Spain reigns supreme on the benches of the Premier League

From the foundation in Premier League In 1992, Spain was one of the countries that exported the most coaches to the highest category of English football. He was a pioneer 18 years ago Rafael Benitez, the author Liverpool The European champions came back from 3-0 down against Milan in one of the most memorable games in memory. After him, they reached the benches Juande Ramos, Roberto Martinez, Pepe Mel, Aitor Karanka or Quique Sanchez Flores and offices, such as sports directors Manchester City and Leeds United, Txiqui Beguiristain and Victor Orta.

England are looking for Spanish manpower to lead their teams. And this season stronger than ever. With signing Call Grace for him Leeds, For the first time in history, six foreign coaches from the same country coincided in the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola

Nothing needs to be said about him. After being the architect of the great Barcelona and ruling in Germany with Bayern, Since his arrival in July 2016, Guardiola has taken City to the next level. Santpedor coach won 11 titles with sky blue, four Premier Leagues, four other Carabao Cups, two Community Shields and one FA Cup.

However, he failed to transfer his dominance in English football to the Old Continent. Since leaving Barça, Orejona has suffocated him in both Bavaria and Manchester, where he led the team to the 2021 final against Chelsea and was a victim in the 2022 semi-final of another Real Madrid Copa de Europe exploit.

Mikel Arteta

After three and a half years filled with success as Guardiola’s assistant at City, this year teacher and student are fighting side by side to be the King of England. After a promising start, winning the FA Cup and the Community Shield, in the 2020-2021 season, for the first time in more than 20 years, Arsenal he failed to qualify for European competitions.

Despite hitting bottom at the sporting level at the beginning of last season, the Spanish coach, giving confidence to young talents such as Saka, Odegaard and Martinelli, has dusted the cannons on gunners lift Arsenal to the Premier League lead.

Unai Emery

Despite rejecting a juicy offer from Newcastle last season to focus on the project led by Roig in Villarreal, this course Unai Emery He couldn’t resist trying his luck on the England bench again to atone for a disappointing spell at Arsenal.

The Gipuzkoan coach took the lead Astonville 14th round, when the club was only one point away from relegation after a disappointing start with Steven Gerrard on the controls Although he has suffered three consecutive defeats in recent days, Emery, by removing the team from the lower zone, managed to restart a project that has old acquaintances from our league like Coutinho, ‘Dibu’ Martínez, Digne, Diego Carlos or Alex Moreno and that his medium-term long-term goal is to fight with the big six.

Julen Lopetegui

After he was removed from the bench Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, Lopetegui accepted the offer from wolves to achieve the stability he lacked at Sevilla at the start of the season, where he had a very difficult few weeks and had to go through the hardships of leading Sevilla’s club against Borussia Dortmund knowing he had been sacked.

He came into office in a situation similar to the one he left at Nervión, as the English team was in the relegation places. The former Real Madrid coach and ex-coach changed the face of a team that has great players like Moutinho, Neves, Sarabia, Cunha, Adama and Diego Costa in its ranks and keeps the Wolves three points behind West Ham, which marks the relegation places in the Championship .

Ruben Selles

The sacking of Ralph Hasenhüttl led to the appointment of Sellés as interim manager of Southampton. Despite winning his debut game, the club opted for Nathan Jones. Now, after the new shift, it seems that he has definitely established himself as the leader of the Saints. The coach from Valencia, with the exception of the time he spent as coach of Juvenil B from Valencia, developed his career abroad, as a physical trainer and assistant for Aris, Neftchi Baku, Qarabag, Aarhus and Copenhagen.

In the first game, thanks to a new free kick by Ward-Prowse, one of the best scorers of the moment, they beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and are getting closer to the goal of salvation.

Call Grace

Javi Gracia has signed for a season and a half and will replace Michael Skubala, the interim England coach who replaced the American Jesse Marsch. Leeds are 19 points from the relegation places, two from safety. IN Elland Road he will be reunited with Rodrigo Moreno, a player he met when he was Valencia coach… albeit very briefly.

For the coach from Pamplona, ​​this is his second experience in England. The first happened between 2018 and 2019, when in 66 games he led Watford to the maintenance of the category and to the final of the FA CUP.