Fulham manager Scott Parker has praised his opposite number at Manchester City - Pep Guardiola.
The two are set to go head to head at the weekend in the Premier League.
While both teams have vastly different ambitions, both are attacking minded managers.
"There's some truth in that (Guardiola's comments about only winning because he has quality players) but I think he's being very modest," Parker told reporters.
"He's an incredible coach, and you only have to look at his team and his set-up, while of course they have very, very good players and they're privileged in that they can buy them, that team and the way they're set up, the way they play, the way they move the ball, just everything about them, you can tell just watching them for a few minutes that this a team coached very, very well.
"That doesn't surprise us because we're arguably looking at one of the best coaches that I've seen.
"You can't (switch off against City), their quality all over the pitch in terms of structure, their positional play…they're a threat in every single moment of the game.
"Out of possession they're a threat, in terms of transitions, with the ball, the way they can move the ball - I think we understand that.
"So I think we realise, or certainly I do, the animal we're playing against here, that from the the first moment...that focus in terms of defensive shape and that focus in those moments is going to be very key."
