What are we expecting from Pep's first season?

hopefully with renewed optimism and some big signings we will hit the ground running. There will be a buzz about the place, same as there was in summer 2013. Hard to imagine now at this moment in time but it will be different come August. Im quielty confident we will start strongly actually.

There is no reason he can't emulate pellers first year Imo. However the key thing for me will be making us difficult to beat again, especially at home. I expect that fear factor to rematirilise, where lesser teams are already beaten before they step on the pitch at the Etihad. Certainly the end of teams turning up and slotting us 3 and 4.

If we qualify for the champions league ( can't believe I'm having to type that) nothing less than progression from the group stage will be acceptable. Maybe a quarter final or at least be competitive if we come up against Barca et Al.

It's going to be an exciting summer in any case!
 
Endless possession but no cutting edge. Struggling to keep pace with the top four. Press vultures circle with unprecedented fervour

Massive internal unrest as the dressing room divides into those willing to buy into Pep's "philosophy" and those who feel we're going nowhere.

General opprobrium for Txiki and Feriano as it appears their all your eggs in one basket gamble hasn't worked and has set the club back 5 years.

Questions as to Khaldoon's role in bringing in these Spanish clowns.
 
Hesh said:
Endless possession but no cutting edge. Struggling to keep pace with the top four. Press vultures circle with unprecedented fervour

Massive internal unrest as the dressing room divides into those willing to buy into Pep's "philosophy" and those who feel we're going nowhere.

General opprobrium for Txiki and Feriano as it appears their all your eggs in one basket gamble hasn't worked and has set the club back 5 years.

Questions as to Khaldoon's role in bringing in these Spanish clowns.
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That's the spirit,think positive
 
Hesh said:
Endless possession but no cutting edge. Struggling to keep pace with the top four. Press vultures circle with unprecedented fervour

Massive internal unrest as the dressing room divides into those willing to buy into Pep's "philosophy" and those who feel we're going nowhere.

General opprobrium for Txiki and Feriano as it appears their all your eggs in one basket gamble hasn't worked and has set the club back 5 years.

Questions as to Khaldoon's role in bringing in these Spanish clowns.
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WTF??
 
Kazzydeyna said:
After chasing him for 3 long years and putting the future of the club on hold whilst doing so, with all the hype, and the expectations placed on "lesser" managers like Bobby and Manuel I would absolutely expect to win a minimum of 2 of the 4 main competitions we enter. As a minimum this should be the least we expect as no doubt there will be yet more major investment in the playing squad.

3 of the 4 should not be seen as being too demanding.

Anything less than 2 should be seen as poor. Manuel won a double in his first season and was deemed "senile", and "a fucking corpse" amongst other things.

Over to you pep, we're waiting..
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Perhaps you're slightly missing the point of Guardiola. Winning things is not solely why he's been brought in, just like it wasn't the only reason Pellegrini was brought in. To use the cliche, it's about creating a philosophy and culture within the club that will last long after he's left. It's a huge task, i'd be surprised if it went totally smoothly.

He's the best candidate out there though.
 
We expect so little of pellegrini after all he's spent, we can hardly put the thumb screws on Guardiola.
 
I miss the old us. Teams used to be struck by fear by playing us and we used to absolutely destroy teams. How many great performance have we really had this season? We were the best footballing side in the league and now we play like a bunch of strangers on the pitch with apathy and a distinct lack of character. I hope when Pep arrives that we restore the exciting, free-flowing football that made us champions twice in the last three years.
 
itisrising said:
I miss the old us. Teams used to be struck by fear by playing us and we used to absolutely destroy teams. How many great performance have we really had this season? We were the best footballing side in the league and now we play like a bunch of strangers on the pitch with apathy and a distinct lack of character. I hope when Pep arrives that we restore the exciting, free-flowing football that made us champions twice in the last three years.
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This. Pellegrini has turned us from lions into lambs.
 
It is amazing that we are where we are now ---after a start of 5 games , all won and 15 points.
God what has happened to us.
 
pee dubya said:
Perhaps you're slightly missing the point of Guardiola. Winning things is not solely why he's been brought in, just like it wasn't the only reason Pellegrini was brought in. To use the cliche, it's about creating a philosophy and culture within the club that will last long after he's left. It's a huge task, i'd be surprised if it went totally smoothly.

He's the best candidate out there though.
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Fact is we've lost an FA Cup and a League title (this season if we assume Pep wouldn't join and we went and signed a competent manager 12 months ago that could reach 80 points) because of Txiki. I rate him but he better hope Guardiola brings success.
 
Bluep*ss said:
It is amazing that we are where we are now ---after a start of 5 games , all won and 15 points.
God what has happened to us.
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West Ham are now 2 points behind us. The rags are close as well as are Southampton and Liverpool. Never mind the title we're bricking it about top 4 now.
 
Eaglechief said:
Like I said at the start of this topic, I will be happy if the team starts to do the basics again, that is, defend well, press as a team and attack incisively as a unit, basically go back to being an organised and mostly entertaining team that we once were, before this rotting corpse took over.

Which is why my expectations of just a top 4 place will be more than enough for me, anything more is a bonus.
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This is probably a realistic outcome for next year and one I think we'll all be satisfied with.
 
What to expect from Pep ?

Hope no need for fast forward to watch a match operating at regular pace.
 
hutton who blue said:
West Ham are now 2 points behind us. The rags are close as well as are Southampton and Liverpool. Never mind the title we're bricking it about top 4 now.
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It still hasn't dawned for many on here that we're in a fight for 4th place.

We're not the form team for it either, West Ham could very well get the 4th spot.
 
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