I would like to place antonio conte in one column, and the likes of mourinho, pep, klopp in other. The pair have met on 16 occasions, with most of those clashes 11 occurring when pep was in charge of barcelona and mourinho was at the real madrid helm. Between pep guardiola and jose mourinho who is the better. Jose mourinho says tottenham vs manchester city is not about his pep guardiola rivalry watch tottenham vs manchester city on super sunday from 4pm on sky. Pep guardiola delivers aymeric laporte injury update ahead. Guardiola, mourinho and the fight for footballs soul by jonathan wilson isbn. Manchester united manager jose mourinho is the master of.
Alexis sanchez is set to become the 12th player to work for both jose mourinho and pep guardiola. Manchester united boss jose mourinho and man city manager pep guardiolas sides have finally clicked this premier league season. Old timers have said that guardiola the player appreciated the level of insight and the obsessive detail that mourinho the assistant manager bought to barca. Mourinho had the upper hand in england, but guardiola quickly rectified it by winning a smorgasbord of english silverware to give him an overall lead in the trophy count. The pep guardiola vs jose mourinho debate sounds much like the messi vs ronaldo debate of managers. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time, and he is one of the most decorated managers of all time. Every game, every goal and every bustup ahead of manchester derby. Jose mourinho and pep guardiola will be on good terms when they meet again on sunday. Between pep guardiola and jose mourinho who is the better manager. Inter won the league in his first two seasons, and in the 200910 season, they also won the champions league for the first time in 45 years. Jose mourinho and pep guardiola have had some epic encounters since first meeting on the field in september 2009. Its a oncebitter rivalry that has never really gotten going in the premier league.
As pep guardiola and jose mourinho went to battle at old trafford on saturday, the managerial dual drew more attention from the millions of tv viewers, and the worlds media, than any of the starstudded players on the pitch in manchester. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. The managerial rivalry moves to manchester first manchester derby of the season brings together new players and a tasty element in the managerial rivalry. Out of all our legendary rivalries specials that weve written so far, we wrote only one about managers and we decided to do one about pep guardiola vs jose mourinho. Maybe mourinho should refrain from writing these books as i recall in may 2005 he signed a new 4 year deal. The first meeting between guardiola and mourinho as managers produced a typically intriguing tactical battle, as barcelona and inter milan played out a 00 draw in a champions league group game at. Their first season at manchester united and manchester city has not been an easy one. The barcelona legacy is a book in part about tactics, about how the theories that underpin the modern game were forged by cruyff and his successors, but also. A mourinho and guardiola matchup was an event itself, regardless of the teams and circumstances. Javascript is required for full functionality on this website, but scripting is. The day jose mourinho pushed pep guardiola over the edge at barcelona a new book about the bayern munich manager reveals the inside story of why he finally snapped. Mourinho is a bit poisoned by the fact he was rejected, ingla later said in graham hunters book barca. As at chelsea, he favoured heavily defensive tactics. Once upon a time, guardiola and mourinho worked for fc barcelona and were good friends.
Mourinho, of course, had his stint at real madrid during peps tenure with barcelona. Guardiola left barcelona in 2012 and mourinho was sacked from real madrid in 20. In his new book, sir alex ferguson discloses he wanted pep guardiola to succeed him, made more than his players and briefly considered signing mario balotelli. Ill have to revise my behaviour then, guardiola countered the new city manager can be a handful.
This book explains why they are different from all others in regards to leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, talent and team management. This rivalry dates all the way back to the late 90s, in the era of sir bobby robsons spell at fc barcelona when pep guardiola was already the squads captain. We find out how guardiola and mourinho went from being friends to the bitter rivals they are today. For a period, the mourinho vs guardiola conversation was as divisive as anything in the sport. Ones default approach to management and would routinely irk guardiola.
Joses taunting of guardiola, through constant derision and accusations of foul play and fraud, caused the latter to go off the deep end in a now infamous 45 minute press conference rant. Pep guardiola leaps to defence of top manager jose. Picking one over the other said more than who you prefer, it was an indication of how you think football should be played. Pep guardiola rubs salt in jose mourinho wounds as man. Mourinho hoped to someday manage barcelona, where he had such a formative experience as a young coach, but in 2008, when the catalan club has a coveted opening, it hires guardiola over mourinho. Pep guardiola rubs salt in jose mourinho wounds as man city march on. Headtohead record, stat comparison and team performances. Is antonio conte a better football manager compared to.
Jose mourinho once ordered real madrids groundsman not to cut the bernabeu grass in a bid to slow down pep guardiola sixandahalf years on from the petty row that escalated into one of. Perfecting the system so well that opponents will find no loopholes in it. Tensions perhaps most famously came to a head when mourinhos real madrid met guardiolas barca in the champions league semifinal in 2011. Manchester city signed guardiola to a threeyear contract to replace manuel pellegrini, another peps longtime rival from his time at barcelona. Pep guardiola, jose mourinho bring rivalry to manchester. Manchester united manager jose mourinho is the master of the dark arts a man who can turn a news conference on its head with a simple sentence. But hes also canny, or he wouldnt have lasted a month as barca manager. This certainly is not a special book from the special one. Pep guardiolas manchester city take on jose mourinhos tottenham this. Patrick again and after joe won episode 1, hell be looking to maintain his grip on the title. As pep guardiola and jose mourinho went to battle at old trafford on saturday, the managerial dual drew more attention from the millions of tv viewers, and the worlds media, than any of. People talk about pep the virtuous, and yes, he is that. However, mou and pep are set to renew their rivalry very soon in the english premiership.
Patrick barclay book ten years ago was a much better read. That same summer, not long after his rejection by barcelona, mourinho became manager of inter milan. He hinted that he may not be available to play against spurs, which would hand jose mourinhos side a huge boost. The devil and jose mourinho jonathan wilson football.
Manchester city boss pep guardiola leaps to the defence of jose mourinho and describes his colleague as a top manager, despite manchester uniteds torrid start to the season. Guardiola holds a strong lead over his united rival in headtohead matches, winning more than half of their meetings and scoring ten more goals over the course of those games. While its almost impossible to convince everyone into believing that one of the two is better than the other, i think a few stats can help us in b. Mourinho and guardiola engaged in one of the fiercest manager. The day jose mourinho pushed pep guardiola over the edge. Heres what the other 11 have said about the now manchester united and manchester city managers. We compare mous and peps stats and discuss about the future of the manchester united vs manchester city rivalry. Mourinho and guardiola are on friendly terms ahead of man city v spurs on sunday but engaged in one of the fiercest manager battles ever in spain eight years ago once hostile relationship between. Coaching soccer like guardiola and mourinho timo jankowski on. Mourinho and guardiola engaged in one of the fiercest. All eyes will be on pragues eden park as pep guardiola and jose mourinho lock horns when european champions bayern and. Can you name the goal scorers of the matches contested between the managers pep guardiola and jose mourinho. A look at the numbers behind the guardiolaklopp rivalry. Manchester will be home to two of the most successful managers in the world next season, as uniteds jose mourinho and citys pep guardiola go headtohead in the premier league.
Years later, they are managing two of the best premier league. Responding to a mourinho jibe about his comments on referees ahead of the first leg, guardiola launched into a foulmouthed attack on his portuguese rival that included sarcastically branding him the fg chief, the fg man, the person who knows. With the 6nil thumping of watford on saturday, manchester city lifted another domestic competition the fa cup, making it the third time this season that they have won a trophy strictly domiciled in england. Or, as its been known for the previous 171 games, the manchester derby. The pairs relationship soured when guardiolas barcelona side was beaten in the champions league semifinal by mourinhos treblewinning inter milan side back in 2010, and deteriorated further when the portuguese took the helm at real madrid where mourinho infamously didnt see eyetoeye with assistant manager tito vilanova, or withwell anyone really. Johan cruyff taught the manchester city manager how to influence. Jose mourinho says tottenham vs manchester city is not. The full head to head record pep guardiola came out on top in the latest manchester derby as man city maintained their lead at the top of the premier league. And city boss pep guardiola has offered an update on his centrebacks fitness ahead of the match at tottenham hotspur stadium on sunday. Jose mourinho has told espn fc he has a positive relationship with pep guardiola and that the rivalry as managers of manchester united and manchester city is completely different to the. Pep guardiola, jose mourinho bring storied, personal rivalry to manchester between their countering philosophies, clashing personalities and a storied history, the. Pep guardiola taking a leaf from jose mourinhos book. Jose mourinho is the master of the dark arts a man who can turn a news conference on its head with a simple sentence.
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