Right, so he has the capacity to adapt based on the situation, with our limitations and minimising the opposition strengths. It isn't an expectation that he instantly changes his ethos from now on, just that while we have injuries/unfit players, he adapts to it making us more difficult to beat. At the moment he isn't. It's essentially the same on repeat with the same results. I honestly believe he can do better than he has been doing with the squad available and he isn't beyond reproach for sticking to principles in spite of results.
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Pep Guardiola - 2024/25
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Richie Rich
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The problem is of course that he shouldn't be the one to rebuild the team if he intend to leave in 2026.
decmancity
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Hes lost his marbles.
We have been hearing for two months now that hes the greatest in the world, he will find the solution. Turns out his solution is just get back the injured players and hope we can go back to how it was before. Whats happened to the Pep of a few years ago with different tactics, formations, players in unusual positions?
Khaldoon needs to step in and sell Walker, Gundogan and maybe a few more in January so he can't fucking play them.
We have been hearing for two months now that hes the greatest in the world, he will find the solution. Turns out his solution is just get back the injured players and hope we can go back to how it was before. Whats happened to the Pep of a few years ago with different tactics, formations, players in unusual positions?
Khaldoon needs to step in and sell Walker, Gundogan and maybe a few more in January so he can't fucking play them.
Yes I agree that he should change things and become more pragmatic, but it's clear he won't do it, what can we do except complain about it ?Right, so he has the capacity to adapt based on the situation, with our limitations and minimising the opposition strengths. It isn't an expectation that he instantly changes his ethos from now on, just that while we have injuries/unfit players, he adapts to it making us more difficult to beat. At the moment he isn't. It's essentially the same on repeat with the same results. I honestly believe he can do better than he has been doing with the squad available and he isn't beyond reproach for sticking to principles in spite of results.
nellyonthewing
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You could almost sense the second goal coming as yet another of our pointless ineffective meanders in front of their defence broke down and the players mainly just watched as Juventus sprinted forward. The inevitability of it is depressing and nothing is learned.
The only guy I've seen this season who tracked back at pace and made a tackle is Nunes on a few occasions, you know because he has that thing called pace, you know that thing we seem to be allergic to.You could almost sense the second goal coming as yet another of our pointless ineffective meanders in front of their defence broke down and the players mainly just watched as Juventus sprinted forward. The inevitability of it is depressing and nothing is learned.
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What Pep has achieved in his time at City is remarkable, especially in the last three seasons with the pressure of the charges against the club. To win what we have in this time is unbelievable . He will rebuild this team, like he has done before. Anyone who doubts him is a fool.
BlueMonkey79
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The man has earned legendary status at MCFC.Maybe, just maybe, it was the right time by end of this season to part ways in order to start new era?
Nothing lasts forever.
Whilst he is at the helm we are continuing mashing square pegs in round holes.
He is finished here. We need new ideas. He can't bring anything different to the table.
We are so predictable nowadays.
If he was in charge of any top 10 prem club he'd be out on his arse.
he asks Lewis to join midfield to create advantage but what is the advantage? because the disadvantage is clear at the back, but honestly I dont see what the inverted fullback brings this season to us. does it make us harder against transition? not at all. do we create more chances due to it? not at all. its like we are just doing it without purpose or because some variation of it worked in previous years.
while defence gets very little help from midfield. a midfield of Gundo, Grealish, KDB, how they are helping the defence?when Gundo the deepest midfielder is often closer to the opponent box than the midfield line when opponent makes a run with the ball on our half.
this high line only works well with great pressing and great ball possession, meaning rarely lose it in dangerous positions, if we lose it, lose it very high up and try to win it back with strong pressing or make a fault up there, or a tactical foul for a yellow. but nothing like that is happening, we lose in dangerous position, no pressing any sort of, and we are just brutally slow with Gundo and Lewis in there, with Lewis trying to be back to his fullback position and Walker is just imo done due to his personal life, divorce, quite embarrassing media stories.
while defence gets very little help from midfield. a midfield of Gundo, Grealish, KDB, how they are helping the defence?when Gundo the deepest midfielder is often closer to the opponent box than the midfield line when opponent makes a run with the ball on our half.
this high line only works well with great pressing and great ball possession, meaning rarely lose it in dangerous positions, if we lose it, lose it very high up and try to win it back with strong pressing or make a fault up there, or a tactical foul for a yellow. but nothing like that is happening, we lose in dangerous position, no pressing any sort of, and we are just brutally slow with Gundo and Lewis in there, with Lewis trying to be back to his fullback position and Walker is just imo done due to his personal life, divorce, quite embarrassing media stories.