Arrigo Sacchi may have been one of the great managerial innovators but even he is impressed by the top coaching talent in the Premier League.
The English top flight is blessed with the likes of Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino and there have been comparisons between those coaches and Sacchi himself.
But, speaking to Sportsmail, Sacchi — who managed AC Milan to consecutive European Cups in 1989 and 1990 — is convinced that the likes of Guardiola and Klopp have moved the game along even further.
Asked whether they can be considered his managerial 'sons', Sacchi laughed and replied: 'I have only daughters!
'Their football is similar to mine and I really appreciate their values, culture and mentality. My Milan team innovated, the teams of Guardiola and Klopp continue to innovate.'
Klopp gave a speech to his players before their Champions League final win, telling his players: 'If we lose, it must be the best defeat possible. We must give everything'.
And Sacchi saw echoes of his own philosophy.
'In my book there are many similar phrases that I loved to say before taking the field.
'I've always loved instilling my players with the desire to go beyond their own limits. In my notes I wrote: "Victory is important when it is amplified and helped by the beauty of the game".'
On both Klopp and Guardiola, he added: 'They think like me. We have the duty to make the public enjoy football, to be excited by it. Making great football is more difficult than talking about it.
'I like the desire they have to dominate. Football must be domination and beauty, music and culture.
'I enjoy watching them. The problem in the Premier League is that they play too often and there is too much competition. Perhaps this is why the national team never achieves great results.'
Sacchi also took time out to comment on a former Premier League manager: 'Let me say a word about Arsene Wenger — he revolutionised English football, he's really great.'
Asked who he would appoint between Klopp, Guardiola and Pochettino if he were in charge of a club, he said: 'I guarantee you that I would be in trouble.
'You mentioned my favorites and all three have the same philosophical system even though they are very different.
'England has a crazy, brilliant championship. It is experiencing a golden age.'
IbukunPeter
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coz he wasn't playing with the best midfielders in the EPL but now he is...take sterling to Chelsea or Man U and his goals tally will drop
Dats a big lie so y is he playing well in national team are u telling me dey have great mid fielders like city .excuse upon excuse just justify ur ingnorance I'm done discussing dis
KwajoSarpong2018
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WELL KLLOP AND SACCHI ARE BETTER THAN PEP COZ THEY BOTH BUILT A TEAM THAT MADE UNPROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS WHILST PEP MAKE ALREADY PROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS. THEY BOTH PLAYED CONSECUTIVE UCL FINALS AND PEP WONT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
coz he wasn't playing with the best midfielders in the EPL but now he is...take sterling to Chelsea or Man U and his goals tally will drop
IbukunPeter
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Sterling was Liverpool's best player before leaving...he was already proven player coz he was playing for Liverpool and was their best player that's why they sold him for 50mil in 2015
Guy u are still arguing blindly he was d so called best player in Liverpool cos d team was trash den not like now d Sterling we all know is stupid infront of goal and u know it just of recent after pep took over we start seeing another version of Sterling even I was surprise so argue well and ask anybody
KwajoSarpong2018
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WELL KLLOP AND SACCHI ARE BETTER THAN PEP COZ THEY BOTH BUILT A TEAM THAT MADE UNPROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS WHILST PEP MAKE ALREADY PROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS. THEY BOTH PLAYED CONSECUTIVE UCL FINALS AND PEP WONT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
Sterling was Liverpool's best player before leaving...he was already proven player coz he was playing for Liverpool and was their best player that's why they sold him for 50mil in 2015
IbukunPeter
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u didn't knw Sterling? and Bernardo? ...Well Sterling was Liverpool's best player before going to City and Bernardo was de best midfielder in Monaco..a team that was in de Champs League semi final
Which Sterling is it d one dat could not even finish a good pass infront of goal .pls be objective we all know Sterling is nobody b4 pep he developed Sterling to who he his now so cut d crap
KwajoSarpong2018
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WELL KLLOP AND SACCHI ARE BETTER THAN PEP COZ THEY BOTH BUILT A TEAM THAT MADE UNPROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS WHILST PEP MAKE ALREADY PROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS. THEY BOTH PLAYED CONSECUTIVE UCL FINALS AND PEP WONT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
u didn't knw Sterling? and Bernardo? ...Well Sterling was Liverpool's best player before going to City and Bernardo was de best midfielder in Monaco..a team that was in de Champs League semi final
Agueroooooo
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WELL KLLOP AND SACCHI ARE BETTER THAN PEP COZ THEY BOTH BUILT A TEAM THAT MADE UNPROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS WHILST PEP MAKE ALREADY PROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS. THEY BOTH PLAYED CONSECUTIVE UCL FINALS AND PEP WONT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
You are literally talking sterling, sane, b. Silva, laporte weren't good when he bought them only good players he got were fernandinho, Aguero, silva and kompany and he changed barca please do not be biased in this
zenekoyz
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WELL KLLOP AND SACCHI ARE BETTER THAN PEP COZ THEY BOTH BUILT A TEAM THAT MADE UNPROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS WHILST PEP MAKE ALREADY PROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS. THEY BOTH PLAYED CONSECUTIVE UCL FINALS AND PEP WONT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
Be calm.... No body knew players busquets, sterling, sane, de bruyne, kimmich, Bernardo silva..... He made them world class players..... In your logic klopp also bought half of his ucl winning team... Vvd, Allison, fabinho, salah, Robertson.... So I am wondering whom he developed.. 🤣
Sehbdlnosu
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you clearly don't know what you talking about. you need to be forgiven. you just like the attention
KwajoSarpong2018
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WELL KLLOP AND SACCHI ARE BETTER THAN PEP COZ THEY BOTH BUILT A TEAM THAT MADE UNPROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS WHILST PEP MAKE ALREADY PROVEN PLAYERS WORLD CLASS. THEY BOTH PLAYED CONSECUTIVE UCL FINALS AND PEP WONT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
mycorner
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Well spoken & safe political answers from a soccer legend
well spoken by saying nothing really
Dehabclpru
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Well spoken & safe political answers from a soccer legend