re. topic: I mentioned this in regard to his Barca being hailed as the best club side of all-time and it was summarily dismissed because it didn't fit the narrative. Few years on, and absolutely nothing has changed. It was always a clear flaw in his footballing philosophy, and without him compromising or at least having a plan B, it always will be.
Pep's biggest strengths are also his biggest weaknesses, but it's not only him that suffers from it of this generation of managers - they are all damned by their philosophy when things go tits up because they have no other way of playing. It's more important and/or damning for Pep's legacy than others because he veers so wildly from the sublime to a completely baffled figure who suffers some really bad defeats on the contrary side to the showpieces his teams have put on in home ties.
If there's a thread for best Plan B manager, it would be very interesting to see what the thoughts would be in it.
Knock the likes of Zidane all you want, but, over time, he's proving himself to be a very flexible and multi-threaded manager where his opponents are not, and that's giving him an advantage that carries over into the CL especially because he can switch things up if the primary isn't working.