Pep Guardiola - 2021/22 Performances

[Tugay One Cup]

Lillo brought about a disasterous 4231 experiment with Rodri+Fern and Pep's stopped making subs since he arrived.

I'm fairly confident Lillo is here to tell Pep to calm down occasionally.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

If Pep was the manager back in 2012 against QPR, I would pack up my things and head home. No way we would come back from that under Pep.

 

[blueinsa]

If Pep was the manager back in 2012 against QPR, I would pack up my things and head home. No way we would come back from that under Pep.

We would have won the game 5-0.

 

[domalino]

We would have won the game 5-0.

We’d have won the title in March.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

If Pep was the manager back in 2012 against QPR, I would pack up my things and head home. No way we would come back from that under Pep.

Aye, that last minute brace by Mancini was something else.

 

[robbieh]

Wouldn't be averse to him leaving if that's what he wanted. The big problem is finding a suitable replacement.
Luis Enrique would be my long term choice but he is unavailable.
Rogers, Arteta forget it.

 

[RayCTID]

We still had to rely on The Zebras dropping points in 2012. And we was nowhere near ready for the Champions League back then

 

[balotellishaircut]

We’d have won the title in March.

We hadn’t won the title in 44 years, our main challengers the rags had 20 years experience of winning it and you think with Pep we would of won it by March, fuckin hell.

 

[domalino]

We hadn’t won the title in 44 years, our main challengers the rags had 20 years experience of winning it and you think with Pep we would of won it by March, fuckin hell.

Yeah because Guardiola is the greatest league manager in the history of the game and in a compeltely different class to Mancini, and it's embarrassing people still pretend otherwise.

Fucking hell, people getting worked up about Pep losing a CL final and semi-final when Mancini couldn't get out of the group stages.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Yeah because Guardiola is the greatest league manager in the history of the game and in a compeltely different class to Mancini, and it's embarrassing people still pretend otherwise.

Fucking hell, people getting worked up about Pep losing a CL final and semi-final when Mancini couldn't get out of the group stages.

I don’t think your giving Mancini the credit he deserves, it’s he who changed the mentality of the club and fans imo, it’s him who recovered a 8 point deficit with 6 games to go, and it’s him who won the mind games with the press and more importantly Ferguson.

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

Don't really blame him for last night

Game plan worked - Real didn't have a shot on goal for 89 mins.
First sub i found strange - he's taking KDB off?? then i thought about it and he was ineffective, and immediately his replacement created a goal.

Grealish sub - could have scored twice

Fernandinho sub - missed a sitter.

Sometimes you can't legislate for bad misses and awful defending

All that said, we were left lacking in guile and firepower in extra time. Whether that was due to our subs, our lack of a striker, tiredness, players bottling it or whatever is open to debate

 

[Cricket Blue]

The only fact that matters after last night is we completely lost our heads and choked

We did you are right but in summary:

Incorrect added on time (again)
Bookings/Sendings off not given to Real for bad tackles
Bookings given to City players for nothing challenges
Consistentley given wrong decisions in CL knockout games over the last few years

These are the facts, now you can look at them in 2 ways. We are just plain unluckly OR there is an UEFA agenda at play against us here, remember this is an organisation that did us once and tried to do us twice.
Fact is they hate us and wouldn't want us crowned Champions. It's all about the protected Carter and we will never ever be one of them.

 

[itsnevereasy]

Anyone wanting rid of Pep needs to go slap themselves with a fish… what happened to our humble fan base that accepts typical City.

 

[Damanino]

Since Pep last won CL in 2011:
Di Matteo , Chelsea
Heynckes, Bayern
Ancelotti, Real
Enrique, Barca
3x Zidane, Real
Klopp, Pool
Flick, Bayern
Tuchel, Chelsea

Pep takin over the treble team from Heynckes they probably thought that they will dominate CL with Pep and all they got was 3 lost semi finals. no wonder many Bayern fans I talked to still furious with him.

 

[David Silva]

I don’t think your giving Mancini the credit he deserves, it’s he who changed the mentality of the club and fans imo, it’s him who recovered a 8 point deficit with 6 games to go, and it’s him who won the mind games with the press and more importantly Ferguson.

I love Mancini but let’s not forget we capitulated to that 8 point deficit having been top for most of the season. We were toast after that game at the Emirates and plenty on here calling for his head.

United’s subsequent collapse was unprecedented and we did brilliantly to capitalise but that season was anything but plain sailing.

 

[clarion]

Bad man management in the last phase. Brought attacking players on 0:1. We needed Ake. He would block those crosses from the left.
Pep is genius but he still can improve his game.

 

[balotellishaircut]

I love Mancini but let’s not forget we capitulated to that 8 point deficit having been top for most of the season. We were toast after that game at the Emirates and plenty on here calling for his head.

United’s subsequent collapse was unprecedented and we did brilliantly to capitalise but that season was anything but plain sailing.

Do you really think going for a first title in 44 yrs there isn’t going to be peaks n troughs throughout the season, Mancini deserves credit for beating the rags and the mainstream media at there own game and winning that title, anyone trying to compare him with Pep is a fuckin idiot, of course Pep is the better manager.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Ok....ive had time to reflect.

He is in something of a transition period,the squad is in need of refreshing,and the 4 maybe 5 incomings,with the same number leaving,should ensure that the weaknesses and imbalances are addressed.

I havent been overly impressed that our squad has been allowed to get down to the bare bones,but it has....so that now needs rectifying and i think Pep is still very much the best man to oversee that and hopefully allow a new approach to bring home the bacon.

Saying that....if next season doesnt see the CL trophy with our name on it,then off he pops and we find a man who can.

 

[Tage Takleik]

Manchester City is unfortunate, but we've seen it before. During these two matches, they have endless opportunities to kill the match, but miss too many chances, and let in cheap goals. Haaland will definitely solve the first, but they also need a strong and fast centerback.

Strangely enough, I feel that Manchester City is constantly dependent on the collective to work perfectly, while e.g. Liverpool have players, both offensively and defensively, who can decide matches even if they as a team do not play very well. Liverpool have more good individual players than Manchester City.

Manchester City have looked tired and lack the energy that Liverpool have. For an Everton supporter, this is a nightmare. Liverpool will unfortunately win everything this year. Real Madrid will not have a chance against them in the CL final, Manchester City will give up points in the league, and Chelsea are completely in disarray.

 

[Sky Blue]

Manchester City is unfortunate, but we've seen it before. During these two matches, they have endless opportunities to kill the match, but miss too many chances, and let in cheap goals. Haaland will definitely solve the first, but they also need a strong and fast centerback.

Strangely enough, I feel that Manchester City is constantly dependent on the collective to work perfectly, while e.g. Liverpool have players, both offensively and defensively, who can decide matches even if they as a team do not play very well. Liverpool have more good individual players than Manchester City.

Manchester City have looked tired and lack the energy that Liverpool have. For an Everton supporter, this is a nightmare. Liverpool will unfortunately win everything this year. Real Madrid will not have a chance against them in the CL final, Manchester City will give up points in the league, and Chelsea are completely in disarray.

And Everton will get relegated. Silver lining and all that.