Next Manager after Pep

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Johnny Mars Bar said:
"messing about with Mr Waistcoat"?

Southgate got us to a World Cup semi final and a Euros final. I know we all wanted the trophy but fuck me he's done a better job than every England manager in the last 30 years put together.
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The World Cup - 2 group wins against Panama (6-1) and Tunisia (2-1) and then 0-1 to Belgium. 1-1 against Columbia in the last 16 but through on pens. Beat Sweden 2-0 in Quarter-finals - our only win of note if one calls Sweden world beaters. Lost our next 2 matches to Croatia and Belgium. Played 7 - won 3, drew 1, lost 3.
The Euros - thrashed Croatia and Czech Republic 1-0 (we were at home) Held Scotland to 0-0. Beat Germany 2-0 at home (our only decent result in the above 10 ) Beat Ukraine 4-0 - pretty good and Denmark 2-1. After the perfect start in the final, we reverted to 'type' and the rest is History.
"he's done a better job than every England manager in the last 30 years put together." What? !! Given the luck he has had, he should have resigned after Italy and someone like Graham Potter show the nation how our quality group of players can really play - keeping the ball for starters and passing forward rather than sideways. Bye bye Right Angle Gareth.
 
For those deluded few that had listed Bodgers as a successor to the greatest Manager in history, this is how the genius deals with defeat:

As Leicester City's reign as FA Cup holders came to a tame end, humiliated 4-1 in the fourth round by second-tier local rivals Nottingham Forest, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers was in no mood to hold back.


"Our players have to look at themselves in the mirror and prove they are good enough to be here," said Rodgers.

"A lot of players have to improve. It was an awful performance. I have to apologise to the fans. We needed physicality and authority and lacked it.

"There was a lack of hunger and you get destabilised when you make errors. That's the first time since I've been here that I was embarrassed."

In an attempt to inspire his players, Rodgers said he had brought the trophy into a team meeting earlier this week "so they could see what we went through last year and provide that motivation".

Rodgers, who has guided Leicester to successive fifth-placed finishes in the Premier League - although they are 10th this season - says complacency has crept in among his players and changes need to be made. And, he added, "time could be up" for some of his squad.

"Too many players think they are top players but are a long way off," said Rodgers. "Some players may have achieved everything they can here.

"I watch training every day and for some it's everything they could dream of, they've won the FA Cup - that might be it [for them], but it's not for me."


Quite.
 
If Rodgers ever has any hope of coming to City, he will have to do something special against Liverpool. Most likely not. At least, he has taken himself out of the running to be Guardiola's successor.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
For those deluded few that had listed Bodgers as a successor to the greatest Manager in history, this is how the genius deals with defeat:

As Leicester City's reign as FA Cup holders came to a tame end, humiliated 4-1 in the fourth round by second-tier local rivals Nottingham Forest, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers was in no mood to hold back.


"Our players have to look at themselves in the mirror and prove they are good enough to be here," said Rodgers.

"A lot of players have to improve. It was an awful performance. I have to apologise to the fans. We needed physicality and authority and lacked it.

"There was a lack of hunger and you get destabilised when you make errors. That's the first time since I've been here that I was embarrassed."

In an attempt to inspire his players, Rodgers said he had brought the trophy into a team meeting earlier this week "so they could see what we went through last year and provide that motivation".

Rodgers, who has guided Leicester to successive fifth-placed finishes in the Premier League - although they are 10th this season - says complacency has crept in among his players and changes need to be made. And, he added, "time could be up" for some of his squad.

"Too many players think they are top players but are a long way off," said Rodgers. "Some players may have achieved everything they can here.

"I watch training every day and for some it's everything they could dream of, they've won the FA Cup - that might be it [for them], but it's not for me."


Quite.
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If he is appointed (which I very much doubt) we will sink without trace.
 
Three more years according to the lad who sits in front of me with a legal business in northern Spain, and who called Pellegrini, Bernardo, Rodri, Dias etc long before they were even gossiped about online, let alone the papers.
He also reckons Haaland has provisionally agreed and a British (interesting phrase?) left back is being seriously looked at.
Just passing on. I’m in no way ITK except when my mate who lives in Bernardo’s building insisted that once Covid lockdown was over he might not be so homesick and desperate to leave. I betted on him staying and so he did.
That said, Bernie leaving the pitch in tears v Arsenal did shit me up. But apparently an anniversary of something
 
Keeper! said:
Doing very well but why would he come back? He is putting in the hard yards at Arsenal, he is far more attached to them emotionally than us.
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There are about half a billion reasons why he’d come back looking at the net spend table shown recently on here. These guys are top professionals, emotions are there but they take a back seat to other more important factors.
 
Katsunari Takayama said:
There are about half a billion reasons why he’d come back looking at the net spend table shown recently on here. These guys are top professionals, emotions are there but they take a back seat to other more important factors.
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Arsenal have opened the purse strings for him and look like doing the same this summer.

He has no feeling towards us as a club other than he was Pep's No2.

He played for 5 year at Arsenal and loved his time there, he left a very comfortable job with us to test himself in very difficult circumstances, he so far has done a very good job. He has handled the Aubameyang well and the club has backed him, he will not be coming back to us.
 
Keeper! said:
Arsenal have opened the purse strings for him and look like doing the same this summer.

He has no feeling towards us as a club other than he was Pep's No2.

He played for 5 year at Arsenal and loved his time there, he left a very comfortable job with us to test himself in very difficult circumstances, he so far has done a very good job. He has handled the Aubameyang well and the club has backed him, he will not be coming back to us.
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Very few managers in the world would turn us down and he’s certainly not one of them. If Pep were to leave this summer Arteta would be staring at his phone like a lovesick teenage girl waiting for Khaldoon’s number to pop up.

Above all else driven guys like him are ambitious. Personal goals far outstrip any sentiment he may feel for Arsenal and anyhow it’s not like he’s got the kind of relationship with Arsenal that say Vinny or Dave or Zaba etc etc had with City - I.e the unconditional adoration of the fans for having played a big part in era defining successes. He had a few seasons at Arsenal at the end of his career when Arsenal were gradually slipping away from the top table - his bond with Arsenal isn’t in the same league as that of Adams or Wright or Vieira.
 
watching the disgraceful shit the arsenal players pull added to their horrible disciple i wouldn’t want Arteta anywhere near us.
 
Katsunari Takayama said:
Very few managers in the world would turn us down and he’s certainly not one of them. If Pep were to leave this summer Arteta would be staring at his phone like a lovesick teenage girl waiting for Khaldoon’s number to pop up.

Above all else driven guys like him are ambitious. Personal goals far outstrip any sentiment he may feel for Arsenal and anyhow it’s not like he’s got the kind of relationship with Arsenal that say Vinny or Dave or Zaba etc etc had with City - I.e the unconditional adoration of the fans for having played a big part in era defining successes. He had a few seasons at Arsenal at the end of his career when Arsenal were gradually slipping away from the top table - his bond with Arsenal isn’t in the same league as that of Adams or Wright or Vieira.
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So wrong.
 
super_city_si said:
watching the disgraceful shit the arsenal players pull added to their horrible disciple i wouldn’t want Arteta anywhere near us.
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Tbf, most player in question is already problematic before Arteta appointment. No amount of discipline will change that lot behavior, that's why he try to bring a lot of young player to Arsenal and moulding him to his liking because they easier to influence rather than old and problematic senior player who he is trying to rid them one by one.

Mind you most of our squad player still have fondness working with Arteta and he also have part to contribute our centurions season. So him being able to prop up that Arsenal squad to still being in top four contender this season is achievement.
 
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