this a season he needs to come back from.
very poor in the league, worst points tally ever for him in a top league since he started at Barca, he did 78 points in his debut season with no PL experience and squad not exactly ready for him yet.
in CL he delivered his worst ever season, this is a big hit to his ego, before City he was in CL semis every single season at least with Barca and Bayern and got us to that level in last few years with semis and finals but not even getting into last 16 is a first for him. he only ever lost one KO tie in CL in last 16 before once all his career vs Monaco...
this all topped by his divorce on a personal level.
FA cup final loss, another bitter pill.
even his backroom staff is now gone and his big friend Txiki is gone soon and his main creator who has been here all along KDB.
Have a feeling he was going to leave as well end of this season but for whatever reason he changed course and he gives it one more go.
I am sure he would love to come back from this and win another PL and especially CL. I really hope it happens otherwise its a bit of a bleak last two years (next two, assuming he hangs up his time at City in summer 2027) for him if he doesnt while we watch dippers and Arse celebrate instead of us...
he needs a tactical reset almost reborn, and for that all the help is needed from backroom staff, board level, Viana, playing squad etc.
like the players he would need a big rest, good long holiday and come back early July put in a serious fitness training that allows us to start heavy pressing, but this CWC is just brutal shit schedule and allows little rest and preparation for new season is effected in a strange way while allows good schedule for likes of dippers, Arse. money rolling in is great from CWC, but we could be off the pace big time if we are busy with CWC until the end and then players get their long holiday and come back not in top shape when PL already kicking off mind August. there was a reason we asked for at least 1st game postponed as we know the timeline will be very bad for us.
PL would have been ok with it if its Arse and dippers lol.
despite that Pep will have to be creative and whatever the new playing system, style it needs to be practiced as early as the Wydad game. dont want to see the same style, slow attacks, Doku doing tricks then hits first defender, Haaland lost between mediocre defenders, concede from first shot of opponent etc. this will need to change.
how we prepare this summer in trainings and in the transfer market will have a huge factor how next season will go.
we need to be younger, more energetic, quicker, press more. hope this is the plan. January window points to this direction even tho they not exactly have been bedded in apart from Marmoush much.
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