“I would like to see him at Getafe, let’s see what he does…?” Whenever the extraordinary capabilities of Pep Guardiola As a coach, many try to demerit him by asking him to lead a tiny team and make it champion. As if someone chicaned Kylian Mbappe seeking to undermine him: “I want to see if he scores goals at Rennes…” Obviously he would, he is an indisputable, just like Lewandowski or Haaland.
But it will not happen, he will never play for Rennes, just as Guardiola will never manage Getafe. These freaks will always be in the leading clubs, which offer them treasures and kingdoms. Two things are certain: 1) Neither Guardiola nor anyone else could make Getafe champion if they don’t change their institutional structure and if they don’t invest in an important squad. 2) Even without changing anything, Pep would improve Getafe a lot if he managed it, even with his current squad. He would confer on him his wisdom and his highest degree of excellence.
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“With the players you have, so do I…” (if a virtue distinguishes serial detractors, it is their persistence). All the powerful institutions have quality payrolls, similar to that of Manchester City: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint Germain, Tottenham, Manchester United, Atlético de Madrid, Juventus, Inter, Milan…
Another ladder for discussion and controversy
The English magazine Four Four Two, so affected by the lists of the best of this and the best of that, drew up a ranking of the 50 most notable coaches in the world in 2022 and, as was obvious, number one was Josep Guardiola i Sala, doctor honoris causa of the blackboards. Pep embodies good football taste, the ball at the foot, touch, preciousness, that is, an ideal prey for criticism from lovers of flintstones, defensivism, ultra-tactics and anti-aesthetics. The problem for these is that the Catalan, in addition, is the most winning DT in history on average. He has achieved a staggering 77.78% of the points played since he started playing in 2008. He conquered 10 of the 14 leagues in which he participated (in Spain, Germany and England, no less). He accumulates 32 titles despite his relatively short career. And the most exciting thing for the fans of his teams: he attacks without stopping the 90 minutes of all the games, local or away, against big or small. Impossible not to put him on the throne.
The second is Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), a fantastic cultist of simplicity and common sense. Enemy of the little arrows, of the 4-1-2-3, 5-3-2 and of the scientific systems, friend of the players, of the simple speech and with wise handling. He is not known to have a conflict with leaders or soccer players. He never skids, not even at press conferences. Carletto has been in the bank for 27 years, has played in the best of Italy, Spain, Germany and England and he has also piled up trophies. He is the top winner of the Champions League with 4 crowns. A book of his telling secrets of leadership and locker room life would be a best seller.
third is Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool), whose leadership skills we have repeatedly praised. A talent that combines the good of Pep and Ancelotti. Offensive, demanding in effort, he optimizes everything he touches. Another who will never lead Getafe. If he leaves Liverpool he would receive a shower of millionaire offers. Of those who choose the club they want to go to.
The top ten on the list: 1st Guardiola, 2nd Ancelotti, 3rd Klopp, 4th Antonio Conte (Tottenham), 5th Stefano Pioli (Milan), 6th Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), 7th Thomas Tuchel (without club ), 8th Graham Potter (Chelsea), 9th Julian Nagelsmann (Bayer Munich), 10th Diego Simeone (Athletic Madrid).
Of course, there are objections. Hansi Flick, today in charge of the German National Team (which he qualified for Qatar), he made a historic campaign with Bayern in which he won the sextet in 2020, however he only appears in 11th place, while Pioli, Arteta precede him , Potter or Nagelsmann, all with a single title. Xavi Hernández himself appears 14th and still does not exhibit greater attributes at FC Barcelona, although he has managed to straighten it out a bit.
Very well thought out Christophe Galtier (12th), at the head of PSG, possibly for the title of French champion obtained with the modest Lille in 2021. In just four or five games Galtier changed the face of the group of Messi, Neymar and Mbappé, who did not shine with Pochettino. Another up-and-comer is Eddie Howe, who does a fantastic job with Newcastle, rescuing them from bottom and putting them well up. Howe, 44, earned prestige for a perhaps unique feat in history: he led Bournemouth from the Fourth Division to the First. With an addition: due to economic problems, the club had been sanctioned with 17 discount points and prohibited from hiring players. He seemed doomed. However, he first saved him from further descent, then brought him to the top.
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Ten of the 50 chosen are Italian: Ancelotti, Conte, Pioli, Roberto Mancini (Italian National Team), Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta), Luciano Spalletti (Napoli), Simone Inzaghi (Inter), Roberto De Zerbi (Brighton), Vincenzo Italiano ( Fiorentina), Maurizio Sarri (Lazio). It seems an overvaluation, perhaps because of their fame as tacticians. There are 6 Spanish, 6 German, 4 Argentine, 4 English, 4 French, 4 Portuguese, 2 Danish, 2 Croatian, 2 Dutch, 2 Swiss, 1 Austrian, 1 Brazilian (Tite 32nd), 1 American, 1 Greek. The Argentines are Simeone, Lionel Scalloni (16th), Mauricio Pochettino (22nd) and Marcelo Gallardo (31st). Perhaps Jorge Sampaoli, French runner-up with Olympique de Marseille, should have been there. Bielsa and Gareca are prestigious, but they did not have a great year. Albiceleste soccer is, without a doubt, the medium that produces the greatest technical conductors in the world, with dozens in Latin America especially, also in other latitudes. But in these elections they prioritize those who act in Europe.
Lionel Scaloni has seen a fantastic rise, from not being a tactician and only starting in September 2018, he is already 16th. He has renewed with the Argentine National Team until 2026, but if he had not done so, he would have received proposals from Spain for sure. And from high clubs, like Valencia, Seville. In contrast, who at the time was considered the king -José Mourinho- is currently the 35th. His stingy style seems out of date at a time when the fashion is to attack.
The selectors, great absent from the list
Among the fifty there are few coaches, just six: Tite, Scaloni, Flick, Mancini, Southgate (England) and Luis Enrique (Spain). The curiosity is that the current world champion and runner-up trainers, Didier Deschamps and Zlatko Dalic, did not appear. Deschamps is a case similar to that of Mourinho, he also plays against his speculative strategy by having very rich material.
Within five or ten years this assessment will not change, the first place will go to Pep, primus inter pares (first among equals).
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Jorge Barraza
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