As part of FIFA's own 'The Best' award group, three of Europe's truly elite coaches have been named as the finalists to take home the 2017 Coach of the Year award; Massimiliano Allegri, Antonio Conte and Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane.
Zidane is the favourite after his exceptional haul of trophies in the calendar year thus far, winning LaLiga, the Champions League, the Supercopa de Espana and the UEFA Super Cup.
Conte's work at Stamford Bridge has been widely praised considering the abject mess Chelsea were in when he arrived, and Juventus fell just short of glory in the Champions League but were arguably the most complete team in Europe up to the Cardiff showpiece.
Allegri's work on the training pitch with that aforementioned group is well respected, and as such, he makes the list.