Millwallawayveteran1988
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Never mind all this creating a team the world will recognize as great it might be a start if Pep was able to win a league and an FA cup a la Mancini or the league and two league cups that MP managed.
Mancini took over a team that finished 10th the previous season. Within two two and a half seasons he had put to bed the trophyless drought and then won the league. No small achievement despite the financial backing. Now I am fully aware that Guardiola is a more respected coach than either of his predecessors but all his achievements were elsewhere with two giants of world football.
He might yet do the double in his first season and in my view Wednesday's defeat makes that more not less likely. Let's hope so. But if we end up trophyless this season the pressure will mount. The competition does seem to be getting domestically stronger. And that is why the last 5 years remain a disappointment. With United and Chelsea temporarily in decline, Spurs yet to get going and Arsenal being well Arsenal it was an opportunity to dominate the PL. We didn't take it.
The double? Fa cup and Charity Shield?