Another Guardiola Rumour - The Sun.

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At least those of us who want Mourinho and those of you that don't now have something in common. None of us wanted Guardiola ;).

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

And then there's this fucking cock slapper: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2013/01/17/3678237/chelsea-manchester-city-paid-for-lack-of-history-in-race-for" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/pre ... n-race-for</a>

Chelsea & Manchester City paid for lack of history in race for Guardiola, hints Rio Ferdinand
The highly sought-after 42-year-old manager will take over the reins of the German giants at the end of the season now, replacing the retiring Jupp Heynckes at the helm.

A short-term approach and lack of history saw Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester City miss out on the services of Pep Guardiola, according to Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.

The former Barcelona coach - who won 16 pieces of silverware during a trophy-laden four-year stint at the Catalan club - announced his long-awaited comeback on Wednesday, with Bayern Munich clinching the much-lauded manager’s signature despite heavy interest from England.

Guardiola is set to sign a three-year deal until 2016, replacing the retiring Jupp Heynckes in the process, in a move that Ferdinand was both surprised yet supportive of.

Ferdinand posted on Twitter: "The news yesterday of Pep going to Bayern Munich was a shock...until you step back and think why...stability, organised, competitive in CL.

"Money to invest, history+time I'm assuming to put his stamp on the club... he obviously wasn't guaranteed all that at other clubs linked to!"

He is a cock but hints at no such thing.

Nothing he says there that is incorrect.

Apart from, with tiresome predictability, making history synonymous with winning trophies.

 

[SWP's back]

And then there's this fucking cock slapper: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2013/01/17/3678237/chelsea-manchester-city-paid-for-lack-of-history-in-race-for" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/pre ... n-race-for</a>

He is a cock but hints at no such thing.

Nothing he says there that is incorrect.

Apart from, with tiresome predictability, making history synonymous with winning trophies.

Everything he lists is true though:

Stable
Organised
Competitive in the CL
Money
History
Time to put stamp on club.

He isn't inferring others don't have those things, just confirming that after his initial surprise, when he looks at those things, he can understand the decision.

I fucking hate Ferdinand but I don't think he went fishing with that tweet.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

He is a cock but hints at no such thing.

Nothing he says there that is incorrect.

Apart from, with tiresome predictability, making history synonymous with winning trophies.

Everything he lists is true though:

Stable
Organised
Competitive in the CL
Money
History
Time to put stamp on club.

He isn't inferring others don't have those things, just confirming that after his initial surprise, when he looks at those things, he can understand the decision.

I fucking hate Ferdinand but I don't think he went fishing with that tweet.

"he obviously wasn't guaranteed that at other clubs he was linked to", implies more than the praise for Munich to which you refer.

All clubs have history. City, Bayern Munich and even united.

 

[dave_blue12]

I haven't read all the Pep threads and it may have been mentioned but anyone else think the he has chosen he easiest job.

Bayern Munich are the rags of Germany and have by far the biggest financial clout

 

[Klopp Flop]

I haven't read all the Pep threads and it may have been mentioned but anyone else think the he has chosen he easiest job.

Bayern Munich are the rags of Germany and have by far the biggest financial clout

His decision is based on fear of failure

 

[SWP's back]

Apart from, with tiresome predictability, making history synonymous with winning trophies.

Everything he lists is true though:

Stable
Organised
Competitive in the CL
Money
History
Time to put stamp on club.

He isn't inferring others don't have those things, just confirming that after his initial surprise, when he looks at those things, he can understand the decision.

I fucking hate Ferdinand but I don't think he went fishing with that tweet.

"he obviously wasn't guaranteed that at other clubs he was linked to", implies more than the praise for Munich to which you refer.

All clubs have history. City, Bayern Munich and even united.

Stability and time to put stamp on the club is what I think he was referring to with that remark. It would be weird to say someone was not "guaranteed history"

 

[dave_blue12]

I haven't read all the Pep threads and it may have been mentioned but anyone else think the he has chosen he easiest job.

Bayern Munich are the rags of Germany and have by far the biggest financial clout

His decision is based on fear of failure

That is exactly what I thought. It's a cop out. I think Pep's star is currently the highest it's ever going to get. It will be interesting but my guess is it's all downhill from here.

 

[Anonymous]

I haven't read all the Pep threads and it may have been mentioned but anyone else think the he has chosen he easiest job.

Bayern Munich are the rags of Germany and have by far the biggest financial clout

His decision is based on fear of failure

That is exactly what I thought. It's a cop out. I think Pep's star is currently the highest it's ever going to get. It will be interesting but my guess is it's all downhill from here.

You do realise it's been three years since Bayern won the league ? I realise that they will win it this year but suggesting the German league isn't competitive or that Pep has an easy job at Bayern isn't an opinion I personally think is rooted in the reality of the situation in Germany. It's a competitive league, albeit with not as many top teams as PL has, but still he faces a challenge from Dortmund which will get stronger not weaker.

Anyway, time will tell how he does, but when you read the opinions on why people think he joined Bayern, you can begin to make sense of the decisions on a personal as well as footballing level. Chelsea and City are probably a decade behind Bayern in terms of having the kind of infrastructure they have.

 

[dave_blue12]

His decision is based on fear of failure

That is exactly what I thought. It's a cop out. I think Pep's star is currently the highest it's ever going to get. It will be interesting but my guess is it's all downhill from here.

You do realise it's been three years since Bayern won the league ? I realise that they will win it this year but suggesting the German league isn't competitive or that Pep has an easy job at Bayern isn't an opinion I personally think is rooted in the reality of the situation in Germany. It's a competitive league, albeit with not as many top teams as PL has, but still he faces a challenge from Dortmund which will get stronger not weaker.

Anyway, time will tell how he does, but when you read the opinions on why people think he joined Bayern, you can begin to make sense of the decisions on a personal as well as footballing level. Chelsea and City are probably a decade behind Bayern in terms of having the kind of infrastructure they have.

Dortmund have been winning against all odds, it was never going to continue. The team that has way more money than anyone else will win over time and that is BM.

Funny he has been in NY polishing his English, his German must be amazing....oh wait he doesn't speak German !

I think Chelsea were his only option for next season in the PL and he didn't fancy it. BM are a cosy fit, apart from the language.