Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

[Dazzle84]

Did you see the amount of messages immediately after the defeat? All saying how Pep can't deal with this situation, or how this is his last sesson, or how he lost the game because of no subs.

Of course a doctor has a huge saying in how long a player coming back from injury can play. From previous press conferences Doku was not expected to play until after the international break. Even more if you focus on his minutes, you see he didn't have his explosiveness and acceleration. He was being very careful.

I saw your messages getting after people who said differently to you. That's what I was bothered about.

And a doctor is not going to say "10 mins". It an absolute nonsense. A doctor is going to detail potential risk. Not, 10 mins fine, 20 mins bad, 30 mins dead

 

[HaalandxKdb9]

Dont understand why we have the injured Players on the bench if its not planned to get in at any result. I know its not the perfect solution but if we have no trust in our academy lads rn, when should they step up? I don’t get it only to sit on the bench to not be used as an alternative.

 

[Phil1]

Dont understand why we have the injured Players on the bench if its not planned to get in at any result. I know its not the perfect solution but if we have no trust in our academy lads rn, when should they step up? I don’t get it only to sit on the bench to not be used as an alternative.

We have plenty of trust as seen throughout the last couple of seasons.
What we don’t do is throw 4/5 on at once in a tricky away game that could have a detrimental effect going forward if it doesn’t go well.

 

[JewelZee]

We have plenty of trust as seen throughout the last couple of seasons.
What we don’t do is throw 4/5 on at once in a tricky away game that could have a detrimental effect going forward if it doesn’t go well.

How about "throwing" one in for Gundo maybe? Now that wouldn't be so drastic would it?

 

[MarsLlama]

On the one hand, we are clearly paying the price for Pep's 'oh I hate leaving players out of the XI so I'd rather just not have any players' philosophy.

On the other hand, this is the first time in nine years that it might genuinely cost us a title. He's earned our trust, surely? Even if I personally would much rather he dealt with a few disgruntled players than this, but clearly his approach works well for the most part.

 

[BLUEisville]

On the one hand, we are clearly paying the price for Pep's 'oh I hate leaving players out of the XI so I'd rather just not have any players' philosophy.

On the other hand, this is the first time in nine years that it might genuinely cost us a title. He's earned our trust, surely? Even if I personally would much rather he dealt with a few disgruntled players than this, but clearly his approach works well for the most part.

I think modern football will force him to change. Top managers will learn to keep big squads happy and rotate players to keep them fit. There’s just too many games for any club with ambitions to have such a lean first team.

 

[Richie Rich]

Having Kevin and Savinho on the bench with no intention of using them was of course a poor decision. A couple of youngsters should have been there.

 

[waspish]

If fans don't know now how pep managers you not been taking much note of his managerial career!

He is loyal to experience players he mainly never starts a youngster in premier games unless he believes they are of the experience level of standard! That team yesterday from pep was expected by me and don't forget Nunes only now he has given a chance too because he had to and out of position and he has been one of our best players! Maybe Pep should trust players a bit more but we all can't argue about his methods because he has delivered more than delivered!

 

[oldius]

A true great in a difficult moment because of the reasons for his greatness: small squad of exceptional quality; stubborn adherence to footballing principles; loyalty to key players; unwillingness to take risks with young talent.

At a time of significant injury issues, those exceptional qualities he has are called into question. He cannot change and doesn't want to, nor does he need to: these are uniquely challenging circumstances that are beyond the limits of the current playing squad.

I would like him to play some of the academy players - I think McAtee offers more than Gundo, at the moment, and I think that an academy central defender would have offered more than Akanji or Ake, yesterday, who were both clearly unfit. I suspect that may happen on Tuesday.

 

[supercity88]

I don't really know what his strategy has been for the last two games. We have a lot of injuries yet a fair few made the squad despite apparently being injured. Then others were out of the squad despite their injuries not being known.

Hard not to look more into it and feel there's a bit of a problem going on.

With two good results in recent games it was always going to be tough, so maybe Pep should have rested more midweek to prepare for it...who knows. The changes came too late today though. We were all over the place. Whilst he never wants to lose you almost wonder whether he wanted us to suffer to kick everyone up the arse!