Pep's assistant | Juanma Lillo

[meeesh]

One of those threads that will look funny in a few months.

It isn’t though really is it,you are putting that on the presumption we still win the league,and fingers crossed we do,but it’s a totally different scenario as to what’s being discussed in this thread,his subs are too late,you know it,I know it,everyone knows it

 

[lonestay]

Pep is a football genius, but that doesnt mean that he doesnt need someone strong to guide him in certain situations .I used to work with someone who was absolutely brilliant at solving mathematical engineering problems, huge calculations in his head, but he couldnt see the impracticality of his solutions sometimes and needed people to point out that although his idea and calculations would indeed solve the problem the amount of work needed to do so outweighed the solution. Pep gets so wrapped up in the game he just needs someone to point out the obvious sometimes .

 

[bluemystery]

I think Kompany would've been a decent assistant ito. succession planning and his style with Burnley, but missed the boat with him going Anderlecht

 

[Blu1]

Something is missing because I don’t think we have evolved recently. We can play like gods one minute then just totally switch off. Our football was more consistent & enjoyable in past seasons.

This season we seem to be much slower & pass sideways much more. We used to be explosive on the break.

Maybe not having a fit back 4 or pace on the wings is an issue.

We always seem to take one step forward 2 back. We get a striker but defence goes to shit. We sort defence then we miss a striker.

We will always be judged on champs league & I don’t think we are any closer to this. I think Arteta was a big part of our success

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I said on the match thread that I'm a bit confused by this narrative that has emerged. Seems a bit too easy tbh, and I don't see how we could possibly know one way or another. It feels like clutching at straws, seeing patterns when their aren't any, like the belief that Gundo can't play with Rodri or we are better when Kev doesn't start from earlier seasons.

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

It’s the World Cup that’s causing the anomalies
Nothing wrong with Pep great manager

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Joking apart though with him being the best coach the game has ever seen,it baffles me that he can’t see when we need subs,astounding

Reminds me a little of Remington Steele.
We all thought that Pierce Brosnan was Remington and the head of the organisation and making all the decisions.

It was only at the end of the final episode that we realised that Stephanie Zimbalist was the brains behind the organisation

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Pep had Arteta and Lillo over the past few years. Does Pep need a stronger assistant manager?

What is David Platt doing these days?

 

[BongoBlue]

The answer is blindingly obvious...

Bring back Faz! :)

 

[KS55]

He needs to stop fucking with the back 4

Yes, but tbf injuries have not helped.