Guardiola Talks Up Mourinho Ahead Of Spurs Vs Man City Clash
By AFP
Pep Guardiola says his great rival Jose Mourinho should not be judged solely on his recent record as the two managers prepare to go head-to-head again on Sunday.
The Portuguese joined Spurs a year after he was sacked by Manchester United following a period of dressing room unrest and poor results as Guardiola’s City became the dominant side in England.
Mourinho and Guardiola meet for the 23rd time this weekend as City travel to Tottenham and the Catalan said he respected his rival’s record during a long career in the dugout.
“The value of Jose, a manager with a lot of experience and with a lot of success, is not to be judged on one season, or one-and-a-half seasons,” said Guardiola, whose team are second in the Premier League but 19 points behind Liverpool.
“The guys who don’t judge his career on 15 or 20 years don’t understand anything.
“Periods for managers are up and down, everyone has it. You have seasons with good and bad periods, you have to change teams and build things.”
The rivalry between Mourinho and Guardiola reached its height when the Portuguese was in charge at Real Madrid and the City manager was at arch-rivals Barcelona.
They ended up in charge of the rival Manchester clubs in 2016.
