Ally McCoist has compared Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola to tennis superstar, Novak Djokovic in terms of him being a serial winner.
The well-liked pundit was speaking on talkSPORT, as he reacted to the Sky Blues beating Inter Milan in the Champions League final to win the treble.
Ally McCoist has now likened Pep Guardiola to Novak Djokovic while breaking down his greatness.
Ally McCoist compares Pep Guardiola to Novak Djokovic
The Catalan boss, whose tactical evolution this season has been branded as ‘amazing’ by The Gabs & Juls Show has deservedly received a lot of praise in recent times, with Jamie Carragher saying he is miles better than Sir Alex Ferguson.
Even Lionel Messi claimed that even if his former coach did not win the Champions League, his status as the world’s best manager would not be under threat.
Now, Ally McCoist has compared Pep Guardiola to Novak Djokovic, while lauding his habit of winning silverware as well as his success.
“Just a personal opinion, I think he’s the best coach in the modern times, to be honest with you. There’s been great coaches but he’s changed the way football’s perceived, certainly. In Europe, in England, the way his teams have played.”
After heaping praise on Pep Guardiola, Ally McCoist went on to explain why he views him in the same vein as Novak Djokovic, saying, “The one thing you can do, as you can do with [Novak] Djokovic is you can see how many trophies they’ve won and that’s where probably the top managers are gauged, more than anything else.”
“Where you determine it is how many trophies they’ve won and what style of football they’ve played and Manchester City have been excellent in both those departments.”
Not the best comparison
In terms of winning trophies for fun, perhaps Ally McCoist is right in seeing similarities between Pep Guardiola and Novak Djokovic.
But the ‘Djoker’ is often slated for how his playing style is perhaps not as stylish as Roger Federer’s, he does not capture the imagination of the masses like Rafael Nadal and most importantly, he did not face the pair in their primes.
The same cannot be said about Guardiola, whose has beaten some of the greatest managers of all time at their very best whilst revolutionising the game and playing perhaps the most entertaining brand of football in history.
The truth is there are signs of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in the Spaniard, as he exemplifies style, grit and ruthlessness in abundance.
