THE FEUD [MOURINHO V PEP]

 

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Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are two big names in Club football. One is known for attacking style football, the other is known for his defense. But, at the end of the day both have brought laurels for the clubs they have managed. 

Channel 5 has made an hour long documentary on the rivalry of Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. The documentary contains old clips of matches and interviews. Furthermore the documentary also has  interviews of players who have played under either Pep or Mourinho.

Mourinho started his career as a translator in Barcelona at a time when Pep played for F.C. Barcelona. However in 2004, Mourinho achieved an extra ordinary feat. as a manager. Under him Porto F.C. won the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League trophy and everyone was shocked. 

In the summer of 2004, Mourinho made a move to Chelsea and made Chelsea a winning machine. In his 3 seasons as Chelsea manager, Mourinho won 2 League titles, 1 F.A. Cup, 2 League Cups and 1 Community Shield. Eventually in September, 2007 Mourinho left Chelsea on a mutual consent.

In the summer of 2008, F.C. Barcelona needed a manager and it appeared that Mourinho will get the job. But, instead of Mourinho the F.C. Barcelona Board appointed Pep Guardiola. This was surprising because at that time Mourinho was a bigger manager. But, the board appointed Pep. And this marked the beginning of a great rivalry.

In his first season as a Barcelona manager, Pep Guardiola achieved the first treble in Spanish football history and became the first one to win sextuple in the club football history. But, in the very next season Jose Mourinho won the historic treble with Inter Milan. It is interesting to note that Inter Milan faced F.C. Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League and with an ordinary tactic Mourinho succeeded in beating F.C. Barcelona. 

However, the rivalry between the two reached to another level when Mourinho decided to join Real Madrid as manager in 2010. For the next 2 years both Real Madrid and F.C. Barcelona went hammer and tongs. Furthermore the clash between the two sides also turned ugly on several occasions. 

In 2012, Pep left Barcelona. The next year Mourinho left Madrid. However in 2016 both of them came to the city of Manchester. One joined Manchester City, the other joined Manchester United as a manager.  The rivalry continued. 

The 60 minutes documentary of Channel 5 covers it all. Hence its a must watch for football fans all over the globe.