Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

[Brewster's millions]

I don’t think those shelling out money care what he say on tv straight after the game, whenever I go to games I never see the after game interviews to be honest.
If given the choice I doubt he'd do the post match stuff, so yes what he says is pretty pointless, as are most post match manager quotes.

I’m not expecting any great insights from him and no doubt if he could get away with not doing the interviews then he wouldn’t.

But he does have to do the interviews and like it or not, it’s the main communication from the manager after the match, and the thing that gets most widely reported.

Simply coming out with the same ‘we played really well’ line isn’t plausible. He gets paid 20 million a year, so we’re hardly putting him out asking him for a proper appraisal of the performance. You never know, a pointed remark about our performance and a bit of honesty might actually have an impact. I think we’re at the point now where we need to do things a bit differently.

 

[super_city_si]

To quote the amazon documentary. "In the press conference I will defend you until the last day in our lives, But in here, Im going to tell you the truth

I don’t even bother watching/reading his post match interviews. It’s always the same sounbite. No proper insight at all and no problem with it. He saves it for the dressing room

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

I just occurs to me how bizarre this situation is.

Pep - the great football innovator - which he undoubtedly has been (especially in the PL), has become stuck in cycle he can't seem to fathom.

I know we're short on numbers but he just won't change anything - so has he lost all confidence the players being able to evolve into something new??

 

[Belgian Flash]

Further to that, he's been the best manager in the world for 15 seasons.

If anyone honestly believes there's someone better out there, name them!

Its not about being better. Its about being more suited for the current moment, personnel and the context in general. No manager will be better than Pep in a vacuum, but reality doesn't exist in a vacuum.

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

And whats the Man City mentality? Everything lasts forever and you should try the same thing over and over again with the same result?

6 titles in 7 seasons in the most competitive league in the world would suggest that we’ve been doing something right. I should add that that’s more league titles than Real Madrid in the same period

 

[Belgian Flash]

6 titles in 7 seasons in the most competitive league in the world would suggest that we’ve been doing something right. I should add that that’s more league titles than Real Madrid in the same period

This team is playing at a relegation level for months and there is zero change in the approach. Do you need another 7 seasons to realize that it is not working out? As someone said above, there is no innovation anymore from Pep. If he can't find a way out of this hole, someone else should. But first you need to recognize its an actual hole, not some anomaly.

 

[VinceYoungisaBLUE]

I just occurs to me how bizarre this situation is.

Pep - the great football innovator - which he undoubtedly has been (especially in the PL), has become stuck in cycle he can't seem to fathom.

I know we're short on numbers but he just won't change anything - so has he lost all confidence the players being able to evolve into something new??

Short on numbers only because he refuses to use the larger squad*

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Risks Ake instead of playing the kid against a poor Everton side although the result wasn’t all Peps fault that is very poor management

 

[Richie Rich]

1 win in the last 13 games is the manager's responsibility. If Pep wasn't Pep he would have been sacked tonight.

 

[decmancity]

Risks Ake instead of playing the kid against a poor Everton side although the result wasn’t all Peps fault that is very poor management

When is it not a risk for Ake?

He's been paid a fortune, if he's fit and available then he needs to play.