Pep Guardiola - 2019/20 Performances

[kaz7]

Oh dear @FCBarca

 

[kaz7]

The extension probably just another year means keeps the media quite on his contract situation also this probably be his last year.

Agreed,just be a year to take the heat off,two if he was really staying long term

 

[mccity]

Oh dear @FCBarca

Pep's homing device must be faulty.

 

[SebastianBlue]

He’s built up a lot of equity with that last call. Doesn’t come off as a chancer for me. You’re not wrong though. Expect it’s something like 90/10 that he’s right.

Mine was a joke, but aside from that, I agree with that assessment.

 

[RayCTID]

Oh dear @FCBarca

Somebody hide the cutlery

 

[FCBarca]

Oh dear @FCBarca

Dear, I had no illusions about Pep returning next season

 

[_a_o_]

Extension according to Cheesy.

Rewarding failure. Bayern and Juve sack coaches for winning leagues without European progress; £700m spent on top of inheriting Kompany, Fernandinho, David Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero etc, yet still nowhere near Championship League success due to his annual tactical implosion. If he couldn’t get a semi with that team, he isn’t going to with the default downgrades he signs to replace them.

I think what is clear is pep doesn’t know how to teach a team how defend. The defence falls apart under any pressure, ridiculous high line and players out of position.

weve spent a ridiculous amount of money on defenders and most of them have been bad, however peps lack of defensive management is clear

He’s previously been very lucky - he inherited a Puyol who’d previously won a Champions League and Euros with Spain, the brilliant Rafa Marquez who succeeded alongside Puyol under Rijkaard, plus Pique who’d learned his trade with Ferdinand and Vidic pre-Pep.

Bayern were European Champions with the best keeper in Europe, Boateng and Lahm who’d go on to win the World Cup plus Alaba, Martinez etc.

When he came here, he’d fall all back on Kompany to lead the defence, signed Walker who Pochettino had turned into the best rightback in the league, plus he had the best killer of counter attacks in world football in Fernandinho to paper over the cracks. This is probably the first season he’s had to forge an defence and it’s components himself - it’s been shambolic. Stones is still daydreaming, Otamendi is still diving in - surely a great coach would have neutralised those basic flaws with 4 years of working with those players? Zabaleta was chaotic, and Kompany was a sub midfielder when Mancini got a grip of them, yet he turned them into two genuinely world class defenders.

That’s why the only defenders we sign should be ready-made elite footballers who know how to defend regardless of tactical directive - like Koulibaly - because all of his project players have failed.

 

[Phil1]

Rewarding failure. Bayern and Juve sack coaches for winning leagues without European progress; £700m spent on top of inheriting Kompany, Fernandinho, David Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero etc, yet still nowhere near Championship League success due to his annual tactical implosion. If he couldn’t get a semi with that team, he isn’t going to with the default downgrades he signs to replace them.





He’s previously been very lucky - he inherited a Puyol who’d previously won a Champions League and Euros with Spain, the brilliant Rafa Marquez who succeeded alongside Puyol under Rijkaard, plus Pique who’d learned his trade with Ferdinand and Vidic pre-Pep.

Bayern were European Champions with the best keeper in Europe, Boateng and Lahm who’d go on to win the World Cup plus Alaba, Martinez etc.

When he came here, he’d fall all back on Kompany to lead the defence, signed Walker who Pochettino had turned into the best rightback in the league, plus he had the best killer of counter attacks in world football in Fernandinho to paper over the cracks. This is probably the first season he’s had to forge an defence and it’s components himself - it’s been shambolic. Stones is still daydreaming, Otamendi is still diving in - surely a great coach would have neutralised those basic flaws with 4 years of working with those players? Zabaleta was chaotic, and Kompany was a sub midfielder when Mancini got a grip of them, yet he turned them into two genuinely world class defenders.

That’s why the only defenders we sign should be ready-made elite footballers who know how to defend regardless of tactical directive - like Koulibaly - because all of his project players have failed.

Who do you support out of interest?

 

[WallyA]

I simply expect better from him at this point.

I've gotten use to the result at this point, but I just hope Pep can figure out these big games by now, the fact that almost every city fan looking at that lineup was worried is telling, the players would probably worry too to see that.

Impose our style, and force the opposition to beat it. Don't fear their players, instead, trust ours.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Most of his teams have conceded the least goals while winning things.,many teams play a high line, liverpool and Bayern amongst them. We haven’t done it well enough this season, the two seasons before we did . I expect next season we’ll play a high line get it right and win things.
All of a sudden this playing a high line is a problem, Pep doesn’t understand or appreciate defending stuff is just knee jerk nonsense.

Of course his sides will concede less goals.... they have the best players, all the ball and more then often Outscore most teams

how on earth is it knee jerk. We’ve crashed out of the champions league every year - bad defending and lack of defensive tactics being a huge reason. 4 years in a row isn’t exactly knee jerk