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To be fair his previous teams have had excellent defensive records, so maybe he knows a little bitHis problem is he is following a false prophet. Tony Pulis would be far more useful for him than Pep. Pep hasn't got a clue how to defend, and would probably play Zidane at centre-half. Anyone who lines up with Sagna Stones and Kolarov in a back 3 in a PL away game is a disrespect to the sport, and he got what he deserves.
Managing a team that actually has to defend is new to him. He has had the luxury of just playing midfielders and full-backs in defence his whole career and being hailed some sort of genius for it.
His previous team had the capability to seldom allow the opponent leave their own half, with this team, but especially in this league, that won't happen.To be fair his previous teams have had excellent defensive records, so maybe he knows a little bit
Stones was having problems with his defensive lapses before Pep showed up
Unfortunately he remains dropped.Just resting him for Arsenal.
He plays the same style as the Arsenal attack so he will fit right in
How much bedding in would someone like Mangala need?At some point they need to stop buying centre backs and give them a chance to bed in. They seem to buy a new one every bleedin window.
Mangala actually has a decent second half to last season.How much bedding in would someone like Mangala need?
Not the quality required of a side with any genuine title ambitions.Mangala actually has a decent second half to last season.
This; both him and Klopp have no sense of fun.Boo. Guardiola is ruining all the fun.
To appease us opposition fans?Nothing surprising really. After that Stones horror show in recent games and Kolarov doing fine last game against Watford why should Pep change it?
That's Bravo job.To appease us opposition fans?
To appease us opposition fans?
Pep Guardiola said:"I am not a coach for the tackles. I don't train the tackles.
"What I want is to try to play good and score goals and arrive more, so what's tackles?"
I think they have to buy one, their defence is a complete joke.According to Ray Parlour on SkySportsNews today, Pep will be in for a new CB in Jan
How can any one club spend something like 200m quid on centre backs and still be utter garbage there?
Agreed but how the feck is it possible?I think they have to buy one, their defence is a complete joke.
Azpilicueta -the best overall defender in the league- is average?Good defences have so much more to do with the manager than the players. And Guardiola has never been a good manager of defences. Compare to Mourinho, not using any of the three centre-backs who would have been called our best at the start of the season - Smalling, Bailly and Blind - and still establishing a very respectable looking unit. Or Conte, putting two average players - Cahill and Azpilicueta - and Calamity Luiz into an unfamiliar formation and turning it into the league's best back line.
Azpilicueta is anything but average.Good defences have so much more to do with the manager than the players. And Guardiola has never been a good manager of defences. Compare to Mourinho, not using any of the three centre-backs who would have been called our best at the start of the season - Smalling, Bailly and Blind - and still establishing a very respectable looking unit. Or Conte, putting two average players - Cahill and Azpilicueta - and Calamity Luiz into an unfamiliar formation and turning it into the league's best back line.
Opinions on the Caf are epic at timesAzpilicueta -the best overall defender in the league- is average?
Actually Luiz is a more and better ball player defender than Stones.This discussion demonstrates how visually we can be fooled.
Stones looks really comfortable and classy on the ball (for a centre half), you can't but help but think of how he stands apart from the rest - hence the tendency to over-elevate him.
On the other hand David Luiz because of his appearance, stands out a mile when he's in trouble and flailing. There's something comical about him desperately lunging in, with his hairdo trailing at full mast behind him. Therefore he attracts more ridicule than other players of similar ability.
Chelsea supporter rates Chelsea players highly?!Azpilicueta -the best overall defender in the league- is average?
Think both Neville and Carragher had him in their Team of the Season thus far. Been the best defender on the best team. He's almost unbeatable in 1 v 1 situations.Chelsea supporter rates Chelsea players highly?!
The fun part with Pep is, that there's a good chance they just buy another fullback and try to play him as a CB.I think they have to buy one, their defence is a complete joke.