clarkydaz
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Stays inside the area though
Stays inside the area though
In fairness, the footballing landscape is different now than it was in the 90s and before. Now you have about 12 top teams in Europe monetary wise, hence the calls for a European super league, which i doubt will take off, but i can understand the reasons for wanting it. But what Pep is doing is bunny hopping from one big club to next. So next will be PSG or back to Barca or even Juve some time, where he will clean up domestically as he does.That's a massive exaggeration.
People in here act like Pep's the only one who's managed teams with money to spend.
Was the 2018-2019 Premier League title race a 1 horse league?
Pep isn't the only manager who's managed Messi either.
Messi was a bit part player in 2005-2006. He didn't even play in the CL final.3 managers have won the CL with Messi in the squad who havent won it elsewhere.
Pep has arguably taken over the strongest teams on the market and very heavy CL favorites since his Barça days. 0 international success. And it’s only him and Tuchel to manage unlimited funds, with only him having the say on extremely large number of issues in a club with virtually no financial limits.That's a massive exaggeration.
People in here act like Pep's the only one who's managed teams with money to spend.
Was the 2018-2019 Premier League title race a 1 horse league?
Pep isn't the only manager who's managed Messi either.
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Totally agree. At least for his City spell.For someone basically working on cheat mode his whole managerial career Pep has been shite. He has been shooting fish in a barrel with a rocket launcher, given the squads he has taken over and the infinite funds at his disposal. Without Messi he has been average.
More or less agreed. They needed a refresh for sure when Ronnie and Deco starting the boozing and stuff.... but the only other time I kinda recall them in the doldrums similar to now is post Rivaldo for a bit.... although they were hardly consistently mega with him, his most memorable was only for them to scrape into the CL's.Barcelona were so poorly thought of in 2003, that when they put in a bid for David Beckham, all of Europe laughed and thought it was a massive windup; Akin to Arsenal putting in a bid for Neymar in 2020.
That's the level of team Rijkaard inherited and yet he built them into European Champions in 2006.
I remember when Pep was hired, he took over a club who knew how to win the biggest trophies and was rumoured to have the youth generation of a lifetime coming through.
I lived through all those years. Thats what I remember it as and what I think.
Pep got rid of one of their greatest ever players in Ronaldinho. That was a brave move for me at the time especially for a rookie manager and history shows he was right as Ronaldinhos poor last season at Barca wasn’t a one off.Barcelona were so poorly thought of in 2003, that when they put in a bid for David Beckham, all of Europe laughed and thought it was a massive windup; Akin to Arsenal putting in a bid for Neymar in 2020.
That's the level of team Rijkaard inherited and yet he built them into European Champions in 2006.
I remember when Pep was hired, he took over a club who knew how to win the biggest trophies and was rumoured to have the youth generation of a lifetime coming through.
I lived through all those years. Thats what I remember it as and what I think.
Also am I missing something ? Other then that sterling miss what else did City create tonight despite having a lot of the ball? Bizarre thing to say from BalagueAnalysis will also say some journalists hover too closely to some anuses...
I mean his league records would strongly suggest he is, despite the resources he has had, he has delivered results over 100s of games that are worth that investment. He builds incredibly consistent teams that win a very high percentage of their games.Remember when people thought he has any claims to be considered the greatest manager of all time?
The point being he took over a top shelf team, albeit one that needed some refreshment, and knew precisely the quality of youth coming through as he was promoted directly from being La Massia youth manager. It wasn't as tough a gig as his fanboys make out.Pep got rid of one of their greatest ever players in Ronaldinho. That was a brave move for me at the time especially for a rookie manager and history shows he was right as Ronaldinhos poor last season at Barca wasn’t a one off.
He also removed Deco, who was another key player. Yeah he had a lot of good players, but he still had to make quite a few big decisions.
He also wanted Eto'o gone in his first year - let's not make him out to be perfect out of the bat here, in his second year - the loss of Eto'o showed. He did for Inter exactly what he would of switched too in Barca's second season to fully allow Messi's transition into the dominating central figure - which clashed with Zlatan only knowing that dominating central figure.Pep got rid of one of their greatest ever players in Ronaldinho. That was a brave move for me at the time especially for a rookie manager and history shows he was right as Ronaldinhos poor last season at Barca wasn’t a one off.
He also removed Deco, who was another key player. Yeah he had a lot of good players, but he still had to make quite a few big decisions.
To be fair, he’s had by far the strongest (or most expensive) team in the league throughout his entire career. That won’t change much when he heads over to Juve or PSG next.I mean his league records would strongly suggest he is, despite the resources he has had, he has delivered results over 100s of games that are worth that investment. He builds incredibly consistent teams that win a very high percentage of their games.
As a manager he definitely has a very clear weakness though, and that is that he loses his composure in the highest pressure situations. He continues to completely undermine his players by insisting they employ incredibly overthought tactics in crucial European matches. There’s no room for error when coming up against either elite opposition or sides who naturally will be raising their level in the biggest game of their seasons. You look at some of the personnel selections, formations and tactics over the last seven or eight years in the big European games and they are so left field at times.
The net result is that he got it wrong. He’s done a bang average job given the budget involved. In terms of trophy success, he’s roughly on par with Pellegrini.got it wrong in the first half but got it right in the second.
This is totally natural. You’re a small, nothing club that won the lottery.Terrible line-up deserves much of the blame but he did remedy that. He is not responsible for Sterling’s miss, Laporte’s error, Ederson’s error. Laporte’s errors last season, Aguero’s penalty miss etc.
Pep is as responsible as anyone for City’s pathetic CL campaigns, but the issues run far deeper. It’s a mentality problem. We have never had a campaign where we have played with the confidence that we can actually win it.
No he's not to be on a par with Pellegrini he'd have to leave with 4 league Cups and 2 league titles in 6 years.The net result is that he got it wrong. He’s done a bang average job given the budget involved. In terms of trophy success, he’s roughly on par with Pellegrini.
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That’s because Eto wasn’t always keen on playing out wide. He refused to play there when Benitez replaced Mourinho. Him and Pep didn’t get along.He also wanted Eto'o gone in his first year - let's not make him out to be perfect out of the bat here, in his second year - the loss of Eto'o showed. He did for Inter exactly what he would of switched too in Barca's second season to fully allow Messi's transition into the dominating central figure - which clashed with Zlatan only knowing that dominating central figure.
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Had the mentality to finish above your team for a good seven years now though.This is totally natural. You’re a small, nothing club that won the lottery.
Having been financially doped up to the eye balls. You’re a fake club.Had the mentality to finish above your team for a good seven years now though.
Yawn. Asterisk next to the trophies, no soul etc etc. Please be a bit more original.Having been financially doped up to the eye balls. You’re a fake club.
And you're an angry man over football. Well named for a troll.Having been financially doped up to the eye balls. You’re a fake club.
It seems that quite a lot of his sides have that mentality problem though. What was the excuse with Bayern?Terrible line-up deserves much of the blame but he did remedy that. He is not responsible for Sterling’s miss, Laporte’s error, Ederson’s error. Laporte’s errors last season, Aguero’s penalty miss etc.
Pep is as responsible as anyone for City’s pathetic CL campaigns, but the issues run far deeper. It’s a mentality problem. We have never had a campaign where we have played with the confidence that we can actually win it.
Why are you getting angry with me? I know you’re annoyed after another CL knock out defeat but there’s no need to be confrontational.Yawn. Asterisk next to the trophies, no soul etc etc. Please be a bit more original.
Overthinking. Simple answer. Focuses far too much on mitigating against the opposition’s threats in the CL, when he’d be better off focusing on making his team do what they do best. If you look at him in big league games, that’s what he does, and any tweaks he does make are far more subtle.Pep might be the best league manager ever. However: He just isn't a graet tournament manager. And I don't completely understand how and why.
Angry?And you're an angry man over football. Well named for a troll.
There's actually a word for what he really is: hagiographer.Balague is an embarrassment, he really is.
What part of that post comes across as angry? It’s boredom.Why are you getting angry with me? I know you’re annoyed after another CL knock out defeat but there’s no need to be confrontational.