Pep to leave at the end of the season

[Ban-jani]

Clearly shows he's got shit judgement, plus he hasn't called anything right for years.

He’s called recent transfers correctly hasn’t he? Including Guehi?

 

[Blue tiger]

“from now to the end of the season”?
So does that mean he’s like an emergency option if Pep decides to leave before the end of the season, or am I misreading that?

Can’t see how he’d leave before the end of the season, whatever happened to our form.

I read it as Pep deciding to leave at the end of the season between now and the end of it.
The whole situation makes no sense to me. The club think Maresca is the man, but only if Pep leaves this summer?! If Pep hopefully stays 1 more year who is to say Enrique, kompany etc haven't signed new deals or gone somewhere else? Same with Maresca he isn't waiting 18 months sitting on his hands surely? Think Maresca's agent is working overtime to keep his name out there Personally.

 

[TonyBookEnd]

Will the "Pep out" knob heads be happy if we end up with Maresca?

Nope, but I don't believe they'd be happy with any manager. It's in their nature and they would always find something to moan about

 

[chesterbells]

I read it as Pep deciding to leave at the end of the season between now and the end of it.
The whole situation makes no sense to me. The club think Maresca is the man, but only if Pep leaves this summer?! If Pep hopefully stays 1 more year who is to say Enrique, kompany etc haven't signed new deals or gone somewhere else? Same with Maresca he isn't waiting 18 months sitting on his hands surely? Think Maresca's agent is working overtime to keep his name out there Personally.

Or it could mean we already have an agreement for someone to come in summer 2027 at end of Pep’s contract (and have done for a while) but now there seems to be a possibility he may want to go a year early, we need to make contingency for someone to cover for next season, a la Pelle, and that’s where Maresca comes in? Got no idea really, lol

 

[GoatersLeftShin]

I don't want Maresca. When he's trying to tell Haaland, Foden etc what to do tactically what has he got to lean back on? Getting Leicester promoted and winning the lowest European trophy with a billion pounds squad?? It would be an enormous step down and like others have said would be like going from Fergie to Moyes

We need a manager who's won big trophies and has a pair of bollocks. No point in wanting top class players if you have someone in who has no respect. I'm not an expert on managers but I would expect every manager at a top club or who has won the CL to be under consideration. I wouldn't even mind someone like Ancelotti as a caretaker if it meant getting a top level manager in in a year or so.

I love Prp, he's the most influential and best coach of all time for me, but we need some new ideas now and they won't come from Mares a.

 

[Craig]

As regard the rags, out of both cups at 1st attempt and no European football has pulled them out of the shit. Not really down to good signings, just fresh legs every game they play.

Yeah, no doubt it’s helped but they did sign 3 decent players. They’ve finally got a keeper who can use his hands and 2 decent players in Mbuenbo and Cunha. Add a creative midfielder playing further up and they can beat anyone in the league. Which says more about the league than how good they’re.

 

[waspish]

Yeah, no doubt it’s helped but they did sign 3 decent players. They’ve finally got a keeper who can use his hands and 2 decent players in Mbuenbo and Cunha. Add a creative midfielder playing further up and they can beat anyone in the league. Which says more about the league than how good they’re.

Helps to have referees in your pocket for when a player dives referee can’t wait to give them a pen! They’ll be losing a couple of experience player this summer! Plus if they keep carrot pressure totally different 2/3 games a week! Oh the fans will expect them to finish top four next season too!

 

[Damien10]

I think the club should be looking at moving forward in terms of the style of football. The club needs a manager who will be brave and not obsessed with going backwards and sideways.

It’s not even working under Pep, and I get the feeling the majority of fans are wanting a change.

So a wish version of Pep isn’t the answer.

It has to be Kompany.

 

[Coatigan]

Because, despite going 35 years without a trophy of any description, people are bored after having gone one season without one (even though we did still make a final of course, and could still win a cup this weekend). The football Pep is serving up has been awful to watch. Sterile in attack, calamitous in defence and our corners are shite.

They want fresh blood to come in and play breath-taking football again. The type of football that's being played all over Europe by numerous sides at the moment (they just can't name those sides). The type of football Pep used to play with us before he burnt out, and when he had a team of seasoned high quality individuals that could fully implement his playing style.

Now he can't seem to get a tune out of the side even though we have world class players with bucket loads of trophies like Guehi (one FA Cup), Semenyo (nothing), Marmoush (nothing) and have lost the likes of De Bruyne, Gundo, Mahrez, Walker (won the fucking lot multiple times).

FWIW, I have not misunderstood the tone of your post. But, I frame my response as if the above was meant as 'real'. For the purpose of making my point.

The football and trophies are currently secondary to me. My loyalty is unwavering, win shit, lose shit, play boring, have a shit defence or an attack that can't score.

If we take Pep at his word (and I don't see why we shouldn't given he has been nothing but a man of his word), then we accept he really is here no matter what. No matter the uefa case, cas, the media allegations, impact on his own family life, the 115 and whatever outcome that yields.

If we believe he will stick with the club, (which I do) come what may off the pitch.. then I sure as fuck will stick with him and this team come what may on the pitch. Be that a treble, a carabao cup, a community shield, another final, a top 4 finish, a less than top 4 finish, europa league, conference league, league 2 or whatever.

Just on that publicly stated commitment from him alone!

Never mind the appreciation for the 20ish trophies over 10 years, some of the best football ever seen here or arguably anywhere, that treble, that centurions season, that domestic quadruple, the almost yearly parades, and all the records broken.

That's where I am with it.

 

[mattcity5]

FWIW, I have not misunderstood the tone of your post. But, I frame my response as if the above was meant as 'real'. For the purpose of making my point.

The football and trophies are currently secondary to me. My loyalty is unwavering, win shit, lose shit, play boring, have a shit defence or an attack that can't score.

If we take Pep at his word (and I don't see why we shouldn't given he has been nothing but a man of his word), then we accept he really is here no matter what. No matter the uefa case, cas, the media allegations, impact on his own family life, the 115 and whatever outcome that yields.

If we believe he will stick with the club, (which I do) come what may off the pitch.. then I sure as fuck will stick with him and this team come what may on the pitch. Be that a treble, a carabao cup, a community shield, another final, a top 4 finish, a less than top 4 finish, europa league, conference league, league 2 or whatever.

Just on that publicly stated commitment from him alone!

Never mind the appreciation for the 20ish trophies over 10 years, some of the best football ever seen here or arguably anywhere, that treble, that centurions season, that domestic quadruple, the almost yearly parades, and all the records broken.

That's where I am with it.

Totally agree. And Pep deserves a year going to all the press conferences after being get cleared of the 115 so he can repeatedly tell the scum journalists where to shove it.

 

[Coatigan]

Totally agree. And Pep deserves a year going to all the press conferences after being get cleared of the 115 so he can repeatedly tell the scum journalists where to shove it.

I've said this before, and I firmly believe. He would have left long before now, had it not been for the charges.

 

[its a Barm]

This Enzo stuff is all bollocks in my opinion, well I hope so, my pick would be Luis Enrique.

 

[Lkzerinho]

The word I would use if we actually went with Maresca would be "Uninspiring." It's not an evolution, it's just a lesser Pep and the club playing it safe.

Don't get me wrong Maresca is a quality manager. But I feel they underperformed in too many big games, and I don't think he got the most out of that Chelsea squad. I get that ownership and the executives at Chelsea were a problem. I know City are better run than that, but I feel what City need right now is someone who has Pep's baseline ideas but has gone on to build off them and adapt them (Xabi Alonso, Vincent Kompany, Mikel Arteta, Luis Enrique, etc) Maresca has those ideas as well but I don't feel he has built off them the same way as others. I think Maresca has the highest floor, but I also think he has the lowest ceiling.

I'd rather us go and take a swing on Cesc Fabregas after seeing what he has done at a place like Como inside of a year with them playing the football they are. It's a risk but it could be a massive success

 

[Gumzy97]

Can I ask why are some against Maresca coming here? I don't think he's a really bad manager, he had Chelsea playing some lovely football, outclassed a few teams tactically. He was given a shit show at Chelsea but had them playing well.

 

[Cityinmyheart]

Maresca would be such an underwhelming hiring. Will be to us what Moyes was to Rags.

 

[Matt Diablo]

Pretty sure he left his role at New Mills after just a handful of games and getting hammered 6-0 every week.

Be a different kettle at the mighty Blues mate

 

[mancboy]

The word I would use if we actually went with Maresca would be "Uninspiring." It's not an evolution, it's just a lesser Pep and the club playing it safe.

Don't get me wrong Maresca is a quality manager. But I feel they underperformed in too many big games, and I don't think he got the most out of that Chelsea squad. I get that ownership and the executives at Chelsea were a problem. I know City are better run than that, but I feel what City need right now is someone who has Pep's baseline ideas but has gone on to build off them and adapt them (Xabi Alonso, Vincent Kompany, Mikel Arteta, Luis Enrique, etc) Maresca has those ideas as well but I don't feel he has built off them the same way as others. I think Maresca has the highest floor, but I also think he has the lowest ceiling.

I'd rather us go and take a swing on Cesc Fabregas after seeing what he has done at a place like Como inside of a year with them playing the football they are. It's a risk but it could be a massive success

I dont think you can judge maresca or frankly any manager that works at chelsea as the club is basket case under that owner, massive turnover of players, players being bought with no idea where they fit, being put on stupidly large and long contracts, its hardly a conducive arena to succeed. Im not saying he should be for us but judging him on his time at chelsea is not a good metric.

 

[Corky]

As regard the rags, out of both cups at 1st attempt and no European football has pulled them out of the shit. Not really down to good signings, just fresh legs every game they play.

This is true, and why Spurs will stay up now they are out of the CL.

City in 08/09 has 16 UEFA cup games and struggled a lot due to it, improved in the winter break, and then once out.

 

[Coatigan]

Pep's mooted replacements as supposedly identified by the club as the ideal candidates as linked by supposedly credible sources have included:
- Arteta
- Pochetino
- Rodgers
- Potter
- Postecoglu
- Nagelsman
- Vieira
- Xavi
- DeZerbi
- Alonso
- Amorim
- Enrique
- Kompany
- Gundogan
- Maresca
- Michel
- Iniesta
- Iraola
- Fabregas

That's not including nonsense suggestions like Klopp, Frank etc.

That's almost as many trophies he's won!

And each passing year, the so called perfect replacements are forgotten about for the next mooted ideal candidate.

The reality most likely is, that type of decision will be made at the time out of who fits the bill and is available then.

 

[Snape]

The word I would use if we actually went with Maresca would be "Uninspiring." It's not an evolution, it's just a lesser Pep and the club playing it safe.

Don't get me wrong Maresca is a quality manager. But I feel they underperformed in too many big games, and I don't think he got the most out of that Chelsea squad. I get that ownership and the executives at Chelsea were a problem. I know City are better run than that, but I feel what City need right now is someone who has Pep's baseline ideas but has gone on to build off them and adapt them (Xabi Alonso, Vincent Kompany, Mikel Arteta, Luis Enrique, etc) Maresca has those ideas as well but I don't feel he has built off them the same way as others. I think Maresca has the highest floor, but I also think he has the lowest ceiling.

I'd rather us go and take a swing on Cesc Fabregas after seeing what he has done at a place like Como inside of a year with them playing the football they are. It's a risk but it could be a massive success

Uninspiring was when we hired Frank Clark!