Forget the days of Wenger and Houllier – there is a worrying lack of French coaches in Europe’s elite leagues these days Forget the days of Wenger and Houllier – there is a worrying lack of French coaches in Europe’s elite leagues these days Of the 78 managerial positions available in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga, only one is occupied by a Frenchman (Patrick Vieira at Genoa): 21 Spain 17 Italy  13 Germany  5 Portugal  3 Denmark, Austria 2 England, Netherlands, Croatia,