It's great to see some actual gameplay with proper coaching and training. Rather than doing drills over and over and then a short period of actual gameplay, he concentrates on the key aspects. It's so good to see him get involved. Pick the ball up and bark instructions at the players so they know what he expects. Quickly fire a ball in the other direction to force them to react, before switching again.
His drill work will then concentrate on what he sees as weaknesses. You can bet with someone like Sterling for instance, he gets him repeating the same moves over and over until he nails them. He'll have him, Nolito, De Bruyne practice cutting inside and shooting towards the far post etc time and time again so they're confident to do it in the game (De Bruyne does anyway).
New video on site. Looks like Pep is warming to the idea of Bony being there. Bony looks more involved.
Bony (on paper at least) is the sort of player Pep would love. Big, strong, athletic and good in the air. His Bayern side have utilized Lewandowski extremely well. Pep can get Bony confident and there's no reason he can't add something. He just need to take his chances. We can't have someone that needs three of four sitters to score. He gives us something we don't otherwise have so I'm sure Pep will fully assess him before any decision about letting him go is made.
Bony (on paper at least) is the sort of player Pep would love. Big, strong, athletic and good in the air. His Bayern side have utilized Lewandowski extremely well. Pep can get Bony confident and there's no reason he can't add something. He just need to take his chances. We can't have someone that needs three of four sitters to score. He gives us something we don't otherwise have so I'm sure Pep will fully assess him before any decision about letting him go is made.
Well if Sane comes then 2 have to leave, we already have one too many. We can't keep everyone.It will be interesting to see what happens with Bony, if he goes I expect we will sign another striker before that happens. Bony has been poor since we signed him, there is no getting around that, but last pre season he did have Malaria and then subsequent injuries. If he can get a good pre season behind him and buys in to what Pep is trying to do he may still have a future with us. I don't think him leaving is a definite.
If Bony starts scoring, Pep really is magic.pep bonding with Bony..and also reading bony twitter seems pretty happy ....maybe staying ?
Well if Sane comes then 2 have to leave, we already have one too many. We can't keep everyone.
If Bony starts scoring, Pep really is magic.
Proably not, but I guess this doesn't stop him from training or even playing in preseason games, see Kelechi back in 2014.Does Unal has a work permit?
That's why I have confidence in Pep. If Bony doesn't work hard, Pep will rip him a new one and throw a kid out there instead. He won't have a choice really but to improve his work rate. Pellegrini, as much of a gentleman as he was, never seemed like he would discipline players for not putting in the work.Getting Bony interested is one thing, getting him to put some effort in is another. I agree that he does have most of the abilities needed except work ethic.
I genuinely think every training video which is posted on YouTube this season will get 5+ pages if they focus on a drill. That was fantastic to watch.
Reading the book was good, but actually seeing a Pep drill was great. I want more.
Also, Nasri is going to be big this season.
You mean this one?can somebody put a link up to the latest vid pretty please (can't get it for some reason)