Pep's contract situation | 2 year extension confirmed! (pg1817)

[citizen_maine]

The problem with Pep theoretically staying just for the Club World Cup is that the tournament will effectively be a huge part of the pre-season for 2025-26 and it may cause issues with finding a new manager who wants to bring in his own people and have as much time as possible with the squad to put his own imprint on things.
There’s a good chance that leading candidates would be put off by having to deal with that scenario. Replacing Pep is virtually impossible anyway but with those circumstances it’s even more difficult.

But the other side of the coin is equally bad - a new manager thrown in at the deep end with a squad of players he knows nothing about and expected to win a major tournament - and he will be expected to win or at least perform exceptionally well. I think Pep has also earned the right to go out with a bang, even if he has decided not to sign on for longer. Plus, any manager who turns down our job on those grounds, probably isn't the right man in the first place

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

He'd only need to extend for a month at most. Can't see him missing out on that if he has decided to go, but still expect him to extend his contract anyway

He can't manage us in that Club World Cup if he's leaving after it. The season starts the week after. It would be insanity and massively unfair on his replacement.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Dont see if being Alonso personally as i think Viana will want Amiron in and he`s out of contract 2026 so can see Pep doing one more season to make it 10 and help Viana settle in.

Viana doesn't have the reputation to dictate who our next manager is. It will be a decision made in advance.

Every Portuguese manager has been hailed as the best big thing since Mourinho and they have all flopped.

We must avoid being wedded to another relationship like Txiki and Pep.

They came with an established success and pedigree.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Viana doesn't have the reputation to dictate who our next manager is. It will be a decision made in advance.

Every Portuguese manager has been hailed as the best big thing since Mourinho and they have all flopped.

We must avoid being wedded to another relationship like Txiki and Pep.

They came with an established success and pedigree.

I’d be very happy with Amorim or Alonso.

Inzaghi has done well at Inter too but rarely gets a mention. Quite attacking too.

Lots of Blues won’t like it but I wouldn’t mind Arteta either.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I’d be very happy with Amorim or Alonso.

Inzaghi has done well at Inter too but rarely gets a mention. Quite attacking too.

Amorim is a punt, we need pedigree.

Inzaghi is a brilliant tactician.

 

[richards30]

Viana doesn't have the reputation to dictate who our next manager is. It will be a decision made in advance.

Every Portuguese manager has been hailed as the best big thing since Mourinho and they have all flopped.

We must avoid being wedded to another relationship like Txiki and Pep.

They came with an established success and pedigree.

You think we would go with Alonso then mate?

 

[Keeper!]

Amorim is a punt, we need pedigree.

Inzaghi is a brilliant tactician.

If he brings Barella, I am in, bellissimo!

 

[Cobwebcat]

Amorim is a punt, we need pedigree.

Inzaghi is a brilliant tactician.

He is a punt (careful typing that) but so was Pep at Barca and Wenger at Arsenal. When it works it works really well.

 

[mattcity5]

Dont see if being Alonso personally as i think Viana will want Amiron in and he`s out of contract 2026 so can see Pep doing one more season to make it 10 and help Viana settle in.

Would also pretty much tie in with the end on Tuchel's England contract....

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

You think we would go with Alonso then mate?

Certainly a candidate.

 

[Keeper!]

If he brings Barella, I am in, bellissimo!

Do you still think Pep and the club already know his (Peps) decision?

 

[richards30]

Certainly a candidate.

If it’s him then hopefully he can get Wirtz to us at the same time ;-)

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Do you still think Pep and the club already know his (Peps) decision?

I do. Think it is very fluid and they are quite relaxed, even if we aren't.

 

[meeesh]

Certainly a candidate.

I'll be more than disappointed if Allardyce and Warnock aren't candidates also

 

[Keeper!]

Certainly a candidate.

He was a class act as a player and he seems a great and very decent character, perfect fit for our club.

 

[Cobwebcat]

He said no decision has been made. There's no reason to disbelieve that statement, is there?

That’s why it’s a gut feel. I’m only going by the way he sounded to me. Tolmie thinks City already know but it wouldn’t surprise me if even Pep wasn’t sure. I wonder if he might Manage Brazil personally.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Alonso will be Madrid bound I’m certain he’s already been tapped up. Arteta no thanks

 

[hihosilva]

Listening to the press conference Pep would not elaborate on whether he spoke with the FA about the England job which makes me think that he did speak with them, otherwise he would have said there was no discussion.

Taking that into account Pep said that he would like to manage an International club at some point and so the FA would surely offered Pep the job if he was willing to take it now, which makes me think that another extension is likely.

 

[Richie Rich]

expected to win a major tournament

It's not a major tournament.

 

[Axel Freed]

Whoever replaces Pep will have a really hard time - there could well be problems with the dressing room, the scouting network, intolerable pressure in the media, unreasonably high expectations from the fans etc etc

Far better to get someone in who’s expendable, someone who has no chance of succeeding, somebody totally out of their depth, a man totally unfit for purpose whose sole reason for being there is to act as a figurehead just to let a year or two pass by so the club can reset itself for life post Pep.

Ladies and gentlemen I give you Erik Ten Hag