tactician

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Friends, associates and former colleagues and bosses describe Michael as a sharp-elbowed negotiator and a tactician who can turn a mess into a lucrative payday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The match also marked the debut of Cameroon coach David Pagou after a long-running feud between football federation president Samuel Eto'o and Marc Brys led to the Belgian tactician being axed.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

That’s what made her a superb deal-maker and legislative tactician, along with the personal touch she brought to her leadership.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

A winner and an experienced tactician, Ranieri came out of retirement to take charge of the club he loves above all others - and suggested his arrival was akin to calling in the cavalry.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

His code name for the invasion was “Operation Barbarossa,” after the great twelfth-century tactician and emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who unified many European kingdoms under German rule as leader of the Holy Roman Empire.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein