598
- J. Moulin3,420' · Elo 1,624
- Y. Neyou3,232' · Elo 1,751
Leicester
Oct 2017 – Feb 2019 · 67 matches
1.25 points per game in Premier League (56 matches).
Leicester with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.45 (157 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −12 below the league average under him, +44 under the others.
Most used
- H. Maguire4,935' · Elo 2,306
- W. Ndidi4,847' · Elo 2,163
- K. Schmeichel4,766' · Elo 2,030
- J. Vardy4,547' · Elo 1,612
- B. Chilwell4,266' · Elo 2,195
- W. Morgan3,912' · Elo 1,328
- M. Albrighton3,656' · Elo 1,695
- D. Gray3,563' · Elo 1,979
- R. Mahrez2,527' · Elo 2,135
- D. Simpson2,306' · Elo 1,396
Southampton
Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 53 matches
1.21 points per game in Premier League (38 matches).
Southampton with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.04 (105 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +56 above the league average under him, −76 under the others.
Most used
- F. Forster4,320' · Elo 1,864
- Oriol Romeu3,820' · Elo 1,711
- N. Redmond3,568' · Elo 1,853
- M. Yoshida3,330' · Elo 1,614
- S. Davis3,117' · Elo 1,344
- D. Tadić3,105' · Elo 1,755
- R. Bertrand3,048' · Elo 1,764
- Cédric Soares2,880' · Elo 1,685
- J. Ward-Prowse2,859' · Elo 2,036
- V. van Dijk2,664' · Elo 2,438
Players under Claude Puel
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
Fell most
- V. van Dijk−85
in 30 matches · Southampton
- D. Tadić−83
in 43 matches · Southampton
in 26 matches · Leicester
- F. Forster−74
in 48 matches · Southampton
- S. Davis−73
in 40 matches · Southampton
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−51M. Niang1711
in 3 matches · Rennes
−46D. Ćaleta-Car2137
in 3 matches · Marseille
−41V. van Dijk2438
in 3 matches · Liverpool
−39D. Lovren1706
in 5 matches · Liverpool
−38José Holebas1621
in 3 matches · Watford
Nemeses
+176J. McArthur1652
in 5 matches · Crystal Palace
+144J. Tomkins1308
in 4 matches · Crystal Palace
+126T. Davies1857
in 4 matches · Everton
+116S. Dann1389
in 4 matches · Crystal Palace
+109R. Loftus-Cheek2196
in 3 matches · Chelsea
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −16
Claudio Ranieri2245
in 3 matches · Fulham
- −12
P. Montanier1813
in 3 matches · Saint Etienne
- −8
J. Klopp2417
in 7 matches · Liverpool
- −3
Rafael Benítez2018
in 3 matches · Newcastle
Nemesis coaches
- +117
Roy Hodgson1917
in 4 matches · Crystal Palace
- +84
in 4 matches · Montpellier
- +82
Franck Haise2165
in 4 matches · Rennes
- +75
M. Pochettino2267
in 9 matches · Paris Saint Germain
- +55
José Mourinho2421
in 5 matches · Manchester United
Playing style
How Claude Puel'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.
+0.01style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 32% 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.
Saint Etienne85 matches
Leicester61 matches
Southampton48 matches
Nice24 matches