Comparing Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho: Who is the better manager?
In the era of modern managers,Pep Guardiola and Jos Mourinho are two names that inevitably come up in every discussion. Few managershave had a betterprofile in the last decadecompared to these two.They are two different individualswhohavedifferent ways of organisingthemselves,different football philosophies,but aregreat in their own regard.The Catalan will be remembered as the mastermindof what many regardas the greatest Barcelona side in the history of the club.The Portuguesemanager has built his reputation withhisability toassemblewinning mentality into every team he manages.But which of the two is the better manager?It's a tough taskto compare managers.Unlike players, each manager has a different set of objectives, resources andproblemsat any given time. Both managers began their managerial careers as assistants to Louis van Gaal. WhileMourinhostarted hismanagerial journeywith Benfica in2000,Guardiola started hiscareerwith Barcelona B in 2007.Their beginnings were humble, but they have since gone on to conquer Europe.Here isacomparison between the two managers. Who is better?
#1 Win Ratio
| Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardiola | 364 | 266 | 65 | 33 | 73% |
| Mourinho | 704 | 474 | 139 | 91 | 67% |
People might argue that Mourinho managed smaller clubs like Benfica, Porto and Uniao de Leiria. Mourinho, who is said to be a result oriented manager, organises his teams to get the desired result. However, Guardiola sets out his team to play with a certain philosophy and with results being a consequence of that style. Going by the percentage of games won, and the fact that Guardiola has fewer losses than Mourinho, Guardiola comes out as a clear winner.
In terms of games managed, Mourinho has managed many more than Guardiola. The Portuguese has been at six different clubs during the course of his managerial career whereas Guardiola has only managed three with one being a second division side. The number of games lost (going by %) by Guardiola is significantly lower than Mourinho.