Pep Guardiola reveals who he thinks is the best coach in the world

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Manchester, Feb 21: Manchester City gaffer Pep Guardiola has revealed that he considers Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa as the best in the world.

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Guardiola is considered by many as one of the best tacticians in modern football who has won almost every trophy his team has competed in.

Starting his career with FC Barcelona, the Spanish manager had won the Champions League twice, La Liga thrice and Copa Del Rey twice.

At Bayern Munich, even though he failed to win the UCL title even once in three seasons, he completed dominated in the domestic sphere.

After winning so many trophies in only 7 and a half years of managerial career, he revealed that he considers Bielsa as the best football manager in the world.

Many do not know the Guardiola considers the 61-year-old Bielsa as his football mentor. The Spaniard has learned a lot from the Argentine.

Pep hailed him as the best tactician who understands the game through and through. Bielsa apparently advises the City manager on the game every time they meet.

Speaking about Marcelo Bielsa, Pep said: "My admiration for Marcelo Bielsa is huge because he makes the players much, much better.

"Still, I didn't meet one guy, a former player from Marcelo Bielsa who speaks no good about him.

"They are grateful about his influence on their careers in football.

"He helped me a lot with his advice. Whenever I speak with him I always feel like he wants to help me."

Marcelo Bielsa had previously managed several teams, the most notable being, Espanyol, Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao and Lazio. He recently joined Ligue 1 side Lille.

Even though he is hailed as the best coach, Bielsa have not won much during his managerial career. The Argentina national team won Olympic gold medal in 2004 under his tutelage,

But for Guardiola winning titles is not a proper yardstick, who said: "It is important for me to say this about Marcelo because it doesn't matter how many titles he had in his career.

"We are judged by that - how much success we have, how many titles we have won. But that is much less influential than how he has influenced football and his football players.

"That is why, for me, he is the best coach in the world. I am looking forward to seeing him in Lille next season.

"I am pretty sure his influence on their team, their club and their players will be huge - amazing. I am pretty sure of that."

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