After Mancini would we prefer Pep or Jose for City's manager

[pee dubya]

I'd be very wary of Guardiola, he's the perfect man for Barca, but with regards to turning a club into a new Barca, that's a whole different prospect.

That's not to say he couldn't do it though...

He had a big impact at Barca when he stepped up to the first team also he was deeply invloved in their youth set up. It'd be an exciting opportunity I think. I'm more than happy with Mancini though.

Yeah it'd be interesting.

You have to wonder if he could bring the immediate success he'd need to, whilst being able to overhaul the club to fit his ideals though. Given enough time i'm sure he'd be a success, it's just the length of the transition period that would be the problem.

Maybe in a couple more seasons when we're properly established and he'd have a solid, secure base to work from it'd be a pivotal appointment for the future direction and image of the club. I can't help feeling it'd be a hell of a gamble to appoint him as a Mancini successor in the near future (considering Mancini would have to fail for him to need a successor meaning we would still be in a state of uncertainty rather than a stable club).

You'd have to imagine that it'd also mean a total overhaul (again) of the club behind the scenes also.

 

[Plain Speaking]

Neither:

Martin O'Neill for me!

Is that you Martin?

 

[dadnlad]

Im happy with Mancini i dont want anyone else.

bloody hell mate keep your head down on here ;)

 

[GStar]

Can't see why both would be mentioned in the same breath.

Mourinho: Won domestic and european cups as well as league titles in Portugal, England and Italy.

Guardiola: Continued the Barca philosophy with one of the most talented club squads in the world, whilst bringing in such stars like :

*Chygrynskiy - £25mil
*Keirrison - £16mil
*Hleb - £18mil
*Caceres - £16.5mil
and the biggest highlight...
*Ibrahimovic - £49mil plus Eto'o (fucking hell)

Pep is completely unproven as a manager, what he has achieved at Barca may well be great, but that's more down to the culture already installed there, look at how shit Rjikaard actually is for example.

 

[pee dubya]

Can't see why both would be mentioned in the same breath.

Mourinho: Won domestic and european cups as well as league titles in Portugal, England and Italy.

Guardiola: Continued the Barca philosophy with one of the most talented club squads in the world, whilst bringing in such stars like :

*Chygrynskiy - £25mil
*Keirrison - £16mil
*Hleb - £18mil
*Caceres - £16.5mil
and the biggest highlight...
*Ibrahimovic - £49mil plus Eto'o (fucking hell)

Pep is completely unproven as a manager, what he has achieved at Barca may well be great, but that's more down to the culture already installed there, look at how shit Rjikaard actually is for example.

I can't say i'm a student of Barca and their structure, but did Guardiola actually sign those players? Don't they have a director of football or something?

 

[20sbc07]

Pep is unproven. He became manager of the best team in the world and didnt exactly have much to do. Hes done nothing which put him in the same league as any of the top managers in the world.

Mourinho has won almost every trophy at every club hes managed.

There's no question as to who is the better manager. Jose over any manager in the world by far. I'm happy with Mancini just now though, He will win things. Remember Inter never won anything for 25years until Mancini took over..

 

[Damocles]

This also massively underestimates Pep's time as Barca B coach, where he brought through half of the current team from their teenage years to the men we see before us.

 

[taconinja]

This also massively underestimates Pep's time as Barca B coach, where he brought through half of the current team from their teenage years to the men we see before us.

Perhaps we could hire him for the youth system and install Mourinho for his 2-3 year standard and then promote Pep afterwards? ;)

 

[cant spell-dont care]

Manchini WOOOOOOOO Manchini wooooooooooo

 

[without a dream]

Pep is unproven. He became manager of the best team in the world and didnt exactly have much to do. Hes done nothing which put him in the same league as any of the top managers in the world.

Mourinho has won almost every trophy at every club hes managed.

There's no question as to who is the better manager. Jose over any manager in the world by far. I'm happy with Mancini just now though, He will win things. Remember Inter never won anything for 25years until Mancini took over..

A team that came behind Real in the league for the previous 2 years. He shipped out a lot of the 'old guard' and completely changed the way they work of the ball as well as promoting several players such as Busquets and Pedro. He doesn't get the credit he deserves imo.