Pep Guardiola - 2022/23

[eastmanc]

we didn't sign Jack for goals or assists. He controls the game

Was you being ironic.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Was you being ironic.

No, I actually mean it

 

[eastmanc]

Sometimes I think he has his own projects.
Lewis.
Grealish - proving everyone wrong or something. Telling the player is doing good as he doesn’t lose the ball….

The team is not working well. The ball is passed to KdB and then wait for that pass. He had awful day yesterday. So do we.

I just knew after the match that Pep would say that we played well, which was insulting every City fan's intelligence in that ground, hopefully he's saying something different in the changing room, which to be fair he probably is. He can't possibly select as slow a team again if we wish to win the League and compete for the Champions League this season.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

I just knew after the match that Pep would say that we played well, which was insulting every City fan's intelligence in that ground, hopefully he's saying something different in the changing room, which to be fair he probably is. He can't possibly select as slow a team again if we wish to win the League and compete for the Champions League this season.

or maybe he can see certain things that we can't see

 

[OB1]

or maybe he can see certain things that we can't see

That is very obvious. How many supporters have even half a clue what Positional Play is actually all about?

 

[Damanino]

Have a feeling now if we somehow signed Mbappe, Pep would ask him to hold the width, and pass it back instead of creating panic in/around the box.

Bit of a problem Brentford/Everton showing the way for others to copy to get a result at Etihad, we have around 10 games left at home in PL where we are agaisnt similar tactics, maybe here will be only 2-3 where opponents wont be so defensive.

 

[eastmanc]

or maybe he can see certain things that we can't see

That was poor and we dropped points. There is no way that he thinks we played well . He was simply protecting the players. But everyone that was there yestday knew we were just not good enough and haven't been in the last three league home games. He is the best coach we have ever had but he can still be questioned just like every other manager City have had.

 

[hilts]

That was poor and we dropped points. There is no way that he thinks we played well . He was simply protecting the players. But everyone that was there yestday knew we were just not good enough and haven't been in the last three league home games. He is the best coach we have ever had but he can still be questioned just like every other manager City have had.

He didn't seem to want to protect Phillips much. I think he may be reflecting on his own performance yesterday. I certainly hope so.

 

[waspish]

I wonder does Pep watch the games back? because surely he cant be entertained by these performances.
Slow , boring and so predictable that even limited teams like Everton and Brentford can take points of us. It's all right saying it's hard against a packed defence and that ls true to a certain extent but it is exactly the reason why you need to move it quickly and run at them.
Grealish gallops towards his own goal quicker than the opposition's, draws a foul in our own half and somehow this is classed as controlled possession football.
Needs to get our best 11 out there and for Goodness sake stop fucking about with the defence.

He would watch that back and think we dominate the ball had enough chances to win drew because of one bad pass and a wonder goal! It will enforce his belief! He would of looked at the 6-3 win over the rags and looked at who was at fault and thinking we were to open not that we stopped playing to get a 7/8 goal plus he would of looked at that second half and how we lost control!

 

[waspish]

For the genius that he is, his ego gets massively in the way of what it appears everyone else can see.

He sees it but he sees the schedule and more important games ahead!

 

[bluemystery]

Why Pep didn't take off Mahrez yesterday was beyond me to be honest

 

[Blu1]

Love pep but some of his game management & subs is bizarre to me.

Why when we are winning & in Totall control we still all rush forward leaving gaps in midfield especially against teams looking to counter ? The list is endless this season

How on Earth Mahrez even starts for city never mind last the whole game is beyond me. He can do one good thing all game but shit for 99% of it! It really is like playing with 10 men.

 

[Craig]

He sees it but he sees the schedule and more important games ahead!

Yeah cos Foden must be shattered after starting 2 in 7 and a couple of England games. Sees the schedule and pretty much picks the same team 3xs in 9 days whilst refusing to make subs until about the 80th. :)

 

[waspish]

Yeah cos Foden must be shattered after starting 2 in 7 and a couple of England games. Sees the schedule and pretty much picks the same team 3xs in 9 days whilst refusing to make subs until about the 80th. :)

Well we’re playing well that’s why the sub were put on late! Well pep said we played well!

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Yeah cos Foden must be shattered after starting 2 in 7 and a couple of England games. Sees the schedule and pretty much picks the same team 3xs in 9 days whilst refusing to make subs until about the 80th. :)

Pep's trying to build on Jack's progress

 

[Rammy Blue]

For the genius that he is, his ego gets massively in the way of what it appears everyone else can see.

Phil is in the doghouse, fuck knows what he’s done but he’s done something to annoy Pep.

 

[lancs blue]

His stubbornness borders on arrogance . All geniuses have flawed personalities, it’s what brings them down in the end . Pep is in his late Napoleonic phase .

A trophyless season would probably be his Waterloo? ;-)

 

[eastmanc]

He didn't seem to want to protect Phillips much. I think he may be reflecting on his own performance yesterday. I certainly hope so.

Good point but if you remember his remarks in the all or nothing documentary, he told the player that he would protect them out there but tell them what he thinks in the changing room.

 

[eastmanc]

A trophyless season would probably be his Waterloo? ;-)

No it wouldn't he has far too much credit in the bank and rightly so.

 

[lancs blue]

No it wouldn't he has far too much credit in the bank and rightly so.

It was a light-hearted comment.