For someone touted as the best manager of his generation, Pep's record in terms of results at away matches in CL knockout ties is pretty bad. He has no signature win to speak of other than a 2-0 win away at Madrid. (I checked the numbers just to be sure. )
I remember Barca utterly dominating Arsenal at Emirates and then fail to get the win there. Their 2 matches there finished as 2-1 win to Arsenal and a 2-2 draw. That Iniesta wonder goal against Chelsea at the bridge masked a pretty bad performance by Barca where Alves was just waffling crosses into the box with no impact.
The season Inter beat him in semis was also driven by a 3-1 win at San siro against Barca and the same season, he could not even beat Stuttgart or Arsenal away.
2010/11 was the season he perhaps did best given that 2-0 Madrid win and a 1-0 away win at Shakhtar. Then of course the famous loss to Chelsea in semis also included a 1-0 loss at Bridge to a team on its last legs managed by Di Matteo. (The same season he did win away at Leverkusen and OM).
Under Bayern, people remember the demolition of Bayern at home by Real but again they did not get great results in away legs either under Pep. I mean Jupp Heynckes had that big away win at Camp Nou when they completely dismantled Barca's great team but Pep could not repeat that success at all.
Only big away wins to speak for were against Arsenal at Emirates. He could not beat a poor United team under Moyes at OT, lost 3-1 away to Porto, lost 1-0 away to Atletico even if you ignore losses away at Barca and Real (and also at home).
Bayern's best away performance under Pep was either the 2-2 draw at Juve or 2-1 normal time win at Madrid that they eventually lost in added time.
I get that historical precedents tell us that no team is going to enjoy same success at away matches as home matches. But with Pep you hear all the time that he does not compromise his tactics for any kind of matches. Plus he has been in charge of super teams throughout his managerial tenure. So one would expect at least better results in away legs than shown so far. Real team in the current run itself has had great results in away legs already (multiple wins at Allianz, win at Juve/PSG away).
Where do you think the problem is? In Pep's rigidness to alter the tactics for away matches? Or there is no problem there to speak of.
I remember Barca utterly dominating Arsenal at Emirates and then fail to get the win there. Their 2 matches there finished as 2-1 win to Arsenal and a 2-2 draw. That Iniesta wonder goal against Chelsea at the bridge masked a pretty bad performance by Barca where Alves was just waffling crosses into the box with no impact.
The season Inter beat him in semis was also driven by a 3-1 win at San siro against Barca and the same season, he could not even beat Stuttgart or Arsenal away.
2010/11 was the season he perhaps did best given that 2-0 Madrid win and a 1-0 away win at Shakhtar. Then of course the famous loss to Chelsea in semis also included a 1-0 loss at Bridge to a team on its last legs managed by Di Matteo. (The same season he did win away at Leverkusen and OM).
Under Bayern, people remember the demolition of Bayern at home by Real but again they did not get great results in away legs either under Pep. I mean Jupp Heynckes had that big away win at Camp Nou when they completely dismantled Barca's great team but Pep could not repeat that success at all.
Only big away wins to speak for were against Arsenal at Emirates. He could not beat a poor United team under Moyes at OT, lost 3-1 away to Porto, lost 1-0 away to Atletico even if you ignore losses away at Barca and Real (and also at home).
Bayern's best away performance under Pep was either the 2-2 draw at Juve or 2-1 normal time win at Madrid that they eventually lost in added time.
I get that historical precedents tell us that no team is going to enjoy same success at away matches as home matches. But with Pep you hear all the time that he does not compromise his tactics for any kind of matches. Plus he has been in charge of super teams throughout his managerial tenure. So one would expect at least better results in away legs than shown so far. Real team in the current run itself has had great results in away legs already (multiple wins at Allianz, win at Juve/PSG away).
Where do you think the problem is? In Pep's rigidness to alter the tactics for away matches? Or there is no problem there to speak of.