Considering that most of the forum members are active players and from my experience playing twice so far with teams that use only the sources of the game
anyone good/descent player can build a team of 5* (maybe not all but the squad of 11).
So, you 're not talking here about a team of 3*-4* players right ?
So, for me a good manager is someone who can build a 5* team with few sources and win the league and CH.L.
Cup it's another story.
Considering that now the leagues have many good teams, many of them with 6* (or more) players and CH.L. always had runners with 6* players,
I think no1 is my choice.
But also the manager who has a 7* (or more) team, has the "burden" of success. He "must" win tittles or else it's a fail so it's also a kind of different ability too.