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When one associates the word legend with a manager, the names that are usually linked to are Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Sir Alex Ferguson, just to name some. There’s one name I have not mentioned, Spain’s Jose Louis Mendilibar.

Who? I hear you ask. Well, this is the man who ended Jose Mourinho’s perfect run in the European finals. The 63-year-old is the same man who had a Europa League title with Sevilla when he came in mid-season and would have won admiration for merely guiding the Andalusians to safety.

Mendilibar has been coaching for over 30 years and with greatest respect to the Segunda Division title he won with Real Valladolid, the Europa League is the most prestigious title he has won as a manager with Sevilla.

One season wonder some may brush this off as, but he’s only gone and done it again, got a team into a European final. This time, the former Athletic Bilbao manager is in charge of Greek side Olympiakos, who swatted Aston Villa 6-2 on aggregate in the semi-final.

Win or lose, it’s a special achievement to get to back-to-back finals in European competition. Zinedine Zidane has done that (three times in a row) Jose has done back-to-back but those guys are seen as the ultimate elite.

Here’s your flowers Jose Louis, after 30 years you more than deserve it. It can be stressed how good of a job he’s doing with Olympiakos, but that’s what he does, works under the radar.

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