decmancity
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It doesn’t seem that way at the minute.
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Pep Guardiola - 2025/26
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Mancini’s Pastilles
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Think the real changing of the guard happens when pep calls it a day. He will not drop his favourites ever. Think this coming season is the swansong peps last. Then this time next year all the uncs go. Ed Bernardo Stones Ake Akanji Gundo. And the new players step up with a new coach at the helm.
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He needs to find a balance, we wasn't that bad defensively at the end of the season but we was just poor going forward and slow midfield.
Now we've gone the other way, great in attack and abandoned the defensive solidarity by playing a suicidal high line.
Now we've gone the other way, great in attack and abandoned the defensive solidarity by playing a suicidal high line.
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He has two years leftThink the real changing of the guard happens when pep calls it a day. He will not drop his favourites ever. Think this coming season is the swansong peps last. Then this time next year all the uncs go. Ed Bernardo Stones Ake Akanji Gundo. And the new players step up with a new coach at the helm.
Fordyboy46
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Khusanov and Gonzalez really seem to have found themselves out of the picture and I'm not happy with this. Khusanov was looking fine after his early mistakes against Chelsea, then Nico had a great game at the end of the season scoring a beauty. Not good from Pep, why aren't they getting any gametime?
BlueMonkey79
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Was clear as day last season that Bernie cant play week in week out.Had the feeling that Pep picking Bernie as captain is this year's bringing Gundog home.
Making him captain pretty much ensures he will start most games.
His sentiment to older players like Bernie, Gundo, Akanji, Dias will be his undoing again this year.
CΛL
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Hugo needs to sell the likes of Gundo, Bernardo, Akanji, Stones, Ake, Ederson, Kovacic or we’re never going to get anywhere with Pep again
Why is he so reluctant to try anything new?
Does he not realise it doesn’t work anymore?
Why is he so reluctant to try anything new?
Does he not realise it doesn’t work anymore?
Probably a tad early. But I was not convinced like some that last year was just injuries and not a fall off in Pep's abilities.He’ll be gone before end of next season if he carries on like this
But if he can't get tough with Bernardo, Gundog, Akanji etc then let's hope Hugo can get tough with him.
Bluewonder
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Except when we didn't have almost an entire XI out (November/ December) we accrued a title challenging number of points, so that view obviously doesn't work.Probably a tad early. But I was not convinced like some that last year was just injuries and not a fall off in Pep's abilities.
But if he can't get tough with Bernardo, Gundog, Akanji etc then let's hope Hugo can get tough with him.
Gabriel
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I don't think he rates them nearly anywhere nearly as high as some on here do. Khusanov has pace and aggression, but he still looks well short of the technical ability one would expect at the top level, which is unsurprising given how little top-flight football he has actually played. Gonzalez looks to be another decent player but the wrong piece of the jigsaw puzzle. His good goal came against Bournemouth, but he only played the last 21 minutes in that game and that was as much down to Kovacic's red card.Khusanov and Gonzalez really seem to have found themselves out of the picture and I'm not happy with this. Khusanov was looking fine after his early mistakes against Chelsea, then Nico had a great game at the end of the season scoring a beauty. Not good from Pep, why aren't they getting any gametime?
If neither player is capable of replacing or at least putting pressure on the others to improve their games, then I wouldn't be at all surprised if they both leave this window.
Prestwich_Blue
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I told you it wasn't a good idea to offer him a new contract.
He's becoing the Spanish Stuart Pearce except that Pearce at least knew how to defend as a team.
He's becoing the Spanish Stuart Pearce except that Pearce at least knew how to defend as a team.
think your right but hope not .I don't think he rates them nearly anywhere nearly as high as some on here do. Khusanov has pace and aggression, but he still looks well short of the technical ability one would expect at the top level, which is unsurprising given how little top-flight football he has actually played. Gonzalez looks to be another decent player but the wrong piece of the jigsaw puzzle. His good goal came against Bournemouth, but he only played the last 21 minutes in that game and that was as much down to Kovacic's red card.
If neither player is capable of replacing or at least putting pressure on the others to improve their games, then I wouldn't be at all surprised if they both leave this window.
Gabriel
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I have absolutely no sentiment in this regard. When there is a sizeable difference in quality between your starting eleven and some of your stiffs, then they're not going to be capable of applying enough pressure to ensure the starters perform optimally, and that means the overall quality drops.think your right but hope not .
merz
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not sure how much longer you can try the same thing. not get anywhere near where we should be and still put your foot down and repeat the same mistakes again and again.
01cravend
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Old players are his... newer ones are club bought and given to him to work with, don't think he has as much of a say these days, possibly due to lack of commitment ect so he doesn't feel obliged to play them.
Also all the good football we played in that tourney was down to the fullback system that Pep L has clearly brought to the table. Pepball was back when Akanji, Rodri and Ake came on and it was all side to side shite.
Also all the good football we played in that tourney was down to the fullback system that Pep L has clearly brought to the table. Pepball was back when Akanji, Rodri and Ake came on and it was all side to side shite.
meeesh
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Old players are his... newer ones are club bought and given to him to work with, don't think he has as much of a say these days, possibly due to lack of commitment ect so he doesn't feel obliged to play them.
Also all the good football we played in that tourney was down to the fullback system that Pep L has clearly brought to the table. Pepball was back when Akanji, Rodri and Ake came on and it was all side to side shite.
That's worrying that first paragraph, in fact if such the case he needs to leave as soon as they touchdown back in Manchester, never mind end of season which some are claiming again, it needs to happen now
BlueMonkey79
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We could play 3 Rodris in front of that back 4 that finished the game and we'd get turned over.As long as we play a high line with Dias and no effective press I'm afraid it's going to be the same as last season even with Rodri back, either our press improves massively or we drop Dias for Khusanov who has some recovery pace, otherwise I don't see it.
So bizarre. From the most beautiful football in the world, to the most basic football in the world. Yes the players have changed, and yes, they might not be as good, but we're not talking chopped liver here. We've simply stopped playing the way we used to. Its nowhere near as fun, or right now, as successful.