Pep Guardiola - 2019/20 Performances

[mccity]

Really confusing the ways choosing the team and lineups. The worst players in a wingback system are walker and zinchenko, the only players who can play there are cancelo and mendy, at least they can attack and cross.

I think it was a defensive move to combat SU's wing CB strategy. At least with Walker it was, I think.

 

[kaz7]

He packed out the defence todsy but we lost some attacking power,needs to find a balance,eric is key

 

[OB1]

He's very big on giving the players a specific amount of respect. Another example is he's very conscious of seniority within a squad. I'm sure he assumed that penalties were never supposed to be THIS problematic. However you're right, it needs addressing.

Exactly, he's been respecting his players but it looks like he has now decided that enough is enough.

 

[OB1]

Really confusing the ways choosing the team and lineups. The worst players in a wingback system are walker and zinchenko, the only players who can play there are cancelo and mendy, at least they can attack and cross.

Sterling needs a period on the bench, Aguero & Jesus should be starting more together and it would be nice to see Garcia & Foden playing more, I don't think its a risk or disadvantage at this stage in the league unless they show they aren't ready which they have not yet.

What you think really isn't relevant though, which is not to say you can't have a view on a forum, but as I'm bored out pointing out, Pep is so many levels above the denizens of this forum it's not surprising people get confused. The point is that Pep has an understanding of the game that might just be second to none and that most of what he does has been thought through very carefully.

He will be persisting with Sterling for a good reason, one of which will be that he doesn't think Raz's form is as off as some of our supporters do. You can be damn sure that the people that would be most delighted to see Raz benched would not be supporters like you but our opponents.

 

[kippaxchris]

I know it's not performance based but he's really starting to annoy me now. Moaning about the amount of games, moaning about a winter break & now moaning about FA Cup replays. This is the English game & these are the reasons everybody loves our league & our trophies over the foreign equivalents. He's trying to turn our league into one of those other leagues that nobody really cares about from the outside.

 

[Phil1]

I know it's not performance based but he's really starting to annoy me now. Moaning about the amount of games, moaning about a winter break & now moaning about FA Cup replays. This is the English game & these are the reasons everybody loves our league & our trophies over the foreign equivalents. He's trying to turn our league into one of those other leagues that nobody really cares about from the outside.

He’s saying what 90% of managers do when asked the same question.
Doubt he’s trying to change anything.

 

[RayCTID]

Pep has a really valid point, as it does affect the overall quality of the league but nothing will be done as there is too much money involved and the game is too institutionalised to change for the better.

 

[balotellishaircut]

What you think really isn't relevant though, which is not to say you can't have a view on a forum, but as I'm bored out pointing out, Pep is so many levels above the denizens of this forum it's not surprising people get confused. The point is that Pep has an understanding of the game that might just be second to none and that most of what he does has been thought through very carefully.

He will be persisting with Sterling for a good reason, one of which will be that he doesn't think Raz's form is as off as some of our supporters do. You can be damn sure that the people that would be most delighted to see Raz benched would not be supporters like you but our opponents.

I know what your saying, but shouldnt Pep have started Jesus n Mahrez against Palace after there showing at Villa away. Sometimes imo he looks too far ahead instead of thinking this game.

 

[mosssideblue]

I know what your saying, but shouldnt Pep have started Jesus n Mahrez against Palace after there showing at Villa away. Sometimes imo he looks too far ahead instead of thinking this game.

Too many pre match variables to assume any shoe in starters

 

[sir baconface]

Cup games are more important now, we can't win the league.

Pep knows the league has gone and he will prioritise the cups.

Step up, Claudio Bravo.

 

[citytill1die84]

Step up, Claudio Bravo.

Haha more than likely.

 

[RayCTID]

Step up the rest of the players as well (especially the attacking players who always squander chances)

 

[kaz7]

Step up, Claudio Bravo.

Stop it !!

 

[kaz7]

Pep Guardiola: "Liverpool will obviously be champions of the Premier League. It is phenomenal what they have done. Overwhelming. In the past Leicester and Chelsea have won the league and then not qualified for the Champions League..."

"We have managed decent results even though we can't repeat the title. With our points total, we would be fighting for the league in Spain, Italy, Germany. The mentality of this team is honestly one of the best I have handled in my career..."

"How they [the Man City squad] react in the bad moments, that is why I am so proud." #MCFC | @ManCity

 

[Matt the Giant]

As long as he keeps his passion for football alive, he will be and remain the best football manager in the world. I am already looking forward with great expectations to see what he does with our beautiful team next season, to make us even better. Cause he will, no doubt about it.

 

[kaz7]

Love him talking a lot to managers from lower down teams,was talking to scottie a lot,he looked starstruck

 

[sir baconface]

Perhaps that first bit is true, but I am not sure I would want a manager that did not want that, to be fair, even if we fans couldn’t reasonably produce the desired intensity all the time (and I am definitely guilty of that, both during our **** days and during some of our best recent performances).

The second bit about Mancini goes without saying, though, I am not sure he cared about the fans quite as much as some think. ;-)

At the end of the day, their passion stems from a fierce professional pride in their work, not a love of the badge. We are the ones who love the badge.

If they “get us” while they are here, they’ll be remembered more fondly once they’ve fcuked off into the sunset.

A great example being their contrasting attitudes towards the rags.

 

[Corky]

Love him talking a lot to managers from lower down teams,was talking to scottie a lot,he looked starstruck

Unless they get the better of him like Paul Cook and he loses it.

 

[SebastianBlue]

There’s a difference between caring and striking a chord.

At the end of the day, their passion stems from a fierce professional pride in their work, not a love of the badge. We are the ones who love the badge.

If they “get us” while they are here, they’ll be remembered more fondly once they’ve fcuked off into the sunset.

A great example being their contrasting attitudes towards the rags.

I am going to move this to the Pep performance thread, just to make sure we don’t hijack the thread (as referenced in Karen’s comment in the Post-Match thread).

Just to better understand your position, though, which attitude do you think was a better example?

 

[sir baconface]

I am going to move this to the Pep performance thread, just to make sure we don’t hijack the thread (as referenced in Karen’s comment in the Post-Match thread).

Just to better understand your position, though, which attitude do you think was a better example?

I’ll leave you to work that one out :)