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Brazilian legend Juninho Pernambucano is the best free-kick taker of all-time, according to the stats.

The 45-year old was an absolute master from dead-ball situations and scored a ridiculous 77 free-kicks playing for Lyon, Vasco da Gama, Al-Gharafa and hometown club, Sport Club do Recife.

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Brazilian legend Pele is second in the all-time free-kick rankings on 70, though it's unclear how many of that tally were scored in training.

Legends Zico and Diego Maradona both notched 62 in their glittering careers, goalscoring defender Ronald Koeman hit 60, while goalkeeping and free-kick scoring phenomenon Rogerio Ceni completes the heavily Brazilian-orientated list.

The 47-year old, now manager of Fortaleza, was tasked with keeping goals out first and foremost but combined with that with a ridiculous ability to score them himself.

Here is the list in cull, courtesy of FootyRoom

1. Juninho (77 goals)

2. Pele (70 goals)

2. Sinisa Mihajilovic (70 goals)

3. Victor Legrottaglie (66 goals)

4. Ronaldinho (66 goals)

5. David Beckham (65 goals)

6. Diego Maradona (62 goals)

7. Zico (62 goals)

8. Ronald Koeman (60 goals)

9. Rogerio Ceni (59 goals)

10. Marcelinho Carioca (59 goals)

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auchman88:
pep guardiola squad in barcelona was made of barca B boys who he coached when he was is barca B for 2 years plus. Tell me who he bought with lots of money. Mourinho has quality player also everywhere is goes. Do u know the kinda squad he has when he was is Chelsea?

Porto nko??

auchman88:
Pep Guardiola changed football philosophy in England. During Pre-Guardiola, english football is based of defending, winning the ugly way. But when he came, england perspective about football changed including the national team. Its been a while England hot to semifinal of a world cup but it happened the last time. Pep in a Genius.

So Arsenal, Manchester United etc, were a defending team??

Mavrick2012:
If the fact and figures i give you isn't okay, please am waiting for the three credible sources.

1. World soccer ranking (2013)
2. UEFA best 10 coaches all time (2018)

Mavrick2012:
Mourinho has 25 trophies, pep 30.
Mourinho has an epl win percentage of 61.4percent, pep has 74.6percent.
Am listening to you.....

Lol....there is no world coach ranking that Pep is above Mou oga, I can give you 3 credible rankings...

senatordave1:
Fabregas,rvp,Lehmann,adebayor(at a point) Gilberto Silva,Sanchez,ozil

Lol... Adebariyor world class??

Ok let's compare with Fergie, Mou and Pep

Fergie:
Ronaldo
Rooney
Tevez
Scholes
Vidic
Van der sar

Mou
Drogba
Lampard
Ronaldo
Sneijder
Cech
Calvalho

Pep
Messi
Xavi
Iniesta
Villa
Neuer
Ribery
Aguero

Now just imagine if Wenger had any player in the class of these players....

Nobleking1994:
Prior to the start of that season were these players known as being world class.

ETO
MILITO
SNEIJDER

Were they better than Barca players??

Nobleking1994:
So barca was in poor form locally but he came in and improved their fotunes locally and internationally from finishing third to winning the trophy and from semi final to winning the champions league but most guys downplays his achievements that year to praise mourinho achievement.

Nobody downplayed Pep. We are only saying what Mou did with inter winning double and treble, was something great with players who were not on the level of Barcelona players then....

Mavrick2012:
I never put pep above sir Alex.
I only insist pep is a very good coach and 100times better than ur ole.
Ole better than pep Hahaha hahaha hahaha.
How does that sound to you?
See how u just underrated Jesse linguard.
Show me what places Kevin above linguard.
See,when it matters most,pep Will always trash ole, reason why he trashed ole 3-0 right at old Trafford because he needed to advance to carabao final.
Beating pep at a league where Liverpool have won and peps City are sure of second place?its just inconsequential bro. Hahaha.
Ole better than pep? Hahaha
Go ask those that knows football,no one,i repeat,no one will pick ole above pep, except you and those who knows little about the round leather game.
Hahaha
Show me ole's trophY.
Hahaha

Let Ole stay 15 years like Pep, and see what he would win especially with cash like pep normally have.... How can Ole beat Pep like a baby three times?

senatordave1:
He did nothing special.that Emirates debt was imaginary and audio.other clubs have built stadium and it did not crumble them.don't forget arsenal was more prudent than this clubs.Wenger is a failure pls

Can you name any 3 world class player after the golden league players, Wenger had, as compared to Fergie, Mou or pep....

Nobleking1994:
Italian teams does perfectly well with aged players. Even then uptil now.

Mourinho has world class players at his disposal there than pep.

if you doubt let us compare individual players. and check their stats.

GK Victor valdes and julio ceasar.
who was better as of then.

Lol....the top 3 players that year were...

Messi
Xavi
Iniesta

Which inter Milan player was better??

senatordave1:
Is that not solely the fault of the coaches? Wenger was like the sole administrator at arsenal

So you forgot Arsenal was in debt and paying for the Emirates??
When Wenger had great players like Henry, Bergkamp, etc, we saw what he could do... Moreover I'm no Arsenal fan

Mavrick2012:
1, you still didn't answer my simple question.
2,How does this makes him better than pep?
3,Sir, we are talking trophies, you talking??

Mourinho has won best coach award 4 times as opposed to Pep with two... Moreover pep just won them with Barcelona, Mou has won it with 4 different teams (Porto, Chelsea, Inter and Madrid)

Mourinho has won every trophy Pep has won in football...

Mou successes at Porto > Pep career

senatordave1:
Am not.am only placing him where he rightly is,4th.he could only manage 3 EPL titles in 20 years while mourinho won 3 within 4 years and pep 2 in 4 years.Jose and pep have more winning ratios.Wenger cannot survive under stiff competition.when he came in 1996,his only competition was Sir Alex and Wenger only managed 3 titles in 8 years.by the time mourinho came,he started struggling for 4th.with the emergence of city and spurs as strong contenders,Wenger was out of it.

Did you consider the type of players each coach had??

Nobleking1994:
Dont misunderstand me. I am talking about the team each coach inherited in his first season at the club.

Inter milan of 2010 and Barcelona team of 2008 before the season started which team was in better shape and form.

Yeah.... Inter was in better form locally, but internationally Barca was better....

Nobleking1994:
you said the truth most of them downplays peps achievement because they think he coaches already made teams.

Aren't you Barca fans the highest downplayed? ...just imagine, youse that downplay Ferguson, Mourinho or Cristiano, complaining of downplay... Lol

Nobleking1994:
you said the truth most of them downplays peps achievement because they think he coaches already made teams.

Lol... Barcelona fans complaining of downplaying a person's success...how ironic... Wonders shall never end.... The fans that downplay other players to raise their own....

Barca fans have downplayed

Alex Ferguson
Jose Mourinho
Cristiano Ronaldo
Zinedine Zidane

Lol....

Nobleking1994:
The players at inter milan has won the league for two straight years before his arrival so they have a very good momentum and team spirit.

Inter milan team was a better team than barcelona team pep inherited.

Remember Barcelona went trophyless a season before guadiola arrived. A back to back champions and a trophyless team which one is better.

Inter Milan better than a team that won 6 trophies the year before?? Or the team that would have won UCL 3ce back??

That year it was either inter or Barca for the treble.... 2009/10

mperornero:
... At the bolded . I rest my case. Cc jokerman

Does this make him a greater EPL coach than Fergie or Wenger or Mou??

A pep that could win nothing in his first season in the EPL despite inheriting world class players until he spent the dough

Newcastle would soon but Moneyola

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Temysteve:
POC
1. Sir Alex Ferguson
2. Arsene Wenger
3. Pep Guardiola

We are talking of in EPL.. My guy. Pep is in no way above Mou.

Just imagine these banks.

Give me loan let me build my business, for where...show them proof, show them everything... But can give 3m for frivolity. Like they say Bank loans are not to help people but yo stifle them...

Sorry Rip to the guy.

mperornero:
pep don carry efl cup this season , he's in the knock-out stage of UCL. wetin ole wan carry this season? Abi na "3wins over Odogwu guardiola" una wan carry
Modified:. He's also in the fa cup quarter final ... my brother appreciate success , so that success will locate you. Peace!

I'm not deprecating Pep at all, but for you to be rating him above Fergie show disrespect... Show me any ranking of coaches where pep is above Fergie... Mhen...

Even in laliga, pep isn't the greatest coach... Del Bosque is above him....

mperornero:
like you started watching football this season...pep beat him 3:1@ old trafford in fa cup 1st leg, it could have been 5:1 if not for wastefulness of sterling. Last season pep trashed ole home and away. 3:1 , 2:0 go check your h2h stats. Again hate is real. no let am kill you.

You mean last season that Ole just took over...I'm talking of this season my guy...

3 straight wins over pep, who is more tactical, abi na mistake??

Mavrick2012:
Best coach how?
Best in month or yr?
Best in epl or other leagues?
Your question is confusing.
You and who dey wait?
Hahaha

See for yourself clown....

Mavrick2012:
Waiting for OGS to win just a single trophy.
Remember wolves beat pep home and away this season?
Tell me how they can win trophies.
Forget winning matches, come win troph(ies) hahaha hahaha
Olegona ko,ole oshi ni

We are not talking of trophies here. Coz if we are talking of trophies,you would be crazy to put Pep above Fergie, but just football.. honestly Ole is a better coach than Pep. Do you know what it is to use lingard and mctominay to trash you 3ce with the likes of Kelvin de Bryne and David Silva??