Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

[uwe rosler 28]

What have you seen in the last two months to suggest this? Top 8 isn't even a given at present. All I'm seeing is us getting worse... highlighted by yet another inexcusable capitulation on Sunday.

Bournemouth and Liverpool apart we have not deserved to lose any of the other games imo even spurs we should have been 2 up before they had a kick of the ball. The capitulation are a worry I will give u that. Think a settled defence and kovacic back in the midfield will help massively a few wins over Xmas will see us right. We are not as bad as its being made out.

 

[yerwot?]

pace and stamina is now more important than exceptional ball control/vision. Risk of injury has increased, The shelf-life of players, at the highest level of performance is maybe as low as 3 years. This was forecast by the manager of the Portuguese national side ten years ago, I think he was correct, though it has been accelerated by the increase in the amount of games played. I believe counter-attacking is successful against a team pre-conditioned to attack in numbers, the main reason is it's simplicity, versus highly technical rondo-esque tactics that need a level of co-ordination that only a settled team can provide Other opinions are available....

 

[blueparrot]

What have you seen in the last two months to suggest this? Top 8 isn't even a given at present. All I'm seeing is us getting worse... highlighted by yet another inexcusable capitulation on Sunday.

Don't look at the last 2 months in isolation, that's pointless. Look at the people we have, and think about te next 5 months. We are still highly likely to finish top 4.

 

[argyle]

I was wondering if his methods could be outdated when football is changing? Is tika-taka now behind run and gun football?

He's just won four titles in a row!!!

A bad two months and his methods are outdated???

 

[sir baconface]

Dilemma.

Does Pep take charge of the rebuild and hand over to someone else a year or so later?

Or does he right the ship the best he can, with Hugo Viana and the next manager owning the revamp from scratch?

Just a thought.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Dilemma.

Does Pep take charge of the rebuild and hand over to someone else a year or so later?

Or does he right the ship the best he can, with Hugo Viana and the next manager owning the revamp from scratch?

Just a thought.

Could be a possibility now, I don’t think when he extended he thought this possible, now it’s a huge job on his hands would he mentally be able to.

 

[Dax777]

Dilemma.

Does Pep take charge of the rebuild and hand over to someone else a year or so later?

Or does he right the ship the best he can, with Hugo Viana and the next manager owning the revamp from scratch?

Just a thought.

Latter.

 

[blueparrot]

Latter.

Good guess,wrong answer.

 

[clarion]

He's just won four titles in a row!!!

A bad two months and his methods are outdated???

How many months are needed to see if the methods are outdated?

 

[argyle]

How many months are needed to see if the methods are outdated?

Are you a teenager? Is a bad two months an eternity to you?

His methods just delivered the most successful period in the clubs history.

A bad two months and you lose your mind.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I’ve cooled down a bit now after that shit show.

Obviously Pep shouldn’t walk.

Sorry for being a gobby sod.

 

[sir baconface]

I’ve cooled down a bit now after that shit show.

Obviously Pep shouldn’t walk.

Sorry for being a gobby sod.

We’ve all said stuff in the heat of the moment, and not just on here. Not everyone is big enough to apologise. Keep the passion!

 

[blueparrot]

How many months are needed to see if the methods are outdated?

More than 2 months after 15 years of proving they work. Especially when it's bleeding obvious to anyone why they are struggling at the moment.

 

[lionheart]

Easy solution. Hire a newly qualified coach by the name of Pablo Zabaleta as our defensive coach.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Easy solution. Hire a newly qualified coach by the name of Pablo Zabaleta as our defensive coach.

I said this the other day.

He’d bang a few heads together and teach them about what it means to wear the shirt for sure.

Different position but Dias is his heir in many ways. Bet he’d love to work with Zabba. Even sounded Manc in his interview the other day.

 

[Damanino]

this slump is very worrying. losing to Spurs in the Carabao and then we just get deeper and deeper in this hole. imagine all the things he said in trainings since that game , all the things we worked on in trainings and it got us this horror run with horror results.

him saying after the derby he doesnt know what to do maybe he is not good enough. I think partially he is right, he does not know how to turn it around. "give me my players back", he has most of his players available, and they are in dog shit form. absolute no guarantee Stones, Ake, Akanji, Bobb wouldnt be in this lethargic form if they were available. why would they be the exception when almost every single other player are below par right now.

Villa up next, another test, full week to prepare, but problem is Emery is preparing as well.

 

[Dax777]

Good guess,wrong answer.

Pep is here 2 years tops. I'd rather he just tries to win and play best ball according to his philosophy. And let whoever the new manager is in a few years build his own team.

 

[domalino]

Easy solution. Hire a newly qualified coach by the name of Pablo Zabaleta as our defensive coach.

I love Zaba, probably my favourite post takeover player (despite being a pre takeover player).

But what exactly makes you think he’s qualified to be City’s defensive coach? A year as Albania’s assistant manager?

 

[blueparrot]

Pep is here 2 years tops. I'd rather he just tries to win and play best ball according to his philosophy. And let whoever the new manager is in a few years build his own team.

We need to rebuild the team this summer,There is no way those at the top of the club want anyone other than the best coach in football, Pep, overseeing that transition. Then in 2 years hand over a winning confident settled team. Not achance Pep or the board want more disruption than absoloutely necessary.

 

[TFC]

I think he will relish this rebuild. Bellends everwhere saying he cant do it, has never done it. Hes going to rebuild, win the league and hopefully more, then call it quits. It'll be his magnum opus, a big fuck you to anyone who has doubted the best to ever do it.