If a United manager overperformed in the way Sarri did by securing third and winning the Europa league in his first season then I'd want him to get that extension.
United fans sang this? About who?
I'm talking about Pochettino.
Exactly. They're really dysfunctional. Can it be said they've maximized the resources available to them?
especially with a transfer ban - which unless ive missed something still stands?
Not directly, but it’s clearly a factor here.
And why is that? What club selects a manager with the express intent of firing them midway through the season or after the season is over?
Think this is massively overstated.
It's irrelevant why Juve contacted him, he's under contract at another club, if he doesn't want to leave, it's a non-starter. If he's such a principled man, why even entertain an offer from another club less than a year after joining Chelsea? Wouldn't Napoli fans feel betrayed by that move, too? It's only been a year since he'd left and he's been professing his love for them ever since.
Alright, mate. It was all Sarri’s masterplan. Chelsea are innocent.
Jesus fecking wept
Not an outrageous claim at all. His trophy haul is incredible.
There I was, hoping that Luis Enrique comfortably winning a treble with Barca as well, or Zidane winning three CL's on the bounce would give people some sense of perspective...
It's not a crazy statement. He has credibility on both the trophies he's won, and his tactical impact on the game of football.
It's laughable for me personally. He's one of the best coaches of his generation for sure, and he's made some very smart choices after leaving Barcelona. But to suggest he's one of the top 3 coaches of all time at this point in his career is just ridiculous. There have been quite a few succesful coaches over the last 60 years or so, wouldn't you say? He's hardly truly unique in terms of trophy haul. I know it's how football works, coaches and players are only as good as their last match, and people generally aren't capable of looking back for more than two months, but even in that context I think it's really weird to give Guardiola so much credit.
15 years in English football and you still get his name wrong. The disrespect!
Ok. I don’t agree but hey.
You're getting quite worked up over this. It's not controversial to consider Pep one of the top managers of all time. In fact he's probably one of the least controversial names you could put forward. Whether you agree with that or not is fine and that's entirely up to you, but to get worked up about the suggestion as if he's David Moyes or something is a bit silly. I could find a plethora of quotes from players he has worked with lauding him as a phenomenal coach; even Ibrahimovic who despises him personally commented that he could not fault him as a coach.
It does make for an interesting contrast to the underyling point I feel @Skills has been making on here a lot, which is basically (and perhaps I'm misunderstanding) that managers aren't even that important. Except when they're Guardiola I guess...
Not really, no. And of course it comes with the caveat that 'all-time' does not truly mean in the entire history of football as of course it's impossible to compare what the likes of Guardiola and Ferguson have achieved with what someone was doing in the 1910s, for instance. It's basically saying 'the best within most people's living memory'. If you're making the argument that Guardiola is a controversial choice, I'd have to ask who would you not consider controversial?
It's your last paragraph that resonates with me, as I just have to smile when people fawn over Guardiola and truly seem to believe he's some inventer of a particular football.
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Is that a bit unfair?
I meant that he didn't click with Chelsea personally. He would've had more time if he wanted it but he didn't.
Who do you want to replace him?
Anyone except Jose, Allegri or someone of that type. Their football looks stoneaged next to Pep and Klopp.
