bluechampion7891 said:
could it be a case of Pep to City and Klopp to Bayern (he was linked several years ago wasn't he?)?
Please give up on this idea we are "waiting for Pep". It's a pipe dream from the same people who seem to think we are Barca Mach2 simply because of Txiki and Ferran. All we've done is addressed the commercial side as was done at Barca and that's seen our global appeal rise and our income rise hugely. We've implemented a new academy with the most sensible approach to the game there can be - teach kids to pass, control and to actually be good at football. Iron out the concentration (that the English love) on physicality at the back and pace up front and instead get players to be good at football first and foremost. That way no matter what the tactics you can pass it out from the back, you can keep control under pressure etc.
That might point to Pep as an obvious manager one day, but it would be barmy to simply wait for him. It doesn't make any sense. We can't risk having a poor season whilst we wait for Pep. Equally if we have a cracking season, why should we hire Pep. Yes our owners may well believe in cycles of management - but I don't believe we have anything more than a desire to see him at the club one day. Maybe in the future our paths will line up. Personally I would be going all out for Klopp. He is someone I admire a lot, someone who has managed to mould young and proven players and win things. He's got pedigree in Europe and he's had the honour to leave Dortmund after a poor season.
He's also a manager to bring us fans really in touch with the club and will be a real character in the same vein as Mancini. I would love to see him at the club. If we got Pep it would turn into the Pep v Mourinho show, both would be bigger than the clubs they manage. If we get Klopp then I think we'd see the academy and first team merge together and I think we'd have a cracking journey with him. He'd get his blue and white scarf on and he'd be there kicking every ball.
