Pep Guardiola - 2020/21 Performances

[mat]

Run out of chips and he'll be gone

You'd think the club would have learned from the last time that occured.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Didn't he say the tweet was false, not what Ric quoted?

He's said what's being discussed on social media is false.

Thats Sterling say its false whats being said, which is of a falling out.

Its all started from a reddit account

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Sterling saying it's false doesn't mean anything. If he's going to say something publicly then he's always going to say it isn't true.

I'd be pretty surprised if this doesn't happen plenty of times a season and if Laporte, Cancelo, Aguero, Sterling, Foden, Gundogan and the rest haven't all had a falling out with the manager over game time. Didn't Foden get left at home during a Champions League away game last season? They're all competitive players and want to play. Guardiola knows what that feels like and how to deal with it.

Not saying it is true, by the way, and I'm sure it's been embellished by the time we're seeing people posting about it on twitter but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if the basic premise was true.

maybe so.

 

[citymad]

Pep has been brilliant in managing this squad and keeping them overall happy. I'm sure all the players understand the situation.

 

[itsnevereasy]

I’d be more worried if players weren’t pissed off at not playing.

 

[ZanteWeatherman]

A bit of over-analysis going on here. Pep is the manager, nothing else matters.

If my boss gave me a 'talking to' with reasons, and told me to step up, I know what I would do..... I'd listen.... and fucking step up, no ifs or buts. End of story.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I’d be more worried if players weren’t pissed off at not playing.

We all would,it all boils down to the reaction though.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

A bit of over-analysis going on here. Pep is the manager, nothing else matters.

If my boss gave me a 'talking to' with reasons, and told me to step up, I know what I would do..... I'd listen.... and fucking step up, no ifs or buts. End of story.

Okay, but we have no reason to believe that's what happened.

Nobody has claimed that Pep asked Sterling to 'step up', so I'm unsure what your point is?

All we know is that the two had a little row before the Southampton game because Sterling wanted to play and Pep's punished him by dropping him for Fulham. That's it.

 

[Ric]

Sterling's travelling with the squad for tomorrow's game so looks like a line has been drawn under it, thankfully.

 

[hgblue]

I’d be more worried if players weren’t pissed off at not playing.

Yeah, perfectly natural to want to play, but simply impossible to play every game when you’re going for four trophies. It’s important that the squad is rotated and equally important that each member of the squad accepts and understands this. I’m sure Pep wants players who are disappointed when they don’t play, but he also wants them to be intelligent enough to accept his need to manage everyone’s game time and to trust him to do it in the best interests of the squad. I’m also sure Pep is keen to promote a working environment where everyone feels valued and encouraged to voice opinions that run counter to the management narrative, but there is a line not to be crossed and it seems Sterling has crossed it on this occasion. Hopefully the player accepts his punishment and the manager in turn feels the matter is closed and we move on.