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These days, when the seasons are coming to an end and therefore the coaches and their teams are reaping all that they have sown during the season, a debate begins, or at least I always question myself, about who we could consider as the best coach of the present and why not, of all time. As with all rankings, most of them are very subjective, that is to say, it will depend on the criteria of each person. One of the first questions that should be asked would be: what is more important, the titles or the mentality? - Logically a combination of both, but I wonder because Sir Alex Ferguson, for example, was a manager who won everything with Manchester United, but I would think that everything he contributed on a mental level was perhaps more important.

It is no surprise that since his departure from the club, United have won just five titles, José Mourinho being the most successful with a Europa League in his hands. The issue with Ferguson is the philosophy he managed to impose in all his years with the Red Devils, that team was fearsome, a real soccer machine, stepping on the Old Trafford was synonymous with fear and respect and that could only be achieved by Alex Ferguson. If I remember correctly, he won 13 titles, including two Champions League titles. For me he is top 3 in history basically because of the legacy he left us. A very correct and tough guy with his team but who almost always managed to have stability in his locker room, with a showy game that fortunately I could see in the early 2000s and that honestly dazzled.

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The reason for this publication is Pep Guardiola's fourth consecutive Premier League title. The Catalan is an absolute beast in the dugout and wherever he has gone he has won everything, perhaps the least successful step was with Bayern where he could not win the Champions League. For me Pep is the best coach at present and most probably in history, there is no argument about that, 38 titles to his credit endorse these words. But with him something similar happens as with Ferguson, the methodology and mentality he imposes on his teams is abysmal, the way he empowers his players, helps them develop new skills to the point of changing their position on the field and still achieves the maximum potential in each one. Guardiola is 53 years old, let's imagine all he has left to win. He has already conquered Spain, Germany and England, what could he still have left?

But what about Carlo Ancelotti? - He has more Champions League titles than Pep, he has been champion in the five most important leagues in Europe (Spain, Italy, England, Germany and France) but he has 10 titles less. What it means to have Carletto on the bench is synonymous with absolute quality and above all a dressing room management to match, the amount of egos with which he has had to deal with is great so alone, and as I said, sometimes titles are not everything. I remember the Milan team of 2002-2003 and that was one of the best Italian teams I have ever seen on the pitch, not to mention the 2007 team that won that mythical final against Liverpool. Ancelotti is currently in charge of Madrid and has already won two leagues and a Champions League, and is going for the second one in a few days. It is complicated to put him in a specific position but top 5 is no doubt.

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Who would be missing? - For me “The Special One”, the Portuguese José Mourinho. Jose is a conflictive coach, he tends to be quite particular with his decisions like the one to sit Casillas when he was in charge at Madrid. He is a guy who doesn't care what is said about him, he is very pragmatic but that makes him efficient and one of the best in my humble opinion. Little is said but he won leagues in Spain, Italy, England, Portugal and that unforgettable Champions League against all odds with Porto. He has 26 titles, an enviable number if you ask me. What I like about Mou is that like most of this list he wins almost everywhere he goes, but lately he has been unlucky as with Tottenham and Roma he couldn't win anything. I would think Jose deserves a place among the greats, he has more successes than failures on his record.

The list could be endless: Arrigo Sacchi, Cruyff, Lippi, Van Gaal, Capello, Del Bosque or if we go to more current names like Klopp, Conte, Zidane, Xabi Alonso although he is just starting, Allegri, Tuchel, Flick and a long etcetera. For me the first four are immovable, their legacy and the fact that they are still writing it will be achieved by very few if any others. The thing is we are very lucky to see these guys do their job as they rediscover soccer game by game.

Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!