Pep (Sky Interview)

OB1 said:
He was being quite careful not to give too much away. I still don't know if City have a pitch marked out with zones at the CFA like he did at Bayern but if they do, they never show as far as I am aware on club videos and he did not refer to it tonight, which he could have in response to one question.
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I thought Neville might have brought this up when he was questioning how the fullbacks knew where to be and when. He'd obviously done some research and the "boxes" is not exactly a secret but it is I suspect key to Pep's system in terms of how the players learn to adapt to it..
 
It was a fantastic show and offered a great insight in to his outlook on the game. If there is such a thing as a football genius, then he is it.

For anyone who enjoyed the program, I'd thoroughly recommend the Pep Confidential book. It talks about many of the same things, but goes in to far more intricate detail.
 
I like the fact he won't tolerate no Billy big bollocks sulking or putting himself before the team. Good individuals obviously help but teamwork and hard work have to go with it. I remember one end of season, Sergio won the Golden boot and Hart the Golden gloves and we finished potless. It meant nothing really and even to those two players they would rather have won the title I am sure. The dippers and Salah will feel the same if Real beat them.
 
Burtonblue said:
Very clever man.
Said a lot but gave away very little that wasn’t already known.
Bamboozeled Neville no end despite ratboy’s all too obvious attempts to tap into his secrets.
Truth is we are becoming the ultimate team, one that plays like a real unit. It’s done through drilling over and over again on set patterns of play. When players move in a certain direction all others know what to do and where to go. It looks very simple but extremely complicated to achieve. That’s Pep’s secret and why nobody else can emulate it.
The man is an absolute genius!
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I actually thought he was quite transparent. It's the perfect harmony of saying to someone, here's exactly how to do something, yet they don't have the wherewithal to apply it.
 
Surprised by how many are nervous about the tactical discussion. As if anyone can implement those ideas, and as if anyone can stop find the perfect way to stop them. None of this is new info for coaches, but it's the man behind the ideas that makes them work. That commitment, energy, foresight, intelligence, desire to improve, his incredible people skills - those are what make the tactics work. Not literally just the tactics. And he clearly gave a very simple watered down version anyway....you can't emulate Pep in a text book. He's a genius.
 
Things change quickly in football but can't help but to think that he loves it here and that he is going to stay for quite a few years more.
 
OB1 said:
Pep's positional play ain't that simple, that's one reason it took time for the team to get to the right level.

Nice programme with a couple of classic moments. Nothing really new in there in terms of information but it did demonstrate what a likable personality he is and just how quick his football brain is.
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It can't be that complicated, or footballers wouldn't be able to do it.
 
twosips said:
Surprised by how many are nervous about the tactical discussion. As if anyone can implement those ideas, and as if anyone can stop find the perfect way to stop them. None of this is new info for coaches, but it's the man behind the ideas that makes them work. That commitment, energy, foresight, intelligence, desire to improve, his incredible people skills - those are what make the tactics work. Not literally just the tactics. And he clearly gave a very simple watered down version anyway....you can't emulate Pep in a text book. He's a genius.
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I think it's the small things, all added together, which are making the difference.

Before Pep arrived, we saw the kids' teams playing like Pep, or at least trying to & they were tactically more advanced in many ways, than the first team. The first team at times looked dumb by comparison.

But then you suddenly see how the real Pep team, is more advanced by a country mile & how the kids' version was more of a halfarsed one because Pep's team does it all 100%.
 
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