When is Pep going to get the recognition he deserves?

[city2]

When is he going to get the recognition he deserves as being the best manager and influencer of modern football this game has ever seen.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Going to get the recognition he deserves as being the best manager and influencer of modern football this game has ever seen.

If the UK media have anything to do with it, never. They absolutely hate the fact he's come along and spoiled the party.

He's been massively influential, and advanced the game so much and they fucking hate it because he isn't managing one of the 'big four'. Had he done the same at the Rag's or Dipper's there would be a 20' gold-plated statue of him outside PL HQ.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Only when he has taken over at Rochdale and taken them to the Champions League final on the kind of shoe string budget Klopp was given at Liverpool

 

[Silva&Silva]

Definitely not before he leaves English football, probably not before he retires.

 

[Bluewonder]

He does abroad. It's only the English football media that downplays his achievements/ abilities.

 

[cheekybids]

Now the narrative has changed to when will he go is the biggest marker that he’s the best.

 

[SebastianBlue]

If the UK media have anything to do with it, never. They absolutely hate the fact he's come along and spoiled the party.

He's been massively influential, and advanced the game so much and they fucking hate it because he isn't managing one of the 'big four'. Had he done the same at the Rag's or Dipper's there would be a 20' gold-plated statue of him outside PL HQ.

“He can dominate La Liga and the Bundesliga with his tiki taka, but his style and tactics would never work in the Premier League.”

 

[BlueMojito]

City fans know the truth and are delighted to talk about Peps genius. Other fans and pundits know that it is true but sheer jealousy stops them from admitting it. Instead they deflect the truth behind their bullshit verbal City bingo. Just remember this, we know and we know that they know! Long may it continue.

 

[Bluesince1979]

He wont. Hes thought of as a cheque book manager by the great unwashed. Quite the opposite is true.
We know… and thats fine

 

[burning blue soul]

The hacks try to sell the premier league as competitive, which (to be fair) of all the biggest leagues it is the most competitive, but, it still goes through regular periods of dominance for particular teams.

Presently, we are that team.

When you consider the media are in it for money, they will naturally gravitate to where the money is.
Backing the red tops gives them greater engagement with this money supply (people). So, they push these teams.

I don't believe any of what I have said above can be disputed by anyone; not the hacks, the fans, the league, or us blues.

Keeping the illusion of a competitive league for their money source gets harder as their competitiveness dwindles. Then money dries up.

Big problem.

So, the solution is one of two options.

Lob all in with the new kid on the block and alienate their money for a short period, or double down on telling their money source they are great still and only look shite cos the other team is cheating.

We know which one they have gone for.

In order for this con to work they then must convince the money source that the reasons why the team winning stuff is winning stuff has nothing to do with the talent of players, manager, and owners.
Money and money and more money, and cheating and lots more cheating.

Lauding anyone too much from City brings this castle of sand crashing down.

The good news is that we know Pep is brilliant, and they know it also.
Even better is we know they know we know they know Pepis brilliant.

Once the legal shit is out of the way we will see a shift in narrative about Pep. I just hope he stays a few more years to bask in the universal admiration he so fully deserves.