Pep Guardiola - 2022/23

[JewelZee]

What I don't do is assume there are not knowledgeable people on here but I do question how many really get what Pep is doing at times. I'd also question how many people don't learn from history?

I get that he's doing something that's not working against Everton, Villa and Brentford. That I get. Or am I missing something? What's there to figure out that a dozen other Prem coaches haven't already figured out when it comes to beating an absolute dog shit side like Everton currently is. Its not that complicated, please stop. There's no magical, mystical hidden secret to beating a team like that in your park. We don't always have to recreate the fucking wheel or do we?

 

[JewelZee]

No it's not. Phillips will feature in that role sooner or later.

Give me a holler when that happens...

 

[bluenova]

I get that he's doing something that's not working against Everton, Villa and Brentford. That I get. Or am I missing something? What's there to figure out that a dozen other Prem coaches haven't already figured out when it comes to beating an absolute dog shit side like Everton currently is. Its not that complicated, please stop. There's no magical, mystical hidden secret to beating a team like that in your park. We don't always have to recreate the fucking wheel or do we?

But we'd beaten Everton ten times in a row, Villa nine times in a row, and did the double over Brentford last season.

You can be the best team in the league, but you won't win every game, because that's how football works. City have broken so many records in recent seasons, but still dropped points against teams that weren't as good, because not everything goes right every single game. There has never been an English team as close to being a predictable winning machine as Pep's City, but they will still always drop points at some point.

 

[JewelZee]

Glad you can read what you want into my posts :/

Everton had less chances than any team we've played in the PL this season, and only scored with a 1 in 20 lucky shot. If you get upset over those kind of goals, the seasons must be very long for you.

Ok I get that Everton scored one lucky goal for the millionth time. But wtf did we do on the other end? Are we that vulnerable to one goal lucky or otherwise at home to Everton? If we are that's a problem. Maybe not long term, maybe not next game, maybe the rest of the way it is, who knows, but on that day in dropping two points further back of Arsenal by not being able to find a winner v Everton it was and is a big problem. Not to mention I would have liked to see if Arsenal would have come out flying like that v Brighton if we had climbed to within 2 points instead of offering up a freebie to extend their lead. We'll never know but it was an opportunity lost and in the opinion of many needlessly. Nothing more nothing less.

 

[hilts]

Maybe if we praise success as much, then it wouldn't be our reality. Reality can only be changed if we individually change. It sucks, but in football you lose more often than not, and we have the most succesful mamager ever, but if anyone reads this, they would think Pep is doing everything wrong most often than not, which is very far from reality.

You are making up scenarios in your head. We are discussing an individual game of football. We don't lose more than we win that's a blatant lie or a desperate attempt at deflection. If you want every supporter to be happy or just shrug when we don't beat a shit side at home then tough luck it ain't happening. Just don't come on here moaning about it. It's not difficult to avoid a thread.

 

[bluenova]

Ok I get that Everton scored one lucky goal for the millionth time. But wtf did we do on the other end? Are we that vulnerable to one goal lucky or otherwise at home to Everton? If we are that's a problem. Maybe not long term, maybe not next game, maybe the rest of the way it is, who knows, but on that day in dropping two points further back of Arsenal by not being able to find a winner v Everton it was and is a big problem. Not to mention I would have liked to see if Arsenal would have come out flying like that v Brighton if we had climbed to within 2 points instead of offering up a freebie to extend their lead. We'll never know but it was an opportunity lost and in the opinion of many needlessly. Nothing more nothing less.

At the other end our finishing wasn't great - but we made about as many chances as we did in games where we've ended up scoring 4 this season. On those occasions we got a bit lucky with finishing, and against Everton we were a bit unlucky. Rodri and Stones both had open goals from a couple of yards out. We had a scramble in the box, with a couple of chances, and a brilliant save from Pickford. The Mahrez penalty claim was strong enough that, if given, it wouldn't have been overturned.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Football has become so fickle it's bananas...

 

[Cotton Weave Blue]

A weeks along time in football. Everything could be rosie by this time next week

 

[Wiffill's waffle]

I get that he's doing something that's not working against Everton, Villa and Brentford. That I get. Or am I missing something? What's there to figure out that a dozen other Prem coaches haven't already figured out when it comes to beating an absolute dog shit side like Everton currently is. Its not that complicated, please stop. There's no magical, mystical hidden secret to beating a team like that in your park. We don't always have to recreate the fucking wheel or do we?

 

[AlfieBorden]

I get that he's doing something that's not working against Everton, Villa and Brentford. That I get. Or am I missing something? What's there to figure out that a dozen other Prem coaches haven't already figured out when it comes to beating an absolute dog shit side like Everton currently is. Its not that complicated, please stop. There's no magical, mystical hidden secret to beating a team like that in your park. We don't always have to recreate the fucking wheel or do we?

With the squad(s) we’ve had in the last 7 years, a manager with a more simple approach to football would probably have won a few Champions Leagues. That’s how Zidane and Ancelotti did it with Real - organise the defence, then let the talented attacking players go and win the game for you.

It’s as if he’s trying to prove to everybody how clever he is - everybody expects him to beat Everton by default, so he has to do it with inverting players everywhere, no width or crosses to the 6’4 striker.

If he coached a team like Everton you’d understand trying to neutralise the lack of quality at his disposal with a complexed game plan, but instead he ends up neutralising the abundance of quality we have with his tedious micromanagement of instinctively brilliant footballers.