The Argentine Diego Simeone , coach of Atlético de Madrid, has been chosen as the best coach of club of the last decade by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), with 152 points , ahead of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp , second and third, respectively, with 152 and 105 points, as reported on Tuesday by the rojiblanca entity.
In the method used to determine the winner, according to the organization itself, the ‘top’ 20 of each annual ranking and points are assigned to each position , for example, the first of each year receives 20 points, the second 19. The sum of the points gives the global for the section table 2011 – 19.
Simeone, who has managed Atlético de Madrid during that period without pause , with seven titles won and 502 official competition matches , has achieved a total of 152 points. They are followed by Pep Guardiola, now at Manchester City, with 144, and Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager, with 105. The fourth was José Mourinho , with 91.
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The Argentine coach accumulates the best records in history of the ‘Colchoneros’ with 302 victories, 118 draws and 82 losses. Simeone is the second coach with more official matches directed, only behind a legend like Luis Aragonés with 612.
During his time on the rojiblanco bench, Simeone has become the most successful coach in the institution with a league in the 2014, a Copa del Rey in 2013, two Europa League in 2012 and 2018 , two European Super Cups also in 2012 and 2018 and a Spanish Super Cup in 2014.
Unai Emery , today at Villarreal, was sixth with 70 points, while Zinedine Zidane , Real Madrid coach and with fewer years of experience as a coach in this decade, was seventh with 59.
The Argentines Mauricio Pochettino and Marcelo Gallardo shared l ninth and tenth place with 56 points each, while Luis Enrique , due to his career at Barcelona, although he is now in the Spanish national team, added 35 points, and Ernesto Valverde , former Barça coach, accumulated 26 points.
⚽️Diego Simeone was voted Best Club Coach 2011 – 20 by the IFFHS.
🇦🇷 is the country with the most presence in the Top 10: Pochettino-Gallardo share 9th place.
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2⃣🇪🇸Pep
3⃣🇩🇪Klopp
4⃣🇵🇹Mou
5⃣🇮🇹Allegri
6⃣🇪🇸Emery
7⃣🇫🇷 Zidane
8⃣🇮🇹Ancelotti
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They celebrate with victory and leadership
The victory obtained against Sevilla by 2-0 this Tuesday at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, allows the rojiblanco team to add 41 points , four more than their pursuer, Real Madrid with 37, which has only one game left to close the first round, so even winning will not take away the condition of winter champion .
The ‘Cholo’ remarked at the end of the match that “one always works to meet the best ”, expressed the happiness that generates him that his group plays with the“ passion, dedication and commitment that has ”for nine years and highlighted the“ great work as a team defensive ”in the victory against S evilla.
The Atlético consolidates its leadership with three games less than necessary, which further increases the merits of the team led by the Argentine, who has only conceded two draws and one defeat , precisely against Real Madrid in sixteen matchdays.
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