Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

[ninjamonkey]

Not sure it deserves its own thread tbh.

He needs to suck it up, every other manager faces the same mildly difficult decision to leave players out when they have a largely fit squad, it's ultimately a relatively minor inconvenience compared with the colossal swamp of shit we're left in when we pick up a handful of injuries and can barely field a team because the manager doesnt want to have to leave players out.

Go back to january and hes on record admitting you can't have a small squad anymore. You have to have a full squad in this environment of game after game woth no rest. you might get away with it for a bit without one but it will get you eventually and when it does you will have a period like we did for 3 months last year that kills the entire season.

Most weeks we won't have a fully fit squad and when we do, rotate and use it as an opportunity to rest tired legs. That's literally part of his job.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Well I think the owners know exactly what they are doing, stop fretting.

They're definitely ripping fans off for ticket prices that's for sure. I'm not convinced they've got a strong grasp of how to replace Pep Guardiola. They've let him have too much power.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

If he wants a small squad then fine but we need to buy better players with good injury records.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

In the tribune = in the stands, I guess.

This season has shown we can't carry passengers, so they need to make the tough decisions.

I don't think they will shy away from that as letting Kev go show's.

 

[ScottSinclair]

Those are direct quotes from Pep.

I just think he is telling the board that a lot of those players need binning now because he wont play them

Wishful thinking.

 

[Shirley]

They're definitely ripping fans off for ticket prices that's for sure. I'm not convinced they've got a strong grasp of how to replace Pep Guardiola. They've let him have too much power.

Ffs anything else you want to whinge about?

 

[Phoenix900000]

Considering the amount of players that are out due to injuries am surprised that Pep is not open to having a slightly bigger squad

Sorry Pep that's a bizarre statement

 

[Barcon]

No idea what a tribune is so this story can blow me.

 

[Bluewonder]

We're top of the league in 2025, btw.

 

[Lavinda Past]

These points are - of course - just your opinions. No way should they be considered to be factual

Your points are - of course - just your opinions. No way should they be considered to be factual.

This is how foootball forums work.... we're all expressing our own opinions.

 

[eastmanc]

Wishful thinking.

What that he might leave.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Ffs anything else you want to whinge about?

How long have you got?

;-)

 

[BringBackSwales]

That's obvious. The owners haven't got a clue what to do without him. He’s probably bigger than the club now... something that should never be allowed to happen at any club.

I know, if only the bald **** hadn’t been so fucking successful

 

[dronefromsector7G]

No idea what a tribune is so this story can blow me.

Surprise surprise. I don’t either to be fair.

 

[TFC]

Hmmm

 

[slick]

Strange thing to say considering no matter who's in the squad he's always done his own thing and picked his own team even though on numerous occasions it's baffled most of us.

 

[lunebleu]

‘ In the tribune’. That’s a first for me. What the hell does that mean?

 

[Lavinda Past]

I know, if only the bald **** hadn’t been so fucking successful

It's the price of success... there's always a downside.

 

[ultimateharold]

Surprise surprise. I don’t either to be fair.

Euro talk for stands

 

[cleavers]

I see we won tonight, so the OP has no pep out defeat thread to post in, so made his own.