Klopp or Guardiola? How do you assess a manager?
The Athletic FC Podcast
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🗓️ 30 March 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers & Oli Kay to debate how managers & head coaches in the Premier League should be assessed and rated when they are appointed.
Two managers widely regarded as the best face each other in The Premier League this weekend as Manchester City & Pep Guardiola play Liverpool led by Jurgen Klopp..
Who is the better manager? Or are they just the right fit for their respective clubs?
Meanwhile Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, with multiple European trophies on his CV takes on Graham Potter who got the Chelsea job following excellent work at Brighton..
How would you compare those two?
Is it on trophies or overachievement? Or is it something else?
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. Two managers, widely regarded as the best, face each other in the Premier League this |
| 0:07.6 | weekend, Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, taking on Liverpool led by Juergen Klopp. |
| 0:13.0 | Who is the better manager? Are they just the right fit for their respective clubs? Meanwhile, |
| 0:19.1 | Aston Villa Boss, Una Emery, with multiple European trophies on his CV, |
| 0:23.4 | takes on Graham Potter, who got the Chelsea job |
| 0:25.8 | following his work at Brighton. |
| 0:28.0 | How would you compare those two? |
| 0:29.8 | Could you compare those two? |
| 0:31.2 | Is it on trophies? |
| 0:32.5 | Is it on overachievement? |
| 0:34.1 | Or is it something else? |
| 0:35.7 | I'm Mark Chapman. |
| 0:36.5 | This is the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:46.8 | When I win a game and after my field I want to lose a game. |
| 0:49.6 | So I'm not a genius. |
| 0:51.2 | Honestly. |
| 1:02.0 | For sure, the Perman League is one of the most difficult leagues in the world because five, six, seven clubs can be the champion. |
| 1:05.0 | And at the end, only one is the champion and all the other are disappointed, live in the |
| 1:12.9 | middle of a disaster or something. |
| 1:18.6 | You can't be that person that's talking about process and a journey and not getting enough |
| 1:24.9 | results in the short term. |
| 1:26.7 | So it's just a balance. |
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