Pep's contract situation | 2 year extension confirmed! (pg1817)

[robbieh]

Dunno mate, I tend to notice it more when we get beaten, but it almost seems like a stick to beat us with, to accentuate the impact of us being beaten.
It’s also used to marginalise and downplay our wins, a kind of ‘oh, well that’s no shock, they have the best squad anyway, what do you expect, let’s move on’ type narrative.

Is that what you were getting at with your question, or were you saying you also don’t think the squad is good enough, and suggesting blame re our recruitment?

Or was it both?!

Skill wise this is a much better side than Mancini's. Mentality wise not so sure. VK, DS, Yaya, even de Hong, were mentally tough.

 

[Tb1981]

Is it me or does pep take shit when he sticks to things and it goes wrong but also takes shit when he changes things and it goes wrong
It’s like he is a genius when it works but fucked whatever way if it goes wrong!

 

[jay_mcfc]

Well, it may or may well not have already happened, but you will never know, or are you expecting public access to the dirty washing office?

What are you on about? I don't want to know and I don't need to know. But it should happen.

 

[wolviedinho]

But he is trusting the wrong players and that is a worry mate . This gundo picking needs to stop

Very true mate. He has got stuck in a rut picking the same players and they are not up to the job. He needs to be ruthless with a few and cut them loose. It feels like he is trying to pay them back for the amazing few years we have just witnessed. Dave, gundo and fern should not have been selected. Blinded by the achievements of the past. Let the new blood in

 

[chesterbells]

Skill wise this is a much better side than Mancini's. Mentality wise not so sure. VK, DS, Yaya, even de Hong, were mentally tough.

Hmm, not sure I agree there. Yaya, Nasri, in tandem with Silva, were untouchable skill-wise for me.

 

[p.taker]

Pep never stays at a club for more than four seasons. Never mind that is a sample size of two and he will be entering his fifth year with City (which he has always said he will fulfill).

 

[Marvin]

Very true mate. He has got stuck in a rut picking the same players and they are not up to the job. He needs to be ruthless with a few and cut them loose. It feels like he is trying to pay them back for the amazing few years we have just witnessed. Dave, gundo and fern should not have been selected. Blindly by the achievements of the past. Let the new blood in

One of Gundogan, Rodri etc is fine. 2/3 together makes us vulnerable. We all feel this but still he does it

 

[jay_mcfc]

Is it me or does pep take shit when he sticks to things and it goes wrong but also takes shit when he changes things and it goes wrong
It’s like he is a genius when it works but fucked whatever way if it goes wrong!

When you do good at your job do you get praise? When you do shit do you get bollocked? I'm never sure what these kind of points try to achieve - it's the same for every footballer and manager. Guardiola is one of the greatest ever but he's not above criticism, especially when there are obvious trends.

 

[Keeper!]

How can you say he wasn’t good enough? Let down by the board after our title win. Certainly couldn’t have had a worse season than Pep with this squad. Is Pep good enough?

I loved the guy, much prefer him to Pep as a man, BUT he is and was not a great manager.

I will never forget the way he stood up to Ferguson and tearing down that banner.

But he should never be compared with Pep.

 

[Stoned Rose]

I hope we sign him up for a few more seasons.

Imo it's ridiculous to base a manager's success on the CL.

If we were to do that, every top manager except the winner, would get sacked every season.