This is not the Church of Pep you know. If he gets it wrong he should be criticised for doing so.We will win the second leg, no problem. Stop whinging.
Penalty scored, and I think it would have been 0-3.Pen scored and a 1-1 draw and it would have been a tactical master class from a genius....
There is not much more fundamental to coaching than the line up and subs. He clearly picked a side not to take risks and stay in the tie, i.e. avoid the debacle of Anfield last season. That's my opinion. I believe City paid the price for Pep dealing with the demons of his CL past when we would have been much better off attacking them and playing or usual game. You clearly think so too, but leave other people to say it. In fact I bet 95% of blues are totally bemused at what Pep was trying to do but none will say it.Still can’t believe we didn’t score at least one goal. So many half cut chances and possession for a QF in the CL. And a penalty as well.
Spurs didn’t have many chances themselves.
Yes. The line-up surprised me a lot and didn’t fill me with confidence. But overall the 0-1 defeat seems harsh despite the team not performing top notch.
I think the negativity on here is over the top. You can argue about the line-up or why bringing on Sane and KdB so late. And that is pretty much it really.
We can get through yet 1-0 is a dangerous scoreline. It was all about the away goal.
On numerous occasions elite European teams have narrowly lostWe know what was in his mind. His past caught up with us, and we paid the price for him losing his nerve.
No manager is perfect. I just hope we get away with it.
I would be very very embarrassed if I were him next time I appeared in front of the press. In a Champions League tie when you are the favourites and clearly the better side, you exploit that and do not cower before the game. Bottled it Pep. Good job you have a lot of credit in the bank.
We got twatted twice at Anfield last season so this year Pep learned from his mistakes, adopted a more cautious approach and we were in control of the game and he was rightly praised. No talk on here then of him losing his nerve.This is not the Church of Pep you know. If he gets it wrong he should be criticised for doing so.
His judgement in the Champions league appears flawed to me. I didn't follow it last night.
If others were questioning, I'd stay silent but I want to know what on Earth was in his mind when he chose to be so cautious in what was a relatively easy tie (as CL quarter Finals go). Is this what we can expect now in every big game, Pep losing his nerve?
Maybe but fact remains we still played very conservatively and it stemmed from Pep.Penalty scored, and I think it would have been 0-3.
I'd accept pragmatism against Barcelona not an inferior side who are exactly the type of side we should be opening up against.On numerous occasions elite European teams have narrowly lost
We got twatted twice at Anfield last season so this year Pep learned from his mistakes, adopted a more cautious approach and we were in control of the game and he was rightly praised. No talk on here then of him losing his nerve.
Its fairly obvious what was in his mind,our congested fixture list and his best chance of spreading his increasingly overburdened squad across the three competitions we are attempting to win.This is not the Church of Pep you know. If he gets it wrong he should be criticised for doing so.
His judgement in the Champions league appears flawed to me. I didn't follow it last night.
If others were questioning, I'd stay silent but I want to know what on Earth was in his mind when he chose to be so cautious in what was a relatively easy tie (as CL quarter Finals go). Is this what we can expect now in every big game, Pep losing his nerve?
Not defending him. If there is one manager in the world that doesn’t need defending it Pep Guardiola!Maybe but fact remains we still played very conservatively and it stemmed from Pep.
I'd accept pragmatism against Barcelona not an inferior side who are exactly the type of side we should be opening up against.
You are all defending him out of loyalty to his position rather than behaving as City fans and thinking what is best for the team. He quite obviously got it wrong.