Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

[Bluewonder]

Madrid created far better chances, Mbappe should've had another hattrick at the Etihad, they were better.

And you must be blind to think tactics wasn't a problem tonight, we looked utter shite all game and barely had any shots let alone chances.


And being on top for 15 years doesn't mean you will always be on top, he's been absolute crap this season and he needs to take a hard look at himself and change things to go back to the top, otherwise he will end up like Wenger and Mourinho who were also at the apex of the game for over a decade before declining.

Lol, compare Wenger and Mourinho's records to Pep's.

 

[David White]

Strange one again. I have no idea what he set us up to do in the first half and more worryingly, neither did our players.

He’s spoken about the physicality of Madrid. No shit. Then why is Gundo starting? Why are we trying to persist with a system that just doesn’t work anymore?

He’s the only one that can change our style of play. Yes, he can’t legislate for the rank amateur mistakes we keep making but he can make us harder to beat, and/or allow us to sit deeper and play longer balls.

As long as he keeps relying on only those in his circle of trust and play this turgid, slow, predictable football we’re going to keep struggling.

We have to be compact on Sunday. If play high we’re going to get bummed.

 

[RayCTID]

Who cares at that point? Loss was still a loss and elimination is still elimination.

He set us up like we were already winning by 4 ourselves or that he had no intention of actually going for it.

Still trying gain some cohesion with what is near enough our strongest line up possible and giving them chances to get more minutes in.

 

[Bluewonder]

In every press conference he said the plan was to keep the ball but we couldn't lol. He never acknowledges the lack of physicality as the reason we can't keep the ball (or win it back), it's why he keeps playing the passers even as they get cooked over and over and he's been really stubborn about the correlation even though its plain to see and the fewer of Kova/bernardo/gundo that play the better we are. Worst season of his career.

Who do you propose plays if Gundo, Kova and Bernardo don't?

 

[pbueno16]

Still trying gain some cohesion with what is near enough our strongest line up possible.

We played a whole half and there wasn't a hint of cohesion! That may have been our strongest lineup, in a list on paper, but that was arguably one of the worst XIs we've seen all season based on the setup.

 

[Richie Rich]

Who do you propose plays if Gundo, Kova and Bernardo don't?

Not much to chose from since he insisted on a thin squad. His fault aswell.

 

[Chak19]

Lol, compare Wenger and Mourinho's records to Pep's.

Mourinho won a shitload of titles at every club until he got sacked by Chelsea and has never been the same, Wenger won less but was still very successful domestically until about 2007, point is they had a major decline which they never recovered from and Pep needs to be careful that it doesn't happen to him.

 

[pbueno16]

Who do you propose plays if Gundo, Kova and Bernardo don't?

Grealish and O'Reilly. Just try something FFS.

 

[RayCTID]

We played a whole half and there wasn't a hint of cohesion! That may have been our strongest lineup, in a list on paper, but that was arguably one of the worst XIs we've seen all season based on the setup.

The 4 minute fuck up set them up to fail. It was down to sort themselves out on the pitch.

 

[Bluewonder]

Grealish and O'Reilly. Just try something FFS.

Lol, it would've been 10.

 

[K-Bo]

Who do you propose plays if Gundo, Kova and Bernardo don't?

Not much to chose from since he insisted on a thin squad. His fault aswell.

Seee the second comment lol, but you can play one of them plus nico and play Foden centrally and then have played another winger and dropped one of gundo/bernardo. Their finished and denying that is going to accomplish nothing but extending this embarrasment beyond this season

 

[pbueno16]

The 4 minute fuck up set them up to fail. It was down to them to sort themselves out on the pitch.

There wasn't even a shot on goal until well into the second half. So what are we looking for then?

 

[Bluewonder]

Not much to chose from since he insisted on a thin squad. His fault aswell.

Useless prick. Surprised we've ever won a game under him.

Oh wait, we've literally smashed every record for years with that thin squad.

 

[RayCTID]

There wasn't even a shot on goal until well into the second half. So what are we looking for then?

Damage limitation but Real Madrid did their bit in defending.

 

[pbueno16]

Lol, it would've been 10.

Right... Grealish and O'Reilly in front of Nico and Doku up there wherever there's space in that nonsense forward setup.

 

[Chak19]

Useless prick. Surprised we've ever won a game under him.

Oh wait, we've literally smashed every record for years with that thin squad.

Stay in the past then mate.

 

[Bluewonder]

Seee the second comment lol, but you can play one of them plus nico and play Foden centrally and then have played another winger and dropped one of gundo/bernardo. Their finished and denying that is going to accomplish nothing but extending this embarrasment beyond this season

Phil Foden hasn't played central midfield once in his career. Nico O'Reilly would get absolutely embarrassed by Real Madrid. His first team experience comprises a good game at left back against Salford.

 

[Chak19]

Lol, it would've been 10.

Yeah of course you'd say that, you probably think playing Savinho centrally and not on the wing was a tactical masterclass as well, it could've been 15 if Sav played in his usual position.

 

[sir baconface]

Useless prick. Surprised we've ever won a game under him.

Oh wait, we've literally smashed every record for years with that thin squad.

In that case it should be good for a few more years. What’s everyone moaning about?

 

[Bluewonder]

Stay in the past then mate.

Yeah of course you'd say that, you probably think playing Savinho centrally and not on the wing was a tactical masterclass as well, it could've been 15 if Sav played in his usual position.

Nah, I just rate Pep Guardiola higher than Chak19.