"Alonso is the only player in football history to have experienced the management of those considered as the great four modern European coaches: Benítez, José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola."
Well now.
"Alonso is the only player in football history to have experienced the management of those considered as the great four modern European coaches: Benítez, José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola."
Well now.
Well how does one gauge success or award merit?
Is it a bigger task to deliver a Bundesliga or La Liga title in charge of a true European giant or to avoid relegation with a minnow in such leagues?
Depending on which logic one chooses to apply it is still stretching the boundaries of human kindness to have that fat wee Spanish chap in there. No?
I was trying to think if he had ever won a title, think he did at Valencia.
Decent coach of course, works the merry go round of big club to big club with relative success, the odd cup success while never really suffering a tarnished reputation.
Poor old Arsene is really damaged by his lack of European success. The one very obvious blot on his managerial copybook.