Hart low on his left side is a huge liability and it has been his whole career
but he'll know more than anyone on bluemoan, otherwise txiki would have hired @Marvin months ago.
Seriously are you saying he's only a manager because he got lucky at barca as he played for them and if joe blogs from West gorton who won last years fantasy football comp and who's a beast at footy manager, if givin the same chances pep got he could be managing us now?
Can't say I've noticed him before before I wont forget him.He's absolutely embarrassing himself. Won't be the first time either.
I hope your right but it looks like we've not 'started' yet.It wouldn't have made any difference because half the team & most of the senior players have been away.
Most of the real work is probably being done on the training pitch.
Yeah but he's mainly lucky.Go and watch the programme on Sky demand called "Pep". Getting praised by the greats of the modern game left, right and centre for his passion, knowledge, meticulous detail, motivation, tactics and unrelenting will to be the best. People like Henry, Cruyff, Xavi, Beckenbauer, Laudrup, Alonso have all said he's a genius. He's no flash in the pan pop star, we've got a guy in charge that has changed the whole genre!
Why the suprise. We are a team in major transition. New coach,new players,new tactics etc etc.
There are some dreamers on here that think it's all just going to click into place & that other teams can't or won't be able to stop us.
Get real people. We're under prepared & the next 5 months will be choppy.
BTW......before the apologists & attack dogs pipe up,not a rag,not a flapper,not a wummer
Are you that insightful fan?We no, he wouldn't - because the top managers in the world are a merry-go-round that stop off at different top clubs. That's why so few every get near the top because so much is about the 'name'.
If you're lucky enough to get a job at a top club coming through the ranks and you succeed, you get yourself on that 'top manager' merry-go-round, but most never get that chance.
And that still doesn't mean an insightful fan can't see a problem in the team - because Pep / Mancini / Hughes / Pellers MUST know better.
Many of the same people who have spent the last 4 years slating our title-winning and cup winning managers and telling anyone on here that "Pep would have won that game" EVERY time we didn't win are being a little defensive shall we say.
We were told last season, from game 6 onwards, that the "fucking corpse" should be winning the title "easily" with the squad he had, and that the second best manager in the German league would "walk" the title over here .
Since then we have lavished more tens of millions on the "should be pissing the title" squad and appointed pep four years after first asking (begging) him to be our manager.
By that logic this season should be done and dusted by March. Champions again.
You say it for four years, using it as a stick to annihilate a good man and a great manager with, you own it.
Bring on the title.
Agree and said earlier, we will take more from tonight than winning against cannon fodderWe're not actually in the business of winning friendlies, at all. We picked tough games against top sides on purpose to make it difficult.
Don't understand how anyone has a problem with Pep.
I do understand those who are baffled by our transfers again.
Our CM, CB and LB positions have been a problem for 2 seasons and with a week to go we've still not brought anyone in to start.
bollocks........remember one of his best (and most important saves was to his left vs everton in the second season we won the league (i think) -its just a cliche that this is a weakness as he makes plenty of excellent saves on his left.
Fucking jokers are out tonight mate. I'm opening a bottle of wine and will take another look at this thread tomorrow and see if our flock of **** puffins have taken flight or nested.fuck has the season started already there`s me think it was a friendly
There's no time in England to piss about at the back from the keeper with limited players especially when the said players give it back to the keeper who is then hurried.
Could do with more time before we start.
Sunderland I we'll beat with the crowd/Pep factor but the away CL game could be awful.
I'm not normally negative but whoever signed off this pre-season is a disgrace.
but he'll know more than anyone on bluemoan, otherwise txiki would have hired @Marvin months ago.
Seriously are you saying he's only a manager because he got lucky at barca as he played for them and if joe blogs from West gorton who won last years fantasy football comp and who's a beast at footy manager, if givin the same chances pep got he could be managing us now?
I hope your right but it looks like we've not 'started' yet.
Could of done with Samir out there today. Especially with it being Arsenal.
Agree and said earlier, we will take more from tonight than winning against cannon fodder
It's weird how anybody would think people are basing their opinions on Hart because of a poor euros. I doubt one single person who thinks his place is under threat does so because of what he's done on an England shirt.He's the new boo boy. I do think his days are numbered at city due to peps style, I do get wound up when our fans don't back him. He's been a key player for us for years, a bad euros and it seems majority are on his back.