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Difference is an elite MODERN coach. Mou has kind of stagnated in his thinking/ideas. Simeone for example has evolved his bus-parking with more efficiency. But he is an argentine and that country is generally top of the charts if u want to find tactical coaches.
If Pep had these same players at MU, first Pep would send Rooney to Portugal or Italy even if it cost 20-25m to United. Then he will play Poggy & Mkhi/Mata in the two #8 position. He will likely play Carrick or Herrera in the Fernandinho role and they would be playing offensive football such that Pogba would hv KdB-esque stats and everyone will say "Oh well, its so obvious. He bought all the quality with big money. he is a lucky fraud!"
Its staggering to think there are many muppets who still shrug off his achievements at barcelona as fluke! No flukey manager has EVER won 21 trophies in 7 years and neither will they in future, in my humble opinion. EVERY YEAR, his teams play nearly ALL 55 matches that a team can possibly play in a season. EVERY YEAR. He is a machine with an elite brain. And he creates machines.
And now imagine if Mou had come to City. He would hv dropped Silva for poor defensive work-rate. He would hv sold KdB. He would build a 2-man midfield defense with Fernando, Fernandinho, Yaya. Play Ibra instead of Kun. Sell Kun. He would hv turned Raheem to a right back or relegated him to the bench.
A good coach wont do many things wrong. A bad coach can wreck even a good set-up. An elite coach can make a good club great. And that evolution from good to great is the hardest in elite-level competition.
Difference is an elite MODERN coach. Mou has kind of stagnated in his thinking/ideas. Simeone for example has evolved his bus-parking with more efficiency. But he is an argentine and that country is generally top of the charts if u want to find tactical coaches.
If Pep had these same players at MU, first Pep would send Rooney to Portugal or Italy even if it cost 20-25m to United. Then he will play Poggy & Mkhi/Mata in the two #8 position. He will likely play Carrick or Herrera in the Fernandinho role and they would be playing offensive football such that Pogba would hv KdB-esque stats and everyone will say "Oh well, its so obvious. He bought all the quality with big money. he is a lucky fraud!"
Its staggering to think there are many muppets who still shrug off his achievements at barcelona as fluke! No flukey manager has EVER won 21 trophies in 7 years and neither will they in future, in my humble opinion. EVERY YEAR, his teams play nearly ALL 55 matches that a team can possibly play in a season. EVERY YEAR. He is a machine with an elite brain. And he creates machines.
And now imagine if Mou had come to City. He would hv dropped Silva for poor defensive work-rate. He would hv sold KdB. He would build a 2-man midfield defense with Fernando, Fernandinho, Yaya. Play Ibra instead of Kun. Sell Kun. He would hv turned Raheem to a right back or relegated him to the bench.
A good coach wont do many things wrong. A bad coach can wreck even a good set-up. An elite coach can make a good club great. And that evolution from good to great is the hardest in elite-level competition.