Is Pep the greatest?

[City Raider]

I still pine for Alan Ball

 

[gingerprince]

Dancer..?

 

[andyhinch]

He’s good but he’s no Alan Ball.

 

[domalino]

He's without a doubt the greatest league manager in history. 9 titles in 11 seasons across 3 countries, over 90 points (or equivalent to in germany) in 8 of those and I expect he'll continue at that rate until he gets about 15 or 16 spread across 5 countries.

Not the best in Europe yet, probably needs another 2 for that to be indisputable.

 

[sir baconface]

Not in my lifetime.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Yes - next.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Yes - next.

Took the words right out of my sleep deprived mind!

 

[bluemonkey71]

If Coppell had stayed a bit longer he could have been the man

 

[Fame Monster]

Very good manager and wouldn't swap him for anyone in the world but still makes mistakes like the rest of us. The shit he got in his first season here by some was embarrassing.

 

[bluemoon32]

At the moment?
Yes
Ever?
No

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Pep's the best ever at motivating people... He's outdone ferguson because he has a layer of tactical genius and football knowledge too.

This argument about him only doing it with money is bollocks... Leaders of men don't need money. He could do the same relatively with any bunch of players.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

He might be the greatest, but he doesn't rock the club's trackys, cap and trainers like Pulis.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

At the moment?
Yes
Ever?
No

Agreed on both.
Re. the "ever?" part, for City, Mercer still leads him on sentimental grounds.
For other clubs in Britain, Surly Alex (sorry) leads him on numbers, Shankly or Paisley or Jock Stein could be his equals in raw character, Cloughie for there being no one like Cloughie, but for building a team based on youth and style i have to go with Busby from 1955 to February '58.

 

[goatersnipple]

No. There are plenty of managers could do the same with the money spent. Just imagine what Klopp would do with this group of players....

Yeah loose more finals

 

[vmsuhail]

I don't think any manager would've won the title with City this season except for Pep Guardiola.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Bob Paisley was good very good in fact, I think he just edges Pep for me.

 

[come-on-barney]

So, we just won the league, and on the way home he is already studying and planning for Watford. Genius, you could see how much respect the players have for him. You know what I think we are also seeing Pep getting bitten by the city bug. He knows how much he is loved here..

 

[citymad]

No question he’s the best coach that’s ever lived. Sticks to his principles of possession football and makes good players even better.

 

[Gazza]

Not until he wins the Champions League with Rhyl.

 

[FCBarca]

He might be the greatest, but he doesn't rock the club's trackys, cap and trainers like Pulis.

Personally, I'd like it if he returned to his slick suits on the touchline but would appear he's trying to look more down to earth in that stupid grey jumper