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Comparing Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho

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In the era of modern managers, Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho are two names that inevitably come up in every discussion. Few managers have had a better profile in the last decade compared to these two. They are two different individuals who have different ways of organising themselves, different football philosophies, but are great in their own regard.
The Catalan will be remembered as the mastermind of what many regard as the greatest Barcelona side in the history of the club. The Portuguese manager has built his reputation with his ability to assemble winning mentality into every team he manages. But which of the two is the better manager?
It's a tough task to compare managers. Unlike players, each manager has a different set of objectives, resources and problems at any given time. Both managers began their managerial careers as assistants to Louis van Gaal. While Mourinho started his managerial journey with Benfica in 2000, Guardiola started his career with Barcelona ‘B’ in 2007. Their beginnings were humble, but they have since gone on to conquer Europe.
Here is a comparison between the two managers. Who is better?

MANAGERIAL RECORD

	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. https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5264094769357163987#editor/target=post;postID=6573810713695466000https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5264094769357163987#editor/target=post;postID=6573810713695466000