Re: Pep Guardiola's adventures in Manchester City

by Winter is Coming Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:22 pm

free_cat wrote:
footyfan01 wrote:My Picks -

Out - Toure
In - Creative CM like Thiago/Gundogan (100% without this kind of buy Pep can't work)

Out - Clichy
In - Young, fast, skilled LB

Out - Demichellis
In - Fantastic ball-playing CB capable of playing a high line

In - Fast pacy winger to compete with Sterling & De Bruyne

My predictions - Griezmann, Gundogan, Laporte, R. Rodriguez are in.

2nd season, out - Sagna, Fernando, Nasri

In - Top Attacking RB, CM, RW

Guardiola seemed to like fast pacy wingers who are intelligent enough to play CAM. City has 3 CAM's & 2 Wingers (bit unbalanced) & no creative CM.

City in 1 2017 -

Hart
Walker Kompany Laporte Rodriguez
Veratti Gundogan
Griezman Silva De Bruyne
Aguero

Bench - Bony, Sterling, Navas, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Kolarov/Zabaleta

Laporte is not a fantastic ball playing CB and Griezman is not a winger, though.

I'm pretty sure Pep likes Laporte and Boateng wasn't a ball playing CB either, but he turned into one.

by Art Morte Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:23 pm

free_cat wrote:
I don't think Sterling will suffer under him. He likes players that can dribble and passing usually improves a lot with Pep.

Sterling isn't a good dribbler. He's quick, but not a good dribbler. He can beat a defender with his acceleration, but he's not that good technically.

Footyfan wrote:In - Young, fast, skilled LB

Damn, son.

by Valkyrja Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:24 pm

I've come to the conclusion that Pep is football's biggest mercenary. You can say anything you want about Mourinho, but it's pretty clear to me that unlike Guardiola, he has certain goals. Guardiola appears to go the easy way and sign for the highest bidder

by Winter is Coming Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:28 pm

footyfan01 wrote:My Picks -

Out - Toure
In - Creative CM like Thiago/Gundogan (100% without this kind of buy Pep can't work)

Out - Clichy
In - Young, fast, skilled LB

Out - DemichellisGundogan
In - Fantastic ball-playing CB capable of playing a high line

In - Fast pacy winger to compete with Sterling & De Bruyne

My predictions - Griezmann, Gundogan, Laporte, R. Rodriguez are in.

2nd season, out - Sagna, Fernando, Nasri

In - Top Attacking RB, CM, RW

Guardiola seemed to like fast pacy wingers who are intelligent enough to play CAM. City has 3 CAM's & 2 Wingers (bit unbalanced) & no creative CM.

City in 1 2017 -

Hart
Walker Kompany Laporte Rodriguez
Veratti Gundogan
Griezman Silva De Bruyne
Aguero

Bench - Bony, Sterling, Navas, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Kolarov/Zabaleta

Gundogan is a possibility, but he's also been on the bad end of injuries as well. Veratti no way, to me it seems PSG and City have some kind of gentleman agreement, so they won't go there and even if they do PSG won't sell.

Laporte is purchasable, so is Griezmann.

by Art Morte Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:30 pm

Valkyrja wrote:I've come to the conclusion that Pep is football's biggest mercenary. You can say anything you want about Mourinho, but it's pretty clear to me that unlike Guardiola, he has certain goals. Guardiola appears to go the easy way and sign for the highest bidder

They'd all do the same thing if they had the freedom of choice like Guardiola has right now. I think it's great he's coming to the Premier League, it will be a bigger challenge than winning the Bundesliga with Bayern and we will get to know more about his ability.

by jibers Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:36 pm

He was never going to come here. LOL at some deluded United fans. Wtf would he take over a scrub team? We dont have the intelligence to play his game when we are struggling with LVGs less vertical position game.

by ExtremistEnigma Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:45 pm

GoonerJay29 wrote:Tbh with Guardiola you can just as easily see a back three of Clichy, Kompany and Sagna.

Another interesting thing to consider: what happens with Joe Hart? I'm not entirely sure he can play as a sweeper keeper.

Joe Hart should be the least of his worries right now.

by BarrileteCosmico Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:57 pm

Pep back in control of the transfer budget. Proud

Lols incoming

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:03 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Pep back in control of the transfer budget.

Lols incoming

They were all incoming with City's transfer history tbf.

by S Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:07 pm

Gundogan is a good shout actually.Can see that one happening.

I dont think they necessarily need any big signing in attack.Midfield and defense will probably get a rejuvenation considering they have many ageing players.

by Onyx Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:07 pm

Along with a CM, they also need a DM who's good with the ball. Someone like Weigl who they've been linked with recently. I can't see them signing 2 Dortmund players in one window.

They also should have snapped up Banega. Would have fit in perfectly.

by Winter is Coming Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:12 pm

S wrote:Gundogan is a good shout actually.Can see that one happening.

I dont think they necessarily need any big signing in attack.Midfield and defense will probably get a rejuvenation considering they have many ageing players.

Well the thing is Aguero is injury prone and with Pep work rate he installs in his players that may get worse perhaps. Sterling is still a question mark as he could do well, but he also could flop under Pep.

by sk3ptical Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:14 pm

Art Morte wrote:Sterling will be lucky to make the bench in League Cup games when Pep's the manager.

u should do stand up comedy rofl

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:14 pm

Maybe Pep can get Aguero healthy hmm

I seem to remember before Pep that Messi was quite injury prone tbh, most of Aguero's injuries seem to be down to poor preperation than anything else. Muscle injuries are very avoidable.

by Winter is Coming Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:16 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Maybe Pep can get Aguero healthy

I seem to remember before Pep that Messi was quite injury prone tbh, most of Aguero's injuries seem to be down to poor preperation than anything else. Muscle injuries are very avoidable.

That maybe true, but his injury records at Bayern haven't been too good either, unless the players aren't following his diet plans hmm

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:17 pm

True

Still stand by the whole his injuries are very avoidable thing though.

by LeSwagg James Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:26 pm

Not surprised.. Pep just jumps from stacked team to stacked team in his journey of stat padding and trophy padding

City will give him the most money to splash on players

by sk3ptical Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:27 pm

Firenze wrote:can see city bidding like 100m for alaba doe

their money they do what they want with it :coffee:

and people say that we cant defend but we give up just one more goal than arsenal smoking

by Kaladin Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:38 pm

---------------------Hart
-----Zabaleta----Kompany---Musacchio--
-Sane-------Witsel-------Isco--------Marcos Alonso
----------------------KdB
-----------Aguero-----------Sterling

QFs first year, semis in the next 2, then off to PSG

by S Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:39 pm

sk3ptical wrote:
Firenze wrote:can see city bidding like 100m for alaba doe
their money they do what they want with it
and people say that we cant defend but we give up just one more goal than arsenal

That is if you consider Arsenal to be a good team defensively :coffee:

by Dante Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:50 pm

Valkyrja wrote:I've come to the conclusion that Pep is football's biggest mercenary. You can say anything you want about Mourinho, but it's pretty clear to me that unlike Guardiola, he has certain goals. Guardiola appears to go the easy way and sign for the highest bidder

nice shitpost

by Cruijf Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:52 pm

These mental gymnastics get better and better rofl

In what world is City a stacked team? This is the weakest PL I've seen in my life and they're second Laughing

Pep wanted to go to the PL, Man City offered him the most control and has the best squad so he picked them, yes. But stacked? I've never heard so much rubbish in my life. Inb4 if he doesn't win the treble he's a fraud :facepalm:

This isn't FIFA where if you have 150 mil you can buy anyone you want. People thinking because he has control of transfers and City's rich he's going to sign 11 world class players are deluding themselves.

Unbelievable. He'll sign 3-4 people in the summer and the target will be winning the PL. Anything more will be seen as a massive bonus.

by sk3ptical Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:52 pm

S wrote:
sk3ptical wrote:
Firenze wrote:can see city bidding like 100m for alaba doe
their money they do what they want with it
and people say that we cant defend but we give up just one more goal than arsenal

That is if you consider Arsenal to be a good team defensively

i dont but arsenal fans keep talking that yada yada smoking

by jibers Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:00 pm

Dante wrote:
Valkyrja wrote:I've come to the conclusion that Pep is football's biggest mercenary. You can say anything you want about Mourinho, but it's pretty clear to me that unlike Guardiola, he has certain goals. Guardiola appears to go the easy way and sign for the highest bidder

nice shitpost

Another one for the playbook.

by LeSwagg James Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:08 pm

Cruijf wrote:Pep wanted to go to the PL, Man City offered him the most control and has the best squad so he picked them, yes.

Well, them being the best squad in the league means they're stacked by EPL standards so I don't get your point. Now he has a blank check to sign whoever he wants.

by S Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:33 pm

Guardian already reporting that he'll be given a £150m(€200m) transfer kitty Laughing

English papers Proud

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