Welcome to the first "Reel Life" a segment here at Movie Parliament which will compare real life, public figures to famous movie characters. For the first installment, Premier League Football Managers will be twinned with Star Wars characters. These are entirely speculative comparisons and are not in any way a reflection of how Movie Parliament judges the character or appearance of those displayed, so Skywalkers you need not contact the family lawyer.
Martin O' Neill is Yoda
Given the way in which O' Neill has turned around Sunderland's fortunes this season, he despite being neither small, green, old or speaking backwards, is the Yoda of the Premier League. Sitting on the bench, he is the Yoda of the original trilogy, his mind working away silently, inspiring average players to fulfill their potential, just how Luke was an average Jedi until he met Yoda. When standing on the touchline however, O' Neill becomes the Yoda of the prequels and more specifically Attack of the Clones, constantly moving physically and psychologically, saving his young padawans from the dangerous situations in which they find themselves. O' Neill is also the only pundit on BBC television who predicted the fortunes of Italy and France in the 2006 World Cup, while admittedly he was up against the likes of Alan Shearer (A fine pundit), that is a Yoda-esque piece of wisdom.
Given the way in which O' Neill has turned around Sunderland's fortunes this season, he despite being neither small, green, old or speaking backwards, is the Yoda of the Premier League. Sitting on the bench, he is the Yoda of the original trilogy, his mind working away silently, inspiring average players to fulfill their potential, just how Luke was an average Jedi until he met Yoda. When standing on the touchline however, O' Neill becomes the Yoda of the prequels and more specifically Attack of the Clones, constantly moving physically and psychologically, saving his young padawans from the dangerous situations in which they find themselves. O' Neill is also the only pundit on BBC television who predicted the fortunes of Italy and France in the 2006 World Cup, while admittedly he was up against the likes of Alan Shearer (A fine pundit), that is a Yoda-esque piece of wisdom.
Roberto Mancini is Han Solo...and therefore Carlos Tevez is Chewbacca
The stylish one. While Mancini may not have the same youthful swagger Harrison Ford had in the original films, he has a more experienced swagger which suggests perhaps what an older, Italian, Han Solo would look like (The hair is pretty similar). Also as Han Solo deals with the weird and the wacky of the Star Wars universe, who better to twin him with than the man who must control Mario Balotelli? The style and skill isn't gone but perhaps his ability to deal with animals is, as we all know that if Mancini is Han Solo, then Carlos Tevez is Chewbacca. As we know that with his 200,000 pound a week wages and not having to work for months, that Carlos Tevez has been treated like a dog...to be fair he was probably referring to the dog of George Lucas, who did serve as the inspiration for the Chewie character .
The stylish one. While Mancini may not have the same youthful swagger Harrison Ford had in the original films, he has a more experienced swagger which suggests perhaps what an older, Italian, Han Solo would look like (The hair is pretty similar). Also as Han Solo deals with the weird and the wacky of the Star Wars universe, who better to twin him with than the man who must control Mario Balotelli? The style and skill isn't gone but perhaps his ability to deal with animals is, as we all know that if Mancini is Han Solo, then Carlos Tevez is Chewbacca. As we know that with his 200,000 pound a week wages and not having to work for months, that Carlos Tevez has been treated like a dog...to be fair he was probably referring to the dog of George Lucas, who did serve as the inspiration for the Chewie character .
Sir Alex Ferguson is Obi Wan Kenobi (From A New Hope)
Who better to be the Premier League embodiment of Sir Alec Guinness than Sir Alex Ferguson? Ferguson has done it all in club football and if any team in crisis could choose anybody to be their only hope, Ferguson would be a, if not the top choice. Also the only person in recent Premier League history to have truly "killed" Ferguson (Football wise) would be Jose Mourinho, more on him next...
Who better to be the Premier League embodiment of Sir Alec Guinness than Sir Alex Ferguson? Ferguson has done it all in club football and if any team in crisis could choose anybody to be their only hope, Ferguson would be a, if not the top choice. Also the only person in recent Premier League history to have truly "killed" Ferguson (Football wise) would be Jose Mourinho, more on him next...
Andre Villas Boas is Anakin Skywalker...and Jose Mourinho is Darth Vader
They're the same person (Or were at least billed to be last summer by the press) and one is following the footsteps of the other. Villas Boas is still young, not yet turning to the dark side of football (Namely, Real Madrid) whereas Mourinho has not only defeated Obi Wan Kenobi (Sir Alex Ferguson) but is close to bringing down the force of Barcelona, no matter how many eyes he has to poke to do it.
They're the same person (Or were at least billed to be last summer by the press) and one is following the footsteps of the other. Villas Boas is still young, not yet turning to the dark side of football (Namely, Real Madrid) whereas Mourinho has not only defeated Obi Wan Kenobi (Sir Alex Ferguson) but is close to bringing down the force of Barcelona, no matter how many eyes he has to poke to do it.
Arsene Wenger is the Evil Emperor
Once was the most powerful figure in the universe and his empire, yet is now losing his way and desperately clinging on to his position, as rebel forces grow. Also as a Tottenham fan, I had to twin Wenger with the evil mastermind of the Star Wars saga.
Once was the most powerful figure in the universe and his empire, yet is now losing his way and desperately clinging on to his position, as rebel forces grow. Also as a Tottenham fan, I had to twin Wenger with the evil mastermind of the Star Wars saga.
What do you think? Do you agree with these comparisons? What other Managers could be twinned with these (Or other) characters? Give us all your Star Wars/Football Manager match-ups in the comments below. Also as a bonus if we are going to do players as characters, than Defoe and Crouch must be R2 and C3PO. Be sure to let your friends join in with the fun by pressing the Twitter and Facebook logos below, to tweet and like this page.
By Movie Parliament Prime Minister,
Michael Dalton
By Movie Parliament Prime Minister,
Michael Dalton
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