Firenze wrote:Man owes his entire career to Messi and prime Barca. Without it he's just a mad scientist using FIFA Ultimate Team custom formations with unlimited fifa points.

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Amazing how my post the page before on why City won't win the CL played out exactly like the game today did.

I should've put money on it. Sigh.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/09/28/manchester-city-sign-ruben-dias-raise-pep-guardiolas-spending/

408 million pounds only on defenders wow Pep .... he can buy the whole club in spain and still have surplus left...

Agreed 2 year extension on his contract.

Easy life.

Very disappointing. Its obvious Klopp's LFC being miles better than City has driven him for more along with the poor UCL performances.

Pep's City isn't even exciting to see anymore let alone follow in their progress or tactical structure. I wish he had moved on to another challenge.

I guess this could mean that Messi to City is back on the table, 2 year contract aswell makes all kinds of sense at face value.

"What do you say to people who claim you've not won the Champions League since Barcelona because you don't have Messi, Xavi, Iniesta..."

"I completely agree! I was very lucky."

When Pep Guardiola responded to people who suggest he is overrated as a coach pic.twitter.com/DPmbMkQfN1

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 19, 2020

Helmer wrote:

"What do you say to people who claim you've not won the Champions League since Barcelona because you don't have Messi, Xavi, Iniesta..."

"I completely agree! I was very lucky."

When Pep Guardiola responded to people who suggest he is overrated as a coach pic.twitter.com/DPmbMkQfN1

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 19, 2020

The most fake humble person in football. He's actually a psychopath if I were to diagnose him.

To me, even after winning so much and being so successful, he seems so insecure. I just can not wait till Messi joins ManCity and he still ends up winning nothing in Europe at the end of his tenure.

danyjr wrote:

Helmer wrote:

"What do you say to people who claim you've not won the Champions League since Barcelona because you don't have Messi, Xavi, Iniesta..."

"I completely agree! I was very lucky."

When Pep Guardiola responded to people who suggest he is overrated as a coach pic.twitter.com/DPmbMkQfN1

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 19, 2020

The most fake humble person in football. He's actually a psychopath if I were to diagnose him.

He really is extremely unlikeable. Comes across as a sociopath with how fake it seems whenever he acts humble or nice.

I actually think he has some kind of phobic thing going on with the media and interview situations
the most unrelaxed person in front of a camera
but then of ocurse he's also a psychopath towards refs and 4th officials

And let's not forget his legendary moment of refusing to shake the hand of the MLS all-star team coach after a promotional tour preseason exhibition game lmaoooo

as a coach he's still above and beyond though

I mean.. what else would he say in that situation.

He’s responding to the buttlicking Algerian Mahrez fans who think Pep is a bad coach. Everyone is sick and tired of them including me.

He can say the same, while acting like a normal person.

Nah man he’s sick and tired of it. And pep continues to play Mahrez even after he’s been shit.

That’s a perfectly normal reaction, I too am tired of Riyad’s shitty play

Mahrez sale has lead to City's decline tbh

I think his reaction wasn't out of the ordinary in any way. Truth be told GL is very biased against Pep.

CBarca wrote:Mahrez sale has lead to City's decline tbh

He’s infuriating and has such low football iq. Similarly to Ben arfa. Both insanely talented.. but can’t play within a system.

For example, instead of cutting onto his right foot which is actually really good, he does the same move that didn’t work earlier. Everyone knows he’s going to cut into his left foot. He doesn’t play one twos either, or make effective runs into the box which would completely work around the issue he has against defenders right now. He’s constantly awful with his off the ball movement.. and worst of all he doesn’t play defense.

He needs to adapt. You can be insanely talented with the ball but you need to adapt to situations that happen in the game. You get double teamed; send an early cross in, one touch football (which he is perfectly capable of playing, but shit mentality), etc. CR7 did it (obviously a better player but still). Defenders started to read him in la liga.. so he focused on hold up play and link up play as well as making excellent runs.

GL finally seeing the light?

I predicted an implosion this season, and City hasn't looked convincing at all so far. I can't lie I'm surprised about the contract extension news though.

City's recruitment policy is awful. There's too many holes within the team, and they've already spent a shitload. Pep should've just called it quits at the end of the season. Then again, City knows there's no way they can get Messi without Pep, and maybe Pep thinks Messi's presence can give the City team a shot up in the arm. There's also the fact that no other team will give him the comfort he has at City. His buddies are the directors and he has the ability to buy any player he wants as long as they cost less than 70M. So, I get why he stayed when I look at it from that perspective.

Myesyats wrote:I think his reaction wasn't out of the ordinary in any way. Truth be told GL is very biased against Pep.

This. GL has an unreasonable dislike of Pep and for reasons not admitted but in general that will be the reaction to a serial winner such is the scrutiny they will receive.

Pep is merely neurotic and a little eccentric the reaction is normal.

Casciavit wrote:GL finally seeing the light?

Not necessarily because last season he was very good and showed the creative side he has

I’m so frustrated because he clearly showed more dimensions to his game last year, he CLEARLY has them.
Something is definitely up in his personal life. Just speculation by me but he’s gone thru a divorce and has a pretty up and down personal life. I predict he gets benched, wins his spot back because he tends to play like he should when his ass is on the line, then RM or PSG will buy him next season

I think pep deserves critique. Last year he played with a 3-4-3 with some very good results and tons of chances created. Both Mahrez and sterling played extremely well (De Bruyne too).

But he started overthinking things and ended up with some kind of weird 3-4-1-2 in the CL, which backfired spectacularly.
Now he’s back to his 4-3-3 with the same movements that got found out. All you have to do is make sure your CMs and/Or wingers double team the city wide forwards and it’s a ton of useless possession at that point. Then counter with speed because city’s CBs are awful and ederson is overrated. 3-4-3 allowed for effective overloading and putting Mahrez and de bruyne in an excellent role to succeed.

Its been clear he cant take Man C any further, the new players doing all they can, and the likes of Jesus keep improving, but still something lacking. Defensively still a joke, and Edison again another mistake. He is just too rash of a GK and not good enough for an elite team.

But it does look like Peps gonna stay a long time to come? Guess we just have to get used to not expecting too much from Man C anymore, which I have done for a while now

Where are the haters? 3 points from top of the league. Best group stage CL record in his career.

Y'all going to eat crows in 5 months.

He's 3 points behind an injury-ravaged Liverpool? you gonna need more than that if you want the haters to eat crow.

danyjr wrote:Where are the haters? 3 points from top of the league. Best group stage CL record in his career.

Y'all going to eat crows in 5 months.

if you're planning to become a comedian, don't quit your day job