Jose Mourinho Or Carlo Ancelotti: Who has been the Better Manager of the Last Decade?
One couldn’t make the cut as a football player, dropped out of school and worked as a translator, rising through the football-management ranks. The other dominated his generation of playmakers, retired after an illustrious career, and began managing the Italian elite in no time. One's plenty wise, slightly crack, and full of wisecracks. The other's shrewd, flexible and loves his Parma ham. One has a car in his name, the other employs a bus in his game. Jose Mourinho And Carlo Ancelotti may not be remotely similar, but they are the best managers in world football right now.Who's the better of the two then? Read on to find out:
#1 Trophies won
Winning is the raison d'etre of any coach. Therefore, the best yardstick of his success is his trophies. Let's look at which of the two has won more silverware over the last decade.
Jose Mourinho
Champions League: 5 pts.
Champions League Trophies: 2003-04, 2009-10.
Domestic league title: 3 pts.
Primeira Liga: 2003-04.
Premier League: 2004-05, 2005-06.
Serie A: 2008-09, 2009-10.
La Liga: 2011-12.
Domestic cup & other continental competitions: 2 pts.
FA Cup: 2006-07.
League Cup: 2004-05, 2006-07.
FA Community Shield: 2005.
Coppa Italia: 2009-10.
Supercoppa Italiana: 2008.
Copa Del Rey: 2010-11
Supercopa De Espana: 2012.
Carlo Ancelotti
Premier League: 2009-10.
Serie A: 2003-04.
Domestic cup & other continental competitions: 2 pts.
FA Cup: 2009-10.
FA Community Shield: 2009.
Supercoppa Italiana: 2004.
Copa Del Rey: 2013-14.
UEFA Super Cup: 2007, 2014.
FIFA Club World Cup: 2007.
Gross Trophies Won: 12.
Final Score: 33.
A haul of 12 trophies in 10 seasons is not exiguous by any stretch of the imagination, but does seem quite pale in comparison with Mourinho's loot of 16. While the two are neck and neck in terms of European and domestic success, the difference proves to be Mourinho's dominance in the league. He has won the league 6 times over the last decade, tasting success from the get-go in three of the four countries he has managed teams in.
All of this means that Ancelotti, despite winning the most Champions League trophies (three) in the history of the competition- which is no mean feat- remains well behind Mourinho in this regard.
Winner: Jose Mourinho