Was it all a big mistake

[mosssideblue]

Bit of a defeatist comment regarding PSG.

MP was a good appointment at the time. People forget we were a divided and underperforming team under Bobby and MP did bring a semblance of stability to the situation.

We gambled as a club in deciding to wait for Pep and in fairness MP did a reasonable job in light of FFP up to the middle of last season. The failure this season is a combination of many factors, not just the manager. It's easy to judge the decision to stick with him this season as poor in hindsight, but it would have been difficult to find someone willing to continue the holistic approach for one season.
We have to wait until Pep is in charge to see if the gamble has been worth it.

Spot on mate, on all points you raise.

 

[daztrueblue91]

One feature that is ignored about Pep is the state of the squad in inherits and leaves.

At Barca he has some fantastic and aging players like Eto'o, Henry and Ronaldinho etc and in his tenure he replaced them and left in successor with a stronger and young squad. The Barca team today still has a strong Pep presence in Iniesta, Messi, Alves, Pique and Busquets.

Then you look at Bayern where in inherited a treble winning side. You look at their key players the likes of Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Ribery and Robben and he's leaving them with players like Kimmich, Thiago, Costa and Coman all able replacements.

If this trend is anything to go by, Peps successor here will have a fantastic squad to inherit.

 

[george22]

it would have been if we didn't land Pep