The EPL 2016/17 is dubbed as one of the most exciting seasons from the recent past and why not? The current Premier League is one of the most surreal competitions in the world of Football. With likes of many world class managers at the helm of all the top clubs, this season of the EPL promises to be nothing short of spectacular.
On the other hand, Breaking Bad is regarded by many as one of the best TV Series in the history and it has provided viewers with many memorable characters and experiences. The show has created a cult status among the audience and is still admired and missed by people.
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So, as the current EPL season is considered to be, arguably, the best and most exciting of all. Let’s find the counterparts of the Top 6 Breaking Bad characters in the current managers of the EPL teams.
1. Walter White – Pep Guardiola
Walter White was the main character of Breaking Bad and this character became one of the most legendary characters in the history of TV. Walt, as he was fondly called, became the best meth cooker and had a formula to his recipe which no other person could duplicate or even come close.
White dethroned many of his top rivals to emerge on top and was a great strategist.
Having striking similarities to Walter White, walks in our very own new manager of the blue part of Manchester, Josep Guardiola. The man can simply be called as the Walter White of EPL. Guardiola has a perfect and disciplined formula to his success, much like Walt and no one comes close to replicating that formula.
Both of the personalities have the basic requirement of being the best and accept nothing less than pure excellence.
Moreover, Pep has also created a legendary status for himself in the Football circuit and is considered to be, arguably, the best manager of the current time period. Guardiola’s team always have a fixed plan, are clinical in execution and always like to keep possession, very similar to the Walter White’s methods.
And not to forget both of them also have similar hairstyles.
2. Jesse Pinkman – Jürgen Klopp
If Walter White is the right hand of Breaking Bad then surely Jesse Pinkman has to be the left hand of this epic show. Jesse was a character who wore his heart on the sleeve and showed his emotions regarding everything with quintessential efficiency. Jesse possessed a huge amount of talent which when harnessed produced great results.
Jürgen Klopp, the man who revolutionized Dortmund and the person who has instilled a new belief in Liverpool can be considered the Jesse Pinkman of the Premier solely on the base of the emotions showcased. Klopp is a man full of emotions and seeing him racing to and fro during a match exhibiting everything he feels is a treat for every fan.
Jürgen Klopp possesses a huge talent and has similar traits such as Jesse in which they like to challenge and win from the champions of their fields. They are very good at adapting new qualities and getting the best out of the resources that they have.
Finally, Jürgen Klopp and Jesse Pinkman both have a fiery passion regarding their respective fields and do not shy away from giving it their all to see themselves succeed.
3. Hank Schrader – Antonio Conte
Hank Schrader was an agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency in Albuquerque. Hank had a somewhat stereotypical personality for an officer of the law, a man who was cynical about criminals. Hank’s first priority was always defense and he always wanted to defend his area from the drug abuse. He had an admirable personality and was a hard worker.
Antonio Conte, the current Chelsea boss, has a lot of similarities with Schrader. Both these men consider defense their foremost aim and leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the defense which they have at their disposal is of the utmost quality.
Antonio Conte can also be related to Hank primarily due to his obsession with tactics, his winning mentality and ability to foster great team spirit among his players.
Hank was an ambitious person and always wanted to invent new ways and techniques to catch the criminal masterminds. Antonio Conte resembles this exact quality as he is always on the lookout for new talents and new techniques to bolster his chances of winning. Both of them won critical acclaim and earned respect from their respective fields.
4. Saul Goodman – Arsène Wenger
Saul Goodman was a criminal lawyer in Breaking Bad who was highly skilled at helping his clientele navigate extra-legal circumstances. Saul was always the savior for Walt and Jesse, bailing them out of many threatening situations on a number of occasions. Saul has always been depicted as a canny customer and a shrewd businessman.
Arsène Wenger is a name which is almost synonymous with Arsenal. He has been the club’s longest-serving manager and the most successful in terms of major titles won. Wenger is almost an exact match to Saul Goodman.
The biggest similarity that both these gentlemen possess is their love for money. Both of them have a great affection for conserving money and do not readily splash huge buckets of cash on unnecessary things and are known for their shrewd buys.
Saul was always seen as someone who somehow always managed to fall short of his target and the same can be said about Wenger and Arsenal as they always manage to blow up their aspirations of the Premier League Trophy in the final phase of the season.
5. Mike Ehrmantraut – Claudio Ranieri
Mike was a former beat cop as well as a hitman for hire. Mike often carried out illegal commands at the behest of Saul Goodman and Gus Fring. Mike was a true planner and had extensive knowledge of his fields and often carried out activities without being detected by anyone.
Claudio Ranieri has been the writer of the fairytale season which Leicester City experienced the last time around. He made the impossible possible by winning the EPL against the odds of 5000-1. He and Mike have a lot in common and the both men share many traits among themselves.
Claudio Ranieri and Mike both are great tacticians, know about their work inside out and have wealth of experience in their respective fields. Both these men rely heavily on their quick moves, attacks and counter-attacks to dismantle opponents.
Mike and Ranieri were deemed as underachievers and failures but they bounced back at their rivals and garnered huge heights to silence their critics.
6. Gustavo 'Gus' Fring – José Mourinho
Gus Fring was the widely acclaimed, admired and astounding antagonist of Breaking Bad. Fring was the head of one of the country's largest methamphetamine production and distribution operations in the United States. He was highly secretive and made a stellar defense system to conceal his identity and enlarge his drug empire.
José Mourinho is widely regarded by several players and coaches to be one of the best managers of his generation and one of the greatest ever managers. He is one of most successful managers in the history of the sport and has won numerous trophies and personal accolades throughout his glorious career.
Mourinho can be aptly labeled as the Gus Fring of the EPL.
Gus Fring showcased his tactical prowess, management skills and adaptability to different situations on almost all occasions in Breaking Bad. All of these qualities are ever-present in Mourinho and are on show at every matchday.
The Portuguese is also renowned for always being well-informed about his next opponent and tactically outwitting other managers in games. He shares this trait with Gus Fring as the latter was always well-informed about his opponents and always had very effective plans and maneuvers to outwit his rivals.
Lastly, Mourinho is somewhat seen as a manager who prefers to play somewhat ‘negative’ brand of football and just cares about results which is very much similar to Gus because he was also a villain and was ready to take any extreme measures to grow his empire.
