In a season where every record was broken and new records were created, there was one man who ruled the Premier League like a king. The master behind this victory and the catalyst of Manchester City’s fourth consecutive title is none other than Pep Guardiola, who has been awarded the 2023/24 Barclays Manager of the Season, which befits the season that will be recorded in the history of the English football.
A Relentless Pursuit of Perfection From Pep Guardiola
Guardiola has set the flag high and his hardworking Manchester City more so in the period of the English Premier League. Having won as many as five Manager of the Season awards in his managerial career, the Spaniard has thus undeniably earned himself the right to be regarded as one of the greatest managers in the history of football in England, on par with Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.
Nevertheless, there is no arrogance in Guardiola who says words of appreciation to his colleagues and admit that winning such accolades needs the effort of everyone in the team in order to set new records of success. While praising the great effort to the end of the 2023/24 season Guardiola said:
I want to share it, yes, oh yes! Especially with Mikel Arteta for the incredible job he has done until the last game, bringing us to our limits.
A Season for the Ages
One has to wonder how many goals were scored and how many clean sheets were achieved in the 2023/24 season with Guardiola. For the citizens who are currently in Manchester City, this was quite a brilliant trick for them to achieve four consecutive Premier League titles; something that English football fans could only behold in their dreams a few years ago. This victory therefore put Guardiola in an exclusive league of elite managers such as George Ramsay and Bob Paisley who have won six English premier league champions’ titles in England.
However, in a typical Guardiola’s theme, the Catalan-born soft spoken manager decides to shift his view into the future by moving to the next level and vowing to ‘’contest’ the Manager of the Season accolade during next season 2024/25. He said:
We will defend this award as best as possible in the future.
This statement shows the true testament of this hardworking determined man who aims at delivering his best at all times as evidenced by his observation.
A Gracious Acknowledgment
There is no doubt that Guardiola deserved to be the winner in the end, but it was good to see that he did not only think of himself but was also kind enough to congratulate others, namely Mikel Arteta, Jurgen Klopp, Unai Emery, and Andoni Iraola. He said:
It is an honour to be alongside all of them and to win this trophy.
He pointed out that the team’s performance demonstrated the best way to conduct the 2023/24 season in the English Premier League.
As Manchester City continues to aim at achieving an incredible feat of winning the Premier League and the FA Cup, the role of Guardiola as the manager, and his strategy will be tested. But for now the position of the Premier league champion is occupied by the king of English football a man who the football fans all over the world recognize as the man of passion, hardworking, and a sheer talent that has undergone through the natural process of evolution, transformation and elevation to be a epitome of the perfect manager.
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