Pep’s Spurs (H) Post-Match Interview

[meeesh]

Pretty sure I heard an interview with Pep a few years ago in which he said the best time to have a go at the players is when they are winning/have won. Adding that after a loss, criticism is counter-productive.

I have no idea how things work in the dressing room of a professional sports team but with Pep managing the egos of players at City, Bayern and Barcelona whilst being highly successful and working under a great deal of pressure, I can only presume he understands how to press their buttons to deliver results.

Problem on this occasion he's pressed 40k worth of buttons,I say 40,as there was 53 on last night,3 Spurs,50 City,but 10 will no doubt sit back and enjoy the outburst,as you are aware I'm not one of them

 

[ShedDweller]

He was neither erratic and unpredictable last night.

Stone cold pre-meditated rant and it's what makes him the best of his generation.

He was totally in control of himself, he repeated the message in multiple press conferences.

He got what he wanted to say out there with no room for ambiguity.

Basically saying that the whole club, players, supporters staff, have become complacent and need to wake the fuck up before the season is gone.

Exacly what we've all been seeing every week. Gundo said the same last week.

Lets see what the reaction is, the 2nd half last night was sensational, if we get everyone firing at that level we will blow everyone out of the water by miles like we used to.

Even taking into account the improvements around us, no team in the PL can get close to us when we play at our best.

 

[Keeper!]

He was totally in control of himself, he repeated the message in multiple press conferences.

He got what he wanted to say out there with no room for ambiguity.

Basically saying that the whole club, players, supporters staff, have become complacent and need to wake the fuck up before the season is gone.

Exacly what we've all been seeing every week. Gundo said the same last week.

Lets see what the reaction is, the 2nd half last night was sensational, if we get everyone firing at that level we will blow everyone out of the water by miles like we used to.

Even taking into account the improvements around us, no team in the PL can get close to us when we play at our best.

People saying last week that Gundo should not have gone public in what he said.

FFS do you think the man did that without Pep's blessing? Pep told him to do it, because he clearly was not getting his message across in the dressing room/training ground.

Last night was a genius man motivator at work, it was sensational, even more so that the comeback.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

People saying last week that Gundo should not have gone public in what he said.

FFS do you think the man did that without Pep's blessing? Pep told him to do it, because he clearly was not getting his message across in the dressing room/training ground.

Last night was a genius man motivator at work, it was sensational, even more so that the comeback.

And I also thought Gundo for all his faults was the driving force in the attack for that comeback.
Yes Jack and Mahrez had it, but I thought the leading by example was coming from Gundo.
You need someone on the pitch to just take these moments by the scruff of the neck sometimes.Ilkay and Rodri as security did that.

 

[Bluewars]

We are way better than Liverpool
But when they had their success against us at anfield (every year) it’s because the crowd intimidate the ref, their players, our players, pep
We need to do that now to teams
Beat arsenal in the cup and plant seeds of doubt in them for the two league games

The non offside call for rashford at old trafford. If thats at the Etihad for one of our players that goal gets ruled out.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

A point that’s kind of been lost is that it seems Pep is not too happy with the board either and he’s playing a bit of a public game with them to get more players in the summer. In my opinion, making a point that our net spend is not that high lately compared to our rivals and saying he wants more from “the whole organisation”, can only mean one thing… even the board are resting on their laurels. Pep has probably laid out to them how much of an overhaul is needed for us to be winners again, and they mustn’t agree. First signs of a disagreement between him and the board imo. At least in public anyway. He’s at war with board, players and fans and I find myself 100% on his side. He knows what it takes to win, and to win consistently. And we don’t have it any more.

I don't think so. I also don't think he would have signed that new deal without those assurances.

 

[brazilians hurt]

Just watched Micah response to pep after Match interview! Said sound like he has had enough! Micah you been with Carragher to long you 100% wrong and so so out of touch with Manchester City! You’re playing the crowd! Totally disappointed with him

Agreed Micah was piss poor last night with all his comments perhaps the emotion of the come back got to him or perhaps he tries too hard to distance himself from being a fan. Either way his comments were verging on stupid last night and certainly unhelpful, Izzy Christiansen was good though whilst the hateful Carragher was gutted we had come back

 

[Roachy]

He was totally in control of himself, he repeated the message in multiple press conferences.

He got what he wanted to say out there with no room for ambiguity.

Basically saying that the whole club, players, supporters staff, have become complacent and need to wake the fuck up before the season is gone.

Exacly what we've all been seeing every week. Gundo said the same last week.

Lets see what the reaction is, the 2nd half last night was sensational, if we get everyone firing at that level we will blow everyone out of the water by miles like we used to.

Even taking into account the improvements around us, no team in the PL can get close to us when we play at our best.

I wonder if Pep himself feels he has become complacent?

 

[Keeper!]

I don't think so. I also don't think he would have signed that new deal without those assurances.

Agreed but there have been a couple of times where I feel Tixki has dropped him in it, no LB, the Kompany replacement and maybe even the Kane non transfer, a player Pep clearly wanted very badly.

With the latter, we ended up with Haaland for me a much better option but I do wonder if Pep would still have Kane over him (?)

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

We are way better than Liverpool
But when they had their success against us at anfield (every year) it’s because the crowd intimidate the ref, their players, our players, pep
We need to do that now to teams.

And it should start with the crowd bricking their coach as they arrive.
No?
Too much?