The Everton manager, who played alongside the Manchester City boss at Barcelona, believes his counterpart tries to lead his teams to success the hard way
Everton boss Ronald Koeman admires Pep Guardiola for trying to win trophies through a “risky” brand of football.
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The two managers, who played alongside each other at Barcelona, reunite on Saturday as Everton travel to Manchester City in the Premier League.
Guardiola’s charges are currently top of the table as the Catalan goes in search of more silverware on the back of trophy-laden spells in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
And Koeman believes that his opposite number deserves praise for trying to lead his sides to success by playing attacking football.
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He told reporters: “We are really strong friends and now it’s a little more easy because he lives in Manchester and I live close. Sometimes we have time to have dinner.
“He was really interested in the way how we play football in Holland.
“I see a lot in the teams managed by Pep about Barcelona, Dutch football… I like that because that’s the most difficult way to win, to play offensive football – sometimes risky – and to win titles.
“Most of the other managers win titles but not in that football.”
