Pep to leave at the end of the season

CC1 said:
IMHO - They’ve all known since Maresca left Chelsea but he had to go on gardening leave because he wasn’t sacked - HE LEFT. Pep has continued till things fell into place time wise.

Good replacement who has probably been in regular contact.

We plan ahead
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Different transfer plan too, I suspect.
Pep is the best at coaching good players and improving them. We'll buy proven now quality now.
 
If this has been leaked to the scum media Pep will be furious
Expect an absolute shitshow tomorrow night IF true
 
Chelsea under Maresca looked uncoached. Whether that's the players or not, it wasn't a good look. Urgh. This could be a horrible few days
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Next year was an option and the club knew for sure 3 months ago. Why do you think they've been talking to Maresca?
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Possibly, but ultimately they've done well to keep it quiet as long as they have if that's the case. We have won two trophies and the team are still going to fight for that title. Based on Arsenal's performance tonight, we can still win it. He might not get the send off we would want to give him but there will be another time for that I'm sure.
 
youngbob said:
I'll be honest, I'm really struggling to accept this from you of all posters after some of the awful and disrespectful things you've said about Pep ever since we won the league in 2024. We've all had our hot-headed and frustrated moments after bad games across the last two seasons, but I think even with a cool head on non-matchdays you've shown very little in the way of affection or sentimentality towards him despite all he's done for us.

"The Spanish Stuart Pearce" (on two separate occasions), "His best years are behind him", crediting the 4-in-a-row to the players rather than Pep, "he's given up", "the Catalan Mark Hughes", "bored to tears watching his insipid football", blaming him personally for lost TV revenue, "I rarely have a clue what the fuck he's talking about", "he's washed", etc. And those are just from his performance threads across the last two seasons.

You've gloated for two years on this forum about apparently being "right" to call for his removal in the aftermath of the 2024 title victory but you've said virtually nothing about the FA Cup win over the weekend and all you had to say on the day we beat Arsenal to win the League Cup was "Bernardo counting the players in the tunnel. Need to count the fuckers on the field, because a few seem to disappear before getting on there."

And then there's this chestnut, which you posted after he spoke up about the suffering of innocent people in Palestine.


I'm gonna be reading (and posting) a lot of sentimental and emotional stuff about Pep over the next few months but I'm gonna take anything sentimental posted by you with a massive pinch of salt, because frankly all you've done on here for two years is smugly strut about declaring Pep to be "the Spanish Stuart Pearce" while staring at your watch waiting for the day he leaves. Now it's come time and you're trying to join in with the teary-eyed send off? Nah. Not on my watch.
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Well said.
 
Dubai Blue said:
But presumably the way Pep wanted it to be. They're not going to force him into a Klopp-like farewell tour if that's not what he wants.
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True but sometimes you have to sacrifice something you don’t want to do for something that’s the RIGHT thing to do. So the thought of just walking out the door without saying a proper goodbye to his adoring fans is very disappointing. The players, if they didn’t know already, will be absolutely gutted at this news.
 
wolviedinho said:
That would be a big blow but yes can see it.

As soon as Bernie said he was going I fucking knew something was up with pep. That’s why the players spoke first so he can have the farewell he deserves.
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Bernardo contract was restructured 3 years ago to allow him to leave. The moment that new contract was signed Bernardo wasnleaving on a free. It was an understanding between him and the club because he simply doesn't like living in England
 
I think its good for the club that Pep moves now than next season

Same thing applies for players on their last year of their contracts

If you are happy to stay & committed , you are welcome to stay

If your dream lies elsewhere, just pack your bag & good luck to you
 
Mancini’s Pastilles said:
Can anyone else see Rodri leaving now too?
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I don't think there's any connection. If his head was being turned by Madrid and being back in Spain, I don't think Pep sticking for another year would change anything.

Heck, maybe he's more inclined to stay if he gets assurances from Maresca that he'll actually be rotated. (I kid, sort of.)
 
If he is definitely leaving (and it certainly sounds like he is)...thanks for everything Pep.
It was an honour. And I think you felt that too. After all, 10 years is something you have never done before.

Nothing will ever come close to what we achieved together. Thank you. For everything.
 
I do feel Pep would not want the players he has largely relied upon during his tenure to be part of the replacement managers squad. He may see that as new manager benefitting from his players. Left important players needing new contracts or out of contract and leave the players to decide if they stay.
 
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