L'Equipe report that Guardiola has met with United

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This job will be the biiggest test of his credentials to date,he has the task of a minor rebuild coupled with the pressures and expectations of a frenzied media and expectant supporters,i have to admire him for not taking the easy life;-)
 
FantasyIreland said:
This job will be the biiggest test of his credentials to date,he has the task of a minor rebuild coupled with the pressures and expectations of a frenzied media and expectant supporters,i have to admire him for not taking the easy life;-)
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I'd call it a major rebuild. And certainly the biggest test of his credentials to date, by a mile.

Four full backs over the age of 30. A defence who haven't been drilled defensively for three years. An injury prone (to the point of being unreliable) captain. A once star of the team, the lynchpin of every passing move, who is now well past his best. A couple of okay tricky wingers with pace but for me won't be anywhere near good enough for what Guardiola would want (Sterling and Navas). Two attacking players that do nothing defensively (Silva and de Bruyne).

That leaves Guardiola with Kun, Hart and Fernandinho that don't need any working on or replacing. I think Guardiola will like Delph too but he really needs to work on retaining the ball better.

Everyone else in our entire squad needs to improve beyond belief, need to get used to working a fucking damn sight harder, need to get fitter or need to change their ways or none of them will still be here in three years time.
 
the_game_161 said:
Papers are more likely to lie, fans aren't
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Of course. I mean, why would a professional sports media outlet whose journalists do nothing but work around players, agents and clubs know more about the goings on in football bahind closed doors than some sweaty fella in his pyjamas posting on the internet after a hard day at the factory?
Ridiculous innit.
 
stonerblue said:
Of course. I mean, why would a professional sports media outlet whose journalists do nothing but work around players, agents and clubs know more about the goings on in football bahind closed doors than some sweaty fella in his pyjamas posting on the internet after a hard day at the factory?
Ridiculous innit.
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Newspapers care more about sales figures and website hits than the content they provide. It's a sad world but it's data driven.
 
mad4city said:
That article is a master class in positive spin; making it appear that their beloved Manyoo have, at all times, been up to speed with (if not in control of) Guardiola's destiny.





"They coulda got him too, if it wasn't for those pesky Spaniards."
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Lol. Don't you just love the Mirror... It's like me writing that I have known for some time that Megan Fox isn't gonna marry me! Being aware of something doesn't necessarily put you in control of events.
 
richards30 said:
Haha! Possibly mate but our form is atrocious and has been for quite a while now.
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Our PL form in the last 5 games is unbeaten, and 9 points, 1 less than Spurs and West Ham, same as Leicester and Southampton, 1 more than Arsenal and united, 2 more than Liverpool and everyone else, hardly "atrocious", we might not be playing well, but our form is 3rd best in the PL.
 
cleavers said:
Our PL form in the last 5 games is unbeaten, and 9 points, 1 less than Spurs and West Ham, same as Leicester and Southampton, 1 more than Arsenal and united, 2 more than Liverpool and everyone else, hardly "atrocious", we might not be playing well, but our form is 3rd best in the PL.
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Yeah our points compared to others around us is ok but the way we playing is really poor and that's to down to Pellegrini for me.
 
I rate pep highly and think he will turn us into a real force, but the way some people are talking about him they don't expect us to ever lose or draw once he gets here.i think a lot of people underestimate how competitive the premier league really is.pelle does get stuff wrong but I think he s no where near as bad as some make out although he is a bit wenger like in his stubbornness
 
city saint said:
I rate pep highly and think he will turn us into a real force, but the way some people are talking about him they don't expect us to ever lose or draw once he gets here.i think a lot of people underestimate how competitive the premier league really is.
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Yes I agree, and there'll be even more gnashing of teeth when we don't win every game under Pep.
 
cleavers said:
Yes I agree, and there'll be even more gnashing of teeth when we don't win every game under Pep.
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Honestly mate, I just want to see some kind of plan and a bit of cohesion on the pitch. I want to see us play and not go away thinking we must have not bothered too much with training the previous week.
If that happens I reckon the team's good enough for the rest to take care of itself.
 
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