Pep Guardiola - 2024/25

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You are under the Bourgeois Syndrome.

This happens to Barça or Real Madrid when they lose two games.


Your aspirations now are to win everything and that's why you are feeling in crisis.

The reality is that you are second in the Premier, two points behind, and that you are into the Champions League, in a new scoring system, where even the one who is 12th in the standings today can play in the final.

There are ghosts.
 
He needs to figure out a way to play. It needs changing. The sooner we go back to four outright defenders, the better IMO. Our treble was founded on 4 solid defenders while the others could work their magic higher up.

Having Lewis forced into attacking positions and then not being able to recover when we lose it, it’s not working and I’d argue shouldn’t have been going on this long when it’s been a pretty evident issue all season. I’m more inclined to agree with pushing Gvardiol up because he’s a goal threat. Lewis isn’t and it just means he’s not affecting play up top and is leaving us wide open defensively at the same time. He’s fantastic. But he’s not a full back.

We’re getting turned around so quickly every time we lose the ball too. The sight of Kovacic running backwards towards his own goal is all too common. Same with Lewis.

Seems to be no definitive style to how we attack or the positions of the players. Usually we attack in a specific way which would see every player covering their own area of the pitch to prevent counters. That seems to have gone out the window.

All a bit baffling.

Luckily Pep is the best manager in the world so if anybody can figure it out, it’s him. And that stubbornness he had when he first came has gradually eroded where he will start to be more pragmatic if necessary.

Dias, Grealish, Rodri and Stones are big misses. They’re tempo-setters and help us control games. Without them it’s absolute chaos with players who haven’t got the legs to recover because they’re either ageing or too high up the pitch.
 
fuskarn said:
sam lee just said pep has been blocking transfers and pushing the club to not spend money.
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Well if he is why? Is it all to do with he doesn't want a to bigger squad so it makes it harder for him to pick a team or is it he wants to eventually bring a couple more youth players through?
 
waspish said:
Well if he is why? Is it all to do with he doesn't want a to bigger squad so it makes it harder for him to pick a team or is it he wants to eventually bring a couple more youth players through?
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Yes say in the vid, he doesnt want a bigger squad to juggle. Always has, always will. McAtee, Bobb, Wright and O'Reilly all had loans knocked back so maybe.
 
Gaz (FMwkdsoul) said:
Yes say in the vid, he doesnt want a bigger squad to juggle. Always has, always will. McAtee, Bobb, Wright and O'Reilly all had loans knocked back so maybe.
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I think he’s kept those players round because they are easier to drop and will have less demands in terms of playing time compared to a new signing
 
Shazza458 said:
I think he’s kept those players round because they are easier to drop and will have less demands in terms of playing time compared to a new signing
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correct. They drop in and out no fuss, than pack the bench with 'senior' players and leave one/two of those at home per PL game.
 
ninjamonkey said:
That's my hope too but don't really see the need to try and defend a shitshow when we get thumped. No reason why he cannot take responsibility for the poor setup instead of claiming things we all know is not true.

I don't think he should be laying into anybody after that, it's his instructions they're carrying out. arguably, and under the appropriate circumstances, the senior players should be laying into him for that.

Can't see how anything changes for the weekend, best we can hope for is after the internationals.
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Pre match you liked team he picked ? Did he tell them not to put our first half chances away or put in stupid tackles in the box. ?
 
We got the best coach in the World. Lets enjoy and lets go because we have trophys to win! Love to see his press conferences and reactions after yesterday game. Still hungry!! We will bounce back!!
 
Sorry to be a doom merchant but after today's presser I have the feeling we may have some news fairly soon on Pep's future and it won't be positive.

Ten Hag anyone? We need to have someone with charisma.

"Shtick with the plan."
 
jaiguruKun said:
Sorry to be a doom merchant but after today's presser I have the feeling we may have some news fairly soon on Pep's future and it won't be positive.

Ten Hag anyone? We need to have someone with charisma.

"Shtick with the plan."
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Why? He sounded like he was up for the fight after Tuesday.

I can understand his frustration, everyone goes through bad times and we are now.

Pep's probably just pissed off that we've lost 3 in a row and have injuries to a lot of key players. Add to that we have players who are exited about getting picked for their international teams yet supposebly aren't ready to play for us at a time when we need them.

Fwiw, i think he'll sign a 2 years extension.
 
jaiguruKun said:
Sorry to be a doom merchant but after today's presser I have the feeling we may have some news fairly soon on Pep's future and it won't be positive.

Ten Hag anyone? We need to have someone with charisma.

"Shtick with the plan."
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I doubt the reason for Pep’s titti lip was because he is going. Why would he be that arsed if he was off. Probably more pissed off with the manor of performance in the last 3 games and the attitude of some of his senior players at the moment
 
Well done Pep, not much talking.
Now give Hurzeler (31, former St Pauli coach...) a lesson who might be too giddy to give us another slap.
Hope Pep can give our doubting lads a match plan at hand they believe in and be efficient upfront for a change. Clean sheet would be an important sign for a new stability and the weeks to come.
 
jaiguruKun said:
Sorry to be a doom merchant but after today's presser I have the feeling we may have some news fairly soon on Pep's future and it won't be positive.

Ten Hag anyone? We need to have someone with charisma.

"Shtick with the plan."
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Get back across to the Cafe.
You won’t catch anyone over here with your little tiddler like that.
No real City fan would ever make such a profound statement.
‘shtick your plan where the sun don’t shine, sunshine’
 
AshtonBlueMooner said:
Get back across to the Cafe.
You won’t catch anyone over here with your little tiddler like that.
No real City fan would ever make such a profound statement.
‘shtick your plan where the sun don’t shine, sunshine’
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Was just a joke Gallows humour if you will..
 
He looks really fucking annoyed and upset with some players.

A parting of the ways is overdue for some. For all he has done for them, they can’t even come back and be determined to help.

Far too many only think of themselves.

I hope he signs and fucks 2/3 of them out the door.

Grealish is gone imo. Maybe not now but within 18 months.

Kev will be away as will Walker and probably Bernie.

Time to overhaul our midfield.
 
wolviedinho said:
He looks really fucking annoyed and upset with some players.

A parting of the ways is overdue for some. For all he has done for them, they can’t even come back and be determined to help.

Far too many only think of themselves.

I hope he signs and fucks 2/3 of them out the door.

Grealish is gone imo. Maybe not now but within 18 months.

Kev will be away as will Walker and probably Bernie.

Time to overhaul our midfield.
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The confusion over Kev being fit and then him coming on for 5 minutes so that he can play for Belgium (Is that how it works? And now Jack seemingly pissing him off not being fit for the team but running off to Carley like a giddy fucker.

Pep looks pissed off by it all.
 
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