Pep Guardiola - 2025/26

[GaudinoMotors]

I don't think the style of system has become outdated nor that coaches have worked out how to counter it. We are just really shit at playing that way. It used to be one of two touch pass and move football, with incredible intensity off the ball. If a team did defend against it, they would usually run out of steam and we would find the goal we needed.

We didn't do enough to bring the next top players through to evolve it and through a combination of mother time and injuries were left with no energy to break teams down. Walking football won't win anything. Inject some pace into a possession dominant approach and it will be as successful as it always has been.

Against Spurs was the same old issues of individual errors and a real lack of energy off the ball. The latter being something Pep would never have stood for.

Exactly. If you don't have the quality of players required in each position - the system breaks down. Pep thinks he can always turn average into World class ones and the hierarchy buy into that too unfortunately.
Add into that, other teams really investing in excellent players, and it's compounded.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Exactly. If you don't have the quality of players required in each position - the system breaks down. Pep thinks he can always turn average into World class ones and the hierarchy buy into that too unfortunately.
Add into that, other teams really investing in excellent players, and it's compounded.

I doubt that the owner is too disappointed with the success Pep has had with players or trophies.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

I doubt that the owner is too disappointed with the success Pep has had with players or trophies.

None of us are. Zzzz argument. If you can't see things have changed since his arrival - then no point.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

None of us are. Zzzz argument.

You maybe but your tone is usually zzzzzzzzzz anyway !

 

[GaudinoMotors]

You maybe but your tone is usually zzzzzzzzzz anyway !

Ignore me then. I won't miss you.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Ignore me then. I won't miss you.

No I really enjoy your posts - incisive and positive .

 

[GaudinoMotors]

No I really enjoy your posts - incisive and positive .

And I simply love your accepting, laurel sitting, pavlovian responses to criticism. Glad we've made up.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

And I simply love your accepting, laurel sitting, pavlovian responses to criticism. Glad we've made up.

So we're both happy.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

So we're both happy.

Ticketyboo.

 

[Don Karleone]

Is it time? We can't go on like this for another season.

 

[mexico1970]

Is it time? We can't go on like this for another season.

He appears so passive, I agree.

 

[merz]

gk position seems the least of our problems

 

[wolviedinho]

Is it time? We can't go on like this for another season.

I think it might be.

Awful thought, but nothing lasts forever.

Can’t be thanked enough for everything the great man has done for us on and off the field but this team/system is so poor now.

The club must come first.

 

[Damanino]

he didnt watch back the Spurs game or the Brighton loss last season. sadly Hurzeler did.

 

[Big-P]

Thanks for everything, best manager we’ve had, and will always love him. Time to go now though, football has moved on yet he won’t change anything. However we’ve also bought bang average players. We won’t even finish top 6. Dogshit

 

[Andouble]

He made a mistake not leaving when he wanted to.

 

[VinceYoungisaBLUE]

No change.

No aggression, no drive, terrible subs, no willingness to change. Hard to watch this, makes me sad!

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Same tactics same outcome

he didnt watch back the Spurs game or the Brighton loss last season. sadly Hurzeler did.

whats the point he will just play the same way no matter what

 

[David Silva]

What a shame we have replaced Pep’s once great squad with such limited players

 

[Columbia]

In the words of the super furry animals, the man don’t give a fuck.