"I respect every manager that took this position before me, José had massive success with Al Ahly, it's historic," the former Mamelodi Sundowns boss said, per KingFut.
"I have a lot of respect for president El-Khatib as well, he chose me for the position in a time when I wasn't well known yet, but he knew I understand African football.
"The comparison between me and José is unfair, he made a great history with Al Ahly, it's like comparing any Manchester United manager to Alex Ferguson."
1. Manuel Jose (1 January 2004 - June 2009) - Egyptian Premier League x5, Egypt Cup x2, Egyptian Super Cup x4, CAF Champions League x3, CAF Super Cup x3
2. Hossam El Badry (22 June 2009 - 22 November 2010) - Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Super Cup
3. Manuel Jose (31 December 2010 - 19 May 2012) - Egyptian Premier League
4. Hossam El Badry (21 May 2012 - 6 May 2013) - 1 CAF Champions League
5. Mohamed Youssef (29 April 2013 - 30 April 2014) - CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup
6. Fathi Mabrouk (1 May 2014 - 7 July 2014) - Egyptian Premier League
7. Juan Carlos Garrido (8 July 2014 - 3 May 2015) - CAF Confederation Cup, Egyptian Super Cup
8. Fathi Mabrouk (4 May 2015- 5 October 2015)
9. Jose Peseiro (16 October 2015 - 18 January 2016)
10. Martin Jol (28 February 2016 - 22 August 2016) - Egyptian Premier League
11. Hossam El Badry (24 August 2016 - 15 May 2018) - Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Super Cup, Egypt Cup
12. Patrice Carteron (12 June 2018 - 22 November 2018)
13. Martin Lasarte (30 December 2018 - 17 August 2019) - Egyptian Premier League
14. Rene Weiler (31 August 2019 - 30 September 2020) - Egyptian Premier League, Egyptian Super Cup
15. Pitso Mosimane (30 September - present) - CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup, Egyptian Cup