What would you say to Mark Ogden?

Having listened to the podcast I thought Ogden was on best behaviour. What I found surprising is how clueless both Mullock and Ogden were about Pep's tactics, inferring that he has one way to play. I can't believe either of them have taken the time to read Pep Confidential or, if they have mustn't have understood it. When asked the pertinent question about bias he claimed that he wasn't, that fans of all clubs are the same claiming that reporters are biased against them, and Mullock backed him up. Thought the presenter let him off and didn't point out that most of articles about the rags are positive and City negative.
 
Gordyola said:
Having listened to the podcast I thought Ogden was on best behaviour. What I found surprising is how clueless both Mullock and Ogden were about Pep's tactics, inferring that he has one way to play. I can't believe either of them have taken the time to read Pep Confidential or, if they have mustn't have understood it. When asked the pertinent question about bias he claimed that he wasn't, that fans of all clubs are the same claiming that reporters are biased against them, and Mullock backed him up. Thought the presenter let him off and didn't point out that most of articles about the rags are positive and City negative.
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Well I for one am shocked he denied any bias. Flabbergasted in fact. I'm also shocked that between them they showed that they know the square root of fuck all what Pep is about..
 
Having listened to the Bluemoon podcast and the Guardian 'Football Weekly' podcast, it seems pretty obvious that football journalists get their jobs based on an ability to write and not on any deep understanding of the game. It's frankly shocking how clueless they seem to be - listening to them is essentially the same as listening to any random collection of blokes in the pub. No wonder everyone thinks Gary Neville is a f**king genius.
 
He will now be a pundit on ESPN FC here in the states. 1/2 daily show with Craig Burley (I like him, sorry), Shaka Hislop, Steve Nicol, Paul Mariner and a couple old MLS players. They rotate 3 of them in. Hosted mainly by Dan Thomas.
First episode praising the way Pep went about getting rid of dead wood. They were talking about the problems at United mind.
 
NickGw2 said:
He will now be a pundit on ESPN FC here in the states. 1/2 daily show with Craig Burley (I like him, sorry), Shaka Hislop, Steve Nicol, Paul Mariner and a couple old MLS players. They rotate 3 of them in. Hosted mainly by Dan Thomas.
First episode praising the way Pep went about getting rid of dead wood. They were talking about the problems at United mind.
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Straight back on form with a dig in his first response "everybody thought at the time that he was a better fit for United etc"

No Mark, that'll be everyone who supports United who wanted him and has since denied that was ever the case.
 
88ster said:
Straight back on form with a dig in his first response "everybody thought at the time that he was a better fit for United etc"

No Mark, that'll be everyone who supports United who wanted him and has since denied that was ever the case.
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Hahaha! "Everybody"! You really can't take this guy seriously can you. He's so incredibly warped and biased that you can't believe a word that comes out of his mouth when United or City are involved.

We've built the best youth training facility in the world, with all age groups playing Pep's preferred 433 system, headed by Rodo who Pep worked closely with at Barca.

We've got the most technically gifted first team squad in England by far. We've got the CEO and DoF that gave him his first two coaching jobs and oversaw the development of the best club side in the history of the game.

United have got an absolute shambles of a yourh set up. They've got Mourouanne Fellaini in centre midfield. They've got a first team squad that has had half a billion spent on it in 3 years and is still in need of overhaul. They are increasingly resembling some kind of social media led circus with players dancing with rappers and acting with X-Men. The football strategy is very much secondary to the marketing one.

So tell me, how on EARTH did "everyone" think Guardiola is a better fit for United than City?! If you could build the perfect football club from scratch for Pep, you'd build City. In fact, some people suggest we have.

The only way United might be a "better fit" is because they have a bigger stadium and more fans around the world. From a marketing perspective, United are in front. But Pep is a football man, from a football perspective, there is no comparison. Ogden is getting football and marketing mixed up.
 
88ster said:
Straight back on form with a dig in his first response "everybody thought at the time that he was a better fit for United etc"

No Mark, that'll be everyone who supports United who wanted him and has since denied that was ever the case.
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Everyone didn't include Pep himself who, clearly could have had the job anytime he chose, but he preferred to go to Bayern and then choose City He didn't even call Ferguscum when he asked him too.
 
Shaelumstash said:
Hahaha! "Everybody"! You really can't take this guy seriously can you. He's so incredibly warped and biased that you can't believe a word that comes out of his mouth when United or City are involved.

We've built the best youth training facility in the world, with all age groups playing Pep's preferred 433 system, headed by Rodo who Pep worked closely with at Barca.

We've got the most technically gifted first team squad in England by far. We've got the CEO and DoF that gave him his first two coaching jobs and oversaw the development of the best club side in the history of the game.

United have got an absolute shambles of a yourh set up. They've got Mourouanne Fellaini in centre midfield. They've got a first team squad that has had half a billion spent on it in 3 years and is still in need of overhaul. They are increasingly resembling some kind of social media led circus with players dancing with rappers and acting with X-Men. The football strategy is very much secondary to the marketing one.

So tell me, how on EARTH did "everyone" think Guardiola is a better fit for United than City?! If you could build the perfect football club from scratch for Pep, you'd build City. In fact, some people suggest we have.

The only way United might be a "better fit" is because they have a bigger stadium and more fans around the world. From a marketing perspective, United are in front. But Pep is a football man, from a football perspective, there is no comparison. Ogden is getting football and marketing mixed up.
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This is what the bad bells like Ogden and them lot down the road fail to grasp, despite having twelfty gazillion billion fans and winning the turnovers year after year, thanks to Ferguson and subsequent mismanagement their club is in a bit of state and needs a complete overhaul at every level.

The work to get Guardiola in at City began in 2012, everything they have done since was to achieve that aim and to put a structure in place allowing him to revolutionise the club and the way City play football. United simply thought they could ask and he would say yes because of who they think they are. Even up to the announcement of him going to City this was still the case with the media and their deluded fan base.

City are light years ahead of them, and they know it, that's why they've spent a fortune on galacticos and a "guaranteed winner" in Mourinho.
 
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