Absolutely you could. Many managers probably have better standalone achievements than Pep. Xabi Alonso probably has a better standalone achievement than Pep. Though Pep does have some good standalone achievements, those are not really the central...
I think part of what @Fortitude might be saying is that the ability of the club to be good in the market is included as part of the resources at Pep's disposal and is fueled by City's spending on the broader project (e.g. competent executives...
Yeah, all of those coaches won multiple league titles. If anything, the other winnings of the under-resourced managers only buttresses their credentials and case for inclusion in the upper echelon, since resources presumably have the most impact...
If resources determine "literally everything" and Pep's resources are truly unprecedented in history, then does the same magical resource extrapolation wand also extend to other comparatively under-resourced managers who've won things like...
Yeah, your sentiments remind me of another post I had (below) comparing his current iteration of City to Amazon. Just ruthless, conquering efficiency eliminating as much variability and spontaneity as possible. Also similar to a very technical...
Resources matter, but some of the reduction in vulnerability is still down to Pep's approach as well. His style, particularly in league campaigns, is one that tries to eliminate jeopardy as much as possible through retaining possession and...
You don't need to have the same legacy and achieve the same exact benchmarks to have a greater legacy. Pep has things that SAF doesn't. SAF has things that Michels and Sacchi don't. Ancelotti has things that the rest don't Etc.
If there were...