Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho, two names that will inevitably come up in every discussion about the world's best manager.
Two different ways of conducting themselves, two different football philosophies, two different but equally polarizing clubs in FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF.
But which of the two is the better manager? It's very hard to compare managers, because, unlike players, each manager has a different set of resources at any given time.
That said, here are six reasons why Pep Guardiola is a better manager than José Mourinho.
6. Winning Ratio/Titles
José Mourinho might have won 18 titles in his 11 years as manager, but that surely looks pale in comparison with Pep Guardiola's 10 titles in just three years as a first team manager.
Mourinho's trophy-winning pace is fantastic, no doubt about that, but Pep Guardiola's is just downright ridiculous and unprecedented in the game's history. Three league titles, two Champions Leagues, two continental doubles in three years as a professional manager...come on, you can't even do that on Football Manager.
While Mourinho 68.2 percent career win ratio is very impressive, Pep's 72.1 percent defies all belief.
If winning is a criterion for being the best manager, Pep Guardiola easily trumps José Mourinho. As good as Mourinho is, Guardiola is "el puto amo," he has won 10 out of 13 trophies he has contested in his short managerial career.
5. A More Attractive Football Philosophy
Not only does Pep Guardiola have a better success ratio, his football philosophy is infinitely more attractive than José Mourinho's.
The Portuguese manager is famous for "winning ugly" with teams built on defensive solidity; he doesn't mind sacrificing entertainment for success.
Pep Guardiola is the polar opposite. As soon as he became FC Barcelona's manager, he made the club play the most beautiful football the sport had seen in decades. Fans and pundits alike have nothing but praise for Pep Guardiola's brand of football, which made Barcelona the most popular football club in the world.
Everyone wants to play like Pep Guardiola's Barcelona.
Not only does Pep Guardiola win, he wins in style. The same can't be said about José Mourinho.
4. Staying at the Top
As Johan Cruyff once said, reaching the top isn't easy, but staying at the top is even more difficult. Pep Guardiola has already proved he can do that, while José Mourinho has not.
Mourinho left both Porto and Inter after winning the Champions League trophy, without ever trying to defend it. He left Chelsea after falling from the top, failing to win the 2006/2007 Premier League and having a dismal start to the 2007/2008 season.
Pep Guardiola, on the other hand, has shown he has what it takes to remain on top. It suffices to say that FC Barcelona are a better team now than when they won the sextuple in 2009. Pep has been improving on his squad each year.
Against all odds, Pep managed to maintain his success for three years now and turn the current FC Barcelona crop into one of the greatest club sides of all time.
3. Turning Nobodies into Stars
ust two years ago, a casual football fan wouldn't have any idea who Pedro Rodriguez or Sergio Busquets were. Now, everyone knows who Pedro and Busquets are; they are indisputable starters for one of the best club teams of all time and for the world champions Spain, and they're among the world's best at what they do.
The credit must go to Pep Guardiola.
Busquets and Pedro's talent was already there, but they would never have become world class players if Pep Guardiola hadn't trusted them. It shows great courage for a manager of a top team, pressured to win trophies, to give such opportunities to young players. Thiago Alcantara seems to be the next player who will be turned into a world beater by Guardiola.
It's hard to think of any young talent that Mourinho molded into a world class player. The Portuguese manager usually prefers to rely on experienced, established players, instead of planning for the long-term like Pep Guardiola.
2. Lionel Messi
Was Lionel Messi the world's best player in 2008 before Pep Guardiola arrived? Yes. Was he this unstoppable all-conquering juggernaut, hailed as one of the best players ever to kick a ball? No way.
Lionel Messi used to score 15-17 goals before Pep arrived. Under Guardiola, he has scored an absolutely unbelievable 138 goals in 159 matches, not to mention his 53 assists. If he was already the world's most dominant player and finest dribbler before Pep arrived, under the latter he also became the world's greatest goalscorer and provider.
He has become so good that even Pep stated that he feared Leo becomes bored, since he's so far ahead of his peers.
But Messi himself admits that his current status has a lot to do with Pep Guardiola. From his first day, Guardiola tried to find the best set-up to fully maximize Messi's potential, and the results are apparent: the Argentine is widely acknowledged as this generation's greatest player and is only a few months away from winning his third consecutive Ballon d'Or. Given the huge gulf between him and the rest, he's likely to win even more.
Messi once claimed he wouldn't be the player he is today without Guardiola, and he was clearly being sincere. Pep Guardiola's managerial career will forever be associated with one of the greatest football players of all time, Lionel Messi.
1. Ability to Motivate His Squad, Instilling a Winning Mentality
José Mourinho is known as a great man manager and motivator, but he is no match for Pep in that department.
For most of his career, Mourinho has had to motivate players who won nothing/very little—players with hunger for success.
Pep Guardiola's job is to motivate a group of players who have won more Champions Leagues than most clubs in their entire history and are European and World Champions. It's amazing how Pep can keep his squad so hungry for more success; there have never been any signs of complacency.
It's easy to motivate a young player who has never won anything in his career, but how can you manage to keep veterans like Xavi and Puyol playing as if they had never won anything before? That doesn't seem to be a problem for Pep Guardiola.
Despite winning another continental double, his squad looks really hungry to win even more trophies next season. With the winning mentality Guardiola has spread through the club, they might very well do it!
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Posted: at 26-09-2011 03:29 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Only a bloody fool will write dis bullshit up! Just tell me u copy & pasted it from a site full of donkeys like me.
1, Winning ratio: there is no denial la liga is a 2 horse race, ∂ŋd no one caή deny their closest challenger(Real Madrid) weren't even up to them, so winning d champions league (albeit with a lot of cheating) is quite brilliant. Jose ha∫ been winning in many countries turning dem from pretenders to contenders consistently. B4 pep came barca were a recent champions league winner & reach d semi final
2,Yes, very attractive I agree. But are u stupid? Or just insane? D style barca were playing now wasn't invented by pep, it was invented by rinus michel(google his name). D style was called tiki taka, ∂ŋd all barca coach ha∫ been using dat style eversince. D only difference is pep Һα∂ better players than d past coaches
3, Staying at d top at a comfort zone isn't more impressive as winning in all elite football country.....let pep move around like Mourinho did, like Fergie did, like Van Gaal, like Arrigo Sacchi.
4,You're right here, I agree with u but don't be blinded by or fooled by what u read elsewhere......Jose made Mikel a starter at chelsea(he was only 18 ∂ŋd ha∫ only played at lyn oslo), carlos alberto was only 18 in 2004 but started d champs league final for porto
5 messi??? What fool are you? Messi is a special talent just like Ronaldo(brazil) or CR7 players like dat are out of dis planet, they wld flourish almost anywhere
6 ability to motivate his squad??? Ask an average football fan, he will tell u pep is no match for Jose in dat field
∂ŋd lastly, let ur pep leave his comfort zone ∂ŋd stop being a figurehead cheerleader, let him go win d champions league with an unfancied side like porto ∂ŋd Inter then we caή have a discussion......bye poocee
Here comes d Great King Xtervaganza
Posted: at 26-09-2011 04:33 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Emmagency9 at 26-09-2011 05:02 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: xter on 26-09-2011 04:33 PM
Only a bloody fool will write dis bullshit up! Just tell me u copy & pasted it from a site full of donkeys like me.
1, Winning ratio: there is no denial la liga is a 2 horse race, ∂ŋd no one caή deny their closest challenger(Real Madrid) weren't even up to them, so winning d champions league (albeit with a lot of cheating) is quite brilliant. Jose ha∫ been winning in many countries turning dem from pretenders to contenders consistently. B4 pep came barca were a recent champions league winner & reach d semi final
2,Yes, very attractive I agree. But are u stupid? Or just insane? D style barca were playing now wasn't invented by pep, it was invented by rinus michel(google his name). D style was called tiki taka, ∂ŋd all barca coach ha∫ been using dat style eversince. D only difference is pep Һα∂ better players than d past coaches
3, Staying at d top at a comfort zone isn't more impressive as winning in all elite football country.....let pep move around like Mourinho did, like Fergie did, like Van Gaal, like Arrigo Sacchi.
4,You're right here, I agree with u but don't be blinded by or fooled by what u read elsewhere......Jose made Mikel a starter at chelsea(he was only 18 ∂ŋd ha∫ only played at lyn oslo), carlos alberto was only 18 in 2004 but started d champs league final for porto
5 messi??? What fool are you? Messi is a special talent just like Ronaldo(brazil) or CR7 players like dat are out of dis planet, they wld flourish almost anywhere
6 ability to motivate his squad??? Ask an average football fan, he will tell u pep is no match for Jose in dat field
∂ŋd lastly, let ur pep leave his comfort zone ∂ŋd stop being a figurehead cheerleader, let him go win d champions league with an unfancied side like porto ∂ŋd Inter then we caή have a discussion......bye pooceeing now wasn't invented by pep, it was invented by rinus michel(google his name). D style was called tiki taka, ∂ŋd all barca coach ha∫ been using dat style eversince. D only difference is pep Һα∂ better players than d past coaches
3, Staying at d top at a comfort zone isn't more impressive as winning in all elite football country.....let pep move around like Mourinho did, like Fergie did, like Van Gaal, like Arrigo Sacchi.
4,You're right here, I agree with u but don't be blinded by or fooled by what u read elsewhere......Jose made Mikel a starter at chelsea(he was only 18 ∂ŋd ha∫ only played at lyn oslo), carlos alberto was only 18 in 2004 but started d champs league final for porto
5 messi??? What fool are you? Messi is a special talent just like Ronaldo(brazil) or CR7 players like dat are out of dis planet, they wld flourish almost anywhere
6 ability to motivate his squad??? Ask an average football fan, he will tell u pep is no match for Jose in dat field
∂ŋd lastly, let ur pep leave his comfort zone ∂ŋd stop being a figurehead cheerleader, let him go win d champions league with an unfancied side like porto ∂ŋd Inter then we caή have a discussion......bye poocee
Your In-ability to comprehend simple English is a real problem for you. Sorry.
If you don't like me, 1. Take a map, 2. Get a car (even if na borrow), 3. Drive to HELL!. Have a nice trip. ✔
Posted: at 26-09-2011 05:02 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Only a bloody fool will write dis bullshit up! Just tell me u copy & pasted it from a site full of donkeys like me.
1, Winning ratio: there is no denial la liga is a 2 horse race, ∂ŋd no one caή deny their closest challenger(Real Madrid) weren't even up to them, so winning d champions league (albeit with a lot of cheating) is quite brilliant. Jose ha∫ been winning in many countries turning dem from pretenders to contenders consistently. B4 pep came barca were a recent champions league winner & reach d semi final
2,Yes, very attractive I agree. But are u stupid? Or just insane? D style barca were playing now wasn't invented by pep, it was invented by rinus michel(google his name). D style was called tiki taka, ∂ŋd all barca coach ha∫ been using dat style eversince. D only difference is pep Һα∂ better players than d past coaches
3, Staying at d top at a comfort zone isn't more impressive as winning in all elite football country.....let pep move around like Mourinho did, like Fergie did, like Van Gaal, like Arrigo Sacchi.
4,You're right here, I agree with u but don't be blinded by or fooled by what u read elsewhere......Jose made Mikel a starter at chelsea(he was only 18 ∂ŋd ha∫ only played at lyn oslo), carlos alberto was only 18 in 2004 but started d champs league final for porto
5 messi??? What fool are you? Messi is a special talent just like Ronaldo(brazil) or CR7 players like dat are out of dis planet, they wld flourish almost anywhere
6 ability to motivate his squad??? Ask an average football fan, he will tell u pep is no match for Jose in dat field
∂ŋd lastly, let ur pep leave his comfort zone ∂ŋd stop being a figurehead cheerleader, let him go win d champions league with an unfancied side like porto ∂ŋd Inter then we caή have a discussion......bye pooceeing now wasn't invented by pep, it was invented by rinus michel(google his name). D style was called tiki taka, ∂ŋd all barca coach ha∫ been using dat style eversince. D only difference is pep Һα∂ better players than d past coaches
3, Staying at d top at a comfort zone isn't more impressive as winning in all elite football country.....let pep move around like Mourinho did, like Fergie did, like Van Gaal, like Arrigo Sacchi.
4,You're right here, I agree with u but don't be blinded by or fooled by what u read elsewhere......Jose made Mikel a starter at chelsea(he was only 18 ∂ŋd ha∫ only played at lyn oslo), carlos alberto was only 18 in 2004 but started d champs league final for porto
5 messi??? What fool are you? Messi is a special talent just like Ronaldo(brazil) or CR7 players like dat are out of dis planet, they wld flourish almost anywhere
6 ability to motivate his squad??? Ask an average football fan, he will tell u pep is no match for Jose in dat field
∂ŋd lastly, let ur pep leave his comfort zone ∂ŋd stop being a figurehead cheerleader, let him go win d champions league with an unfancied side like porto ∂ŋd Inter then we caή have a discussion......bye poocee
Your In-ability to comprehend simple English is a real problem for you. Sorry.
∂ŋd ur preposterous ability to post nonsense here makes u what? A faggot! One more time, if it was u who composed dat bollocks den ur brain is half d size of an ant
Here comes d Great King Xtervaganza
Posted: at 26-09-2011 06:04 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Emmagency9 at 26-09-2011 06:33 PM (12 years ago) (m)
1. Winning Ratio: Check the meaning of ratio in yhur dictionary. An individual wins 18 trophies in 11 years another wins 10 in just 3 years. Who's better in term of "Ratio"?
2. Don't act like yhu know everything about Barcelona by calling the name of the supposed manger who yhu claim started the free-flow football of Barcelona. Because by doing so, what do yhu say about football statisticians who call Pep's Barcelona side "the greatest ever" and also in WORLD FOOTBALL.?
3. Yhu are saying Pep's side at the top is at a comfort zone? I don't think so. Yhu think it's easy getting players together to play better and better everyday?
4. Mikel Obi in question was played in a more withdrawn role compared to what we knew him as which is the No 10 position. So yhu call that "Talent Exploitation"?
5. Lionel Messi is among the reasons why pep is better because "Pep Guardiola's managerial career will forever be associated with one of the greatest football players of all time, Lionel Messi."
6. Talking about the motivation thing. It's easier my friend to motivate players who have not won so much in their career to play better and better than to motivate players who have already won more than enough to still play at their very best and crave for more as if they have never won anything before.
Lastly, There's no need for yhu lashing out causes on me because it's not worth it. Football is supposed to bring us together though we have our own different opinions. And besides, I'm a mourinho Fan. Believe it or not. PEACE!
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Posted: at 26-09-2011 06:33 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
The topic says, why Barcelona FC (Pep) is better than Morinho, Overall as a coach Morinho is better than Pep because of the diversity morihno has on his resume, Guardiola has only being in Spain and won all the titles in Spain, He will need to do thesame in Italy, England and Portugal to beat Jose's record.
But currently Barca are just untouchable, they reside up there alone
please do not distract and keep discussions along line of topic - make proper use of capit
Posted: at 27-09-2011 12:02 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Emmagency9 at 27-09-2011 12:34 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: dguy on 27-09-2011 12:02 PM
The topic says, why Barcelona FC (Pep) is better than Morinho, Overall as a coach Morinho is better than Pep because of the diversity morihno has on his resume, Guardiola has only being in Spain and won all the titles in Spian, He will need to do thesame in Italy, England and Portugal to beat Jose's record.
But currently Barca are just untouchable, they reside up there alone
As simple as that.
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Posted: at 27-09-2011 12:34 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Its been a funny opinion of EPL fans that they have been mentally colonised like our forefathers in their judgment of everything that comes from England or EPL.Head to head meeting between Mou and Pep was not even included in the article and tongues were wagging.Is it your EPL that Mou came the first time and he became your king for good two season?that no top coaches in your self acclaimed best league could beat his team got defeated,deflated by a rookie Guardiola 5-0.Is it not that your EPL he came again since last season that yet none of them(i mean your top coaches)have been able to defeat him.Your songs always is that somebody should move from one league to another before he could be the best in the game,but i want all of you to know if you have it in you,you have it,only it could be a matter of choice either to move to another league or not.At last Guardiola obeyed your call of moving to another league.If i can check the record the last meeting between Mou and Pep,who was the winner?PEP of course.All of you can change anything as your colonial EPL mentality can dictate but one thing you can not change is record,and i stand to be corrected that in all the league of the world record since inception no coach has ever had the league title time record of Guardiola last season in bayern.Lastly in another record,no coach has ever had an head to head record over Mou than Guardiola.So give it to the better coach of the two PEP GUARDIOLA.
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?? What fool are you? Messi is a special talent just like Ronaldo(brazil) or CR7 players like dat are out of dis planet, they wld flourish almost anywhere
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