Southampton (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[mcfcphil]

I took it to mean that he didn't have any particular pressure to play local kids - that meaning no greater pressure to play promising kids than he's under to play his world class / internationals.

IMO the fact is that all managers are under some level of 'pressure' to play every player that they have access to, but that there's a much greater pressure, indeed a professional responsibility on them, to ignore such meaningless distractions as the age or place of birth of players and to do what they're actually paid to do by selecting the team best placed to win when taking into consideration the need to rotate the team.

The journo was just fishing for a sound bite that could be used in a negative headline that the numpties who think they know better than Pep would lap up.

Who was the journalist? He didn’t introduce himself before asking the question.

The impression I got was Guardiola just didn’t want to talk to that particular journalist - he gave him a pretty cold stare as well as the short answer.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

Who was the journalist? He didn’t introduce himself before asking the question.

The impression I got was Guardiola just didn’t want to talk to that particular journalist - he gave him a pretty cold stare as well as the short answer.

Yep, I agree, I felt Pep showed distain for the idiot because he was obviously fishing for a negative to use.

 

[dadnlad]

He didn’t say the bit you’ve quoted those are just my words, the question put to him was something like “is there added pressure to play local kids?” To which he answered no and then sat in silence and waited for the next question.

so Tommy Doyle has thrown in a transfer request due to lack of game time

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

This has to be one of the shortest pre-match threads.

 

[sir baconface]

If and when Pep’s English footballing fortunes wane, he’ll get a right kicking off the Press. Generally they admire him but I doubt he has a big stock of brownie points.

 

[NorthamptonBlue]

so Tommy Doyle has thrown in a transfer request due to lack of game time

I hope that one doesn’t come back to bite you

 

[mccity]

This has to be one of the shortest pre-match threads.

Wait until Gundogan's announced in the starting XI as an 8, we'll hit 100 pages in no time.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Wait until Gundogan's announced in the starting XI as an 8, we'll hit 100 pages in no time.

Add in Otamendi and....

 

[ancoats]

Errr, did you miss a lot of school perchance?

what your saying ??? the world is flat matey trust me

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Lawro's prediction on BBC website is 4-0. Might be thinking more but reluctant to be unkind to Southampton.