But surely you should also look at style of play, points total, goal difference, etc.? Otherwise you'll always have to consider two managers winning the league as exactly equally good. That doesn't make much sense. And arguably, the way Pep won the league with City is quite different from what his predecessors did.
Benitez seems to me the kind of manager who can set up teams to win everywhere, which is why Liverpool was in with a shout for lots of things - but can't install the machine-like ruthlessness to grind out win after win in the league throughout the season against all levels of opposition. I might be wrong though; you'll have followed him much more closely.
Pellegrini was great in his first season but that was mainly thanks to foundations Mancini built (also Fernandinho's transfer was already agreed in January '13) but his next two seasons were a disgrace. He was so bad that City were looking at Tata Martino and Benitez in summer 2015 to replace him. If people want to compare Guardiola with a previous City manager it should be Mancini who was so much closer to City fans, respected the club's history much more and had better ideas where to improve his squad - he knew City lacked a goal-scoring winger, a DM who would allow him to switch between 3 and 4 at the back and a quality partner to Kompany.
No you kept saying he always had the best players, i proved that it isn't true.
If he cant then I'll be joining the "He's a fraudiola" gang.
This is silly. Pep is the first manager to win back to back premier league titles since SAF. That's a very difficult feat (although Klopp will probably also do it this year). His team's achieved ludicrous points totals of 95 plus two seasons running. The performance levels they hit were pretty special.
You did not prove it, I jist have no interest making the same point for a 100th time.
I’m sorry, what now?
Nah, I’m not having that, Amol.
Do you think that ranking has any credibility, really?
I didn't say best in Europe, I said number 1 ranked team.
This really doesn't make any sense.
That's the real quiz.
The main boost is just vvd being out for quite long. Man city has had injuries and virus issues of their own to important players, this season, and injuries last season etc. I dun see it as particularly note worthy to their chances. The big factor is I think this season their players are not respondibg to him as well. 5 years maybe too long for manager of his intensity nowadays
Interesting. Seems reasonable to everyone I guess. I was pretty sure this season will be his last there
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I'm delighted, centre defence looks solid now but lb and rb is still creaky so be interesting to see if he can get a new left back and possibly a DM, deffo need a new striker so exciting times aheadBit surprised he's signed a new contract at this point. I thought for sure he'd see out his current deal and leave. Certainly the way he's acted and been looking made me think that way. Good news for them I guess, though I've read a bit of discontent on the Blue moon meltdown thread recently, but I've no idea if that's an feeling shared by rational City fans.
Apparently not?
The way I see it it's more like, where would he go next? For some reason he never struck me as someone that would be interested in PSG. In Italian football I can see him at Juventus, but maybe things aren't right for that move yet? After Barcelona and Bayern Munich, there aren't many places he can go when he leaves City.
juve would be the logical move, yeah. maybe he really wants another CL as opposed to a new league title so figures City are his best bet at that.
I think this is high on his agenda, without a doubt. Added to that there aren't many clubs that can give him the financial freedom that City do. Even PSG spend nowhere near the amount as City.
just wait for Messi to reunite with him now, too
Now that he's staying it's almost guaranteed next summer Messi will go there.
