Pep Guardiola - 2023/24

[Tevez City]

Less creative team into the fa cup semi finals, quarter finals of the champions league and 3pts off top in the Premier League.

Ok then.

See the goal difference between last & this season.

 

[Gabriel]

As I’ve said in another thread, it feels as if Guardiola is caught between a rock and a hard place when playing better sides. He has attacking players aplenty, like Haaland, Doku, Foden, de Bruyne, and Nunes, but they relish space and running up and down the length of the pitch, whereas he also has Bernardo, Grealish, Alvarez, Kovacic, and Bobb, who are better equipped at keeping the ball short and suffocating teams in the manner with which he is more associated. Rodri can do both, of course, but would probably prefer not having to shuttle up and down the pitch. The remaining games against Villa, Spurs, and Real Madrid will give us a clearer indication as to whether these two styles can be melded. The results in those game might then have an impact on the summer signings and departures, which should also give us an indication of how the squad will develop.

 

[manimanc]

See the goal difference between last & this season.

Yes that is a factor but we've lost 20 plus goals in gundog and mahrez.

 

[balotellishaircut]

I reckon Pep will do one more season then he’s off, our greatest ever manager. Only my opinion mind.

 

[Chak19]

We would need fullbacks first before we contemplate using them to attack. There's one at the club.

Of course.

 

[Tevez City]

Yes that is a factor but we've lost 20 plus goals in gundog and mahrez.

But he spent close to 200m, he should spent it better.

 

[TrentGrisham]

I wish Pep would take a page out of Enrique's book and start taking Haaland off, as the former has Mbappe this season. If Arsenal is going to park the bus, bring on a player in Bobb who can operate in tight quarters. It's like he's afraid of hurting Haaland's ego.

 

[nellyonthewing]

I wish Pep would take a page out of Enrique's book and start taking Haaland off, as the former has Mbappe this season. If Arsenal is going to park the bus, bring on a player in Bobb who can operate in tight quarters. It's like he's afraid of hurting Haaland's ego.

Opponents default position is to build a wall of bodies in the space Haaland would operate in . We react to this with a ponderous plodding up the pitch when we face a side camped out in their box . It isn’t working any fool can see it .

 

[super_city_si]

Think hes working miracles this season. We lost a major part of the team in gundogan. De bruyne has been out most of the season as has stones. The fact were still in the 3 major comps is a huge accomplishment after last seasons achievements. It would be easy to take a breather. But no.
no one has won 4 prems on the spin and for good reason. Its a gargantuan effort to win it once. Never mind back to back to back.
He can be a little stubborn sometimes, like his persistence with alavarez in midfield, but hes a genius and hes right a hell of a lot more then hes wrong.

 

[vmsuhail]

We've scored 7 goals in our last 6 PL games, 3 of which came against United who take on average 25 shots from any half decent side. Pep needs to find a solution to that even if it means losing a bit of control and possession.