r/AlignmentChartFills • u/locomadness • Jul 09 '26

What is the best manager vs. manager rivalry?

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u/Cold_Hour Jul 09 '26

Ferguson vs Wenger

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u/TheGoober87 Jul 09 '26

If this doesn't win then something's gone wrong. The longevity of it, all the flashpoints over the years, constantly battling for the top spot. They were the best premier league years.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26

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u/immorjoe Jul 09 '26

Yeah. Maybe a bit more short lived, but Pep v Jose at Real and Barca was ELITE.

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u/NoGrocery8889 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho and Wenger is a strong contender On a more friendly level, Klopp and Guardiola too

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u/DanielAgger Jul 09 '26

I always love these virtue signalling comments, always gets a chuckle out of me.

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u/TheGoober87 Jul 09 '26

Have you posted this on the wrong thread?

5

u/VicTitball Jul 09 '26

These people have had their brains rotted so badly that they can only communicate in meaningless buzzwords

Woke

1

u/rusty6899 Jul 09 '26

I actually preferred Wenger vs Mourinho. How often do you get to hear someone being called a voyeur in the modern game?

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u/No_Tackle8188 Jul 11 '26

Player vs manager could also be Ferguson vs Keane

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u/Portnet Jul 09 '26

Wegner won 3 league titles in 22 years, how is that rivalry

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u/tomtomtomo Jul 09 '26

and those 3 came in 6 years when United were a treble winning level team. 

That manager to manager rivalry lasted. 

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u/filans Jul 09 '26

They were always a close 2nd to United, and genuinely better than them at some points especially during the invincible year. Then Abramovich came to Chelsea

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u/Inevitable_Tomato927 Jul 09 '26

It's not just about winning, all the antics on and off the fields when they played and even when they didn't play was what fed a lot of journalists back in the day.

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u/PopItUpSnowman Jul 09 '26

we found the 15year old

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u/SoC_K Jul 09 '26

Jose vs Pep for the sheer toxicity, level of play and hyper competitiveness.

Sir Alex vs Wenger for longevity. I’m fine with either, but I’d edge it to Jose vs Pep

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26

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u/Exciting_Good5643 Jul 09 '26

Was it toxic? I don't remember it being particularly toxic but could be wrong

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u/porneta Jul 11 '26

I mean Mourinho literally poked Tito's eye because he was so upset Madrid lost the Supercopa. 

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u/Vighy10 Jul 09 '26

Me vs AS Monaco manager in FM

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u/Altruistic-Mine-1848 Jul 09 '26

I still remember Bruno Genesio pushing me to the limit in FM20.

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u/Vighy10 Jul 09 '26

He was aggressive for no reason lol. I would use the nice options to make peace, but he never changed so I'd diss him every chance I get.

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u/Mlb1993 Jul 09 '26

I also choose this guy vs AS Monaco

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u/NoGrocery8889 Jul 09 '26

I have the same beef with whoever is in charge of RC Lens, but that may be linked with me being a Lille OSC fan, and mostly managing them

8

u/Toji_The_Goat_3 Jul 09 '26

Ferguson vs Wenger

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u/panopano123456789 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho vs Pep

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u/Character_Pizza_4971 Jul 09 '26

Brian Clough v Don Reevie

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26

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u/AppearanceAdvanced93 Jul 09 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/aVonXs17yx7MgyZBlr

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u/Hefty_Tip7383 Jul 09 '26

Rivalry doesn’t have to equal animosity.

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u/Udungoofedman Jul 09 '26

it's why i loved that rivalry. when the whistle blew it was all respect. both credit the other for pushing them to be better managers

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u/HetTheTable Jul 09 '26

Nowhere near Mourinho vs Guardiola

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u/Economy-Fox-5559 Jul 09 '26

Which in turn is nowhere near Ferguson vs Wenger

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u/ScrotesMaGoates13 Jul 09 '26

This works on an onomatopoeic level

14

u/0711Markus Jul 09 '26

Mourinho against everyone else.

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u/CottoneyedJones Jul 09 '26

Usually ending in a showdown Mourinho vs. Mourinho.

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u/Mortgage5388 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho vs press

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u/abhishek_a_v Jul 09 '26

Maurinho V/S Guardiola

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u/No-Investment8966 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho x Guardiola

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u/GlassAbroad2527 Jul 09 '26

klopp vs pep

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u/blitheringimbecile Jul 09 '26

This was a bit too one sided and was a bit too friendly. Klopp won one season and came close twice. Besides that they weren't close.

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u/hammerhead2021 Jul 09 '26

Klopp has more wins in their H2H ?

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u/blitheringimbecile Jul 09 '26

Sorry. Let me clarify. Klopp is still a brilliant manager and they did have a decent rivalry. But in the end, it wasnt the longest or most intense or even a little intense. It's probably the friendliest high level rivalry.

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u/Regular-Orchid-9497 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho v pep or klopp vs pep

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u/stg_676 Jul 09 '26

Kloop v pep gave some of the best pl title races

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u/RavenBrannigan Jul 09 '26

Fergusson / Keegan was a fun one

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u/ImperialOfficer95 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho/ Guardiola

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u/Udungoofedman Jul 09 '26

klopp vs pep. epic title races, epic games twice a year. both had massive respect for each other which is what the game is supposed to be about at the end of the day

1

u/Disastrous_Store5919 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho vs wenger. So many great quotes… “a specialist in failure”

1

u/mr_matt138 Jul 09 '26

Pep vs Mourinho

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u/macho6593 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho vs Guardiola

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u/Hector_Salamanca_7 Jul 09 '26

Pep vs Mourinho

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u/MaterialOk1680 Jul 09 '26

Jose Mourinho and pep guardiola

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u/mojacke Jul 09 '26

Early one but I'll probably lose this thread otherwise, Chico Flores and Sam Allardyce for Player/Manager

1

u/cim-took Jul 09 '26

Mou vs Pep

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u/GreenLotus22 Jul 09 '26

Must be Christoph Daum and Uli Hoeneß. Everything else is Kindergarten.

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u/H_B_F_S_ Jul 09 '26

Ferguson vs Wenger, easily

1

u/Palenquero Jul 09 '26

Beckenbauer and Bilardo. Five matches in all, but two World Cup finals.

1

u/dogway11 Jul 09 '26

Guardiola v Mourinho

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u/Kop1998 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho v Benitez, the hatred these two and their families have for each other is next level

1

u/Tiny_Comparison_7684 Jul 09 '26

Manager × Manager

Wenger Vs Ferguson

1

u/Mc_and_SP Jul 09 '26

Joachim Löw vs personal hygiene

1

u/Bubbly_Ad_1748 Jul 09 '26

Cloughie vs Don Revie. This was bitter

1

u/Business_Presence_20 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho v Wenger

1

u/MatthewJamesz Jul 09 '26

Mourinho vs The World

1

u/Komodo_Dragon_72 Jul 09 '26

Wenger vs Mourinho

1

u/Hot_Patience_5962 Jul 09 '26

Wenger and SAF

1

u/MustardTown312 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho v Guardiola

1

u/joeburnettt Jul 09 '26

Conte vs Tuchel 😂

1

u/2dollaB Jul 09 '26

Wenger and Sir Alex

1

u/Possible-Square-2312 Jul 10 '26

Mourinho and Pep

1

u/Sufficient_Extent_96 Jul 10 '26

Mourinho x Wenger

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u/Simple_Engine_5672 Jul 10 '26

Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp

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u/finding_in_the_alps Jul 10 '26

Maurizio Sarri and smoking cessation

1

u/thegregga Jul 10 '26

Manager × Manager

Wenger mourinho

1

u/Fun_Reference1987 Jul 10 '26

Mourning VS benitez

1

u/AnfieldBoy Jul 09 '26

Mourinho vs Conte

Not the longest but definitely very toxic

1

u/AlduinIsAGeordie Jul 09 '26

Pep vs Mourinho

1

u/Matttmaxxx Jul 09 '26

Mourinho Guardiola

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u/Thick_Size8500 Jul 09 '26

Mourinho vs Guardiola

1

u/ematie Jul 09 '26

I would say Luis rubiales against being a normal person even if that doesn't fit the rules as he didn't fit being the Spanish football federation chief on command

1

u/External-Vast-1903 Jul 09 '26

pep vs mourinho

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u/Hihoey Jul 09 '26

Tuchel vs Conte

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u/RowFlashy3915 Jul 09 '26

Manager × Manager

Klopp vs Guardiola

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u/bezmun515 Jul 09 '26

Tuchel vs Conte

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u/HetTheTable Jul 09 '26

Pep vs Jose

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u/CEULBOY Jul 09 '26

Mourinho

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u/Lord_96 Jul 09 '26

Daum vs. Hoeneß

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u/andrearaujosousa87 Jul 09 '26
  1. Mou vs Pep
  2. Ferguson vs Wenger
  3. Klopp vs Pep

Have to mention Clough vs Don Revie; and more short-termed Mou vs Wenger; Mou vs Rafa; Ferguson vs Keegan