meeesh
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Just enough time to save us from relegation then
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Pep Guardiola - 2024/25
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Just enough time to save us from relegation then
You're talking about a few games where he changed things, we're talking about becoming more defensive week in week out, it's different.Like he says, he's adapted how we've played when it suited. Away games vs Atletico, Bayern, Real, Liverpool etc as well - Pep has shown he adapts and can be more defensive & pragmatic. At the moment he isn't and is expecting to get a tune out of players who can't deliver it.
EdersonsSmiley
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He's far from an idiot.
He's acting like one right now. Any other manager in world football would be sacked with this run.
I don't think he should be but we should be getting much better results, conceding 2 goals every game is the managers fault.
Calm down now, if other managers won 4 in a row they wouldn't be sacked either, we're still 4th in the league, even if we get knocked out in CL group stage he wouldn't get sacked, we're all frustrated but let's not talk nonsense.He's acting like one right now. Any other manager in world football would be sacked with this run.
I don't think he should be but we should be getting much better results, conceding 2 goals every game is the managers fault.
Churchlawtonblue
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Apologies, I missed the irony with my usual post match wtf is going on feeling.Of course not. Assumed that was obvious for goodness sake.
eastmanc
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Really. You're another one who doesn't deserve the success that this man has brought us over the period he has been with us.He's acting like one right now. Any other manager in world football would be sacked with this run.
I don't think he should be but we should be getting much better results, conceding 2 goals every game is the managers fault.
EdersonsSmiley
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Calm down now, if other managers won 4 in a row they wouldn't be sacked either, we're still 4th in the league, even if we get knocked out in CL group stage he wouldn't get sacked, we're all frustrated but let's not talk nonsense.
Ranieri was gone after what he achieved with Leicester...
Ranieri was staring relegation though, maybe if things get that bad with Pep sacking will become an option but I doubt that.Ranieri was gone after what he achieved with Leicester...
Pep will rightly now have the chance to rebuild the team. In the past he has shown such wonderful ability to change things in a crisis. Playing midfielders as full backs because he didn't have any. Playing inverted defenders to build up play. Playing with no striker yet still the team scored for fun. It is noticeable that he hasn't come up with anything like that during this run. I think tonight has shown we are at the bottom and perhaps in time we will look back at these last 10 games and say it was necessary.
I personally want Pep to build us again but I really need him to show his ruthless streak now. First action has to be shipping Walker out in January- like he did with Cancelo when he proved to be disruptive. For me it is more that Kyle is bringing the team down with his actual play and his captaincy has been frankly atrocious. An astute change now could perhaps get us into 4th so we can really attract players being in the CL as well as showing continuity.
As an aging midfield unit we can afford to carry maybe 1 and that player has to be Kev until summer when he - given what he has done for us - should be allowed to choose much like David and others. Bring in a new creative player in January and go from there. It's not all about missing one player it's about collective lethargy - bringing me back to this being a team in the image of the captain.
All good things come to an end and we've had the best decade any team has ever had. But now we need to change and only take the players who have the right stuff mentally with us. I didn't like what I saw from a few tonight and we need a proper leader who will not accept players strolling on the pitch when things don't go their way or passing the buck by not taking responsibility.
I am very optimistic that with a new midfield and new fullbacks we will once again be in the hunt for everything. We must return to playing with joy and character. I know deep down it will all beok - there will be big changes and that has to start with the most inept skipper (remember since he took the role it's been all plain sailing so wasn't really tested leadership wise) being let go.
Onwards and upwards blues let's get behind Pep again - and maybe just maybe playing that team this weekend may re-ignite some passion within this group.
I personally want Pep to build us again but I really need him to show his ruthless streak now. First action has to be shipping Walker out in January- like he did with Cancelo when he proved to be disruptive. For me it is more that Kyle is bringing the team down with his actual play and his captaincy has been frankly atrocious. An astute change now could perhaps get us into 4th so we can really attract players being in the CL as well as showing continuity.
As an aging midfield unit we can afford to carry maybe 1 and that player has to be Kev until summer when he - given what he has done for us - should be allowed to choose much like David and others. Bring in a new creative player in January and go from there. It's not all about missing one player it's about collective lethargy - bringing me back to this being a team in the image of the captain.
All good things come to an end and we've had the best decade any team has ever had. But now we need to change and only take the players who have the right stuff mentally with us. I didn't like what I saw from a few tonight and we need a proper leader who will not accept players strolling on the pitch when things don't go their way or passing the buck by not taking responsibility.
I am very optimistic that with a new midfield and new fullbacks we will once again be in the hunt for everything. We must return to playing with joy and character. I know deep down it will all beok - there will be big changes and that has to start with the most inept skipper (remember since he took the role it's been all plain sailing so wasn't really tested leadership wise) being let go.
Onwards and upwards blues let's get behind Pep again - and maybe just maybe playing that team this weekend may re-ignite some passion within this group.
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This all day long.Calm down now, if other managers won 4 in a row they wouldn't be sacked either, we're still 4th in the league, even if we get knocked out in CL group stage he wouldn't get sacked, we're all frustrated but let's not talk nonsense.