Their league form over the past 6 has been more normal. 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Manchester City under Pep Guardiola | Pep on City v Liverpool ref: "He likes to be special"
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Not trying to be dramatic, maybe it was the words I used. Gary Nevil was in hysterics. The same reaction is shared not just on here but other websites, keen to make a big deal out of nothing. For example these posts were OTT and just spiteful:
OTT and spiteful? To think that a live body is better than an empty chair?
It was nice of him to invite a supporter to the bench if you ask me!OTT and spiteful? To think that a live body is better than an empty chair?
I see what you did there, and I like it.OTT and spiteful? To think that a live body is better than an empty chair?
What would the player have offered over the empty spot when they are not going to play? You're reading in to it far too much and clearly see it as him making some sort of statement. As somebody else mentioned in the thread, he did this numerous times at Bayern and quite rightly nobody cared.
Scored the winner, maybe...?
From this logic, what's the point in having 7 substitutes when only 3 are going to play?
He did it with Barcelona B team
Won the league with them and they were more organised and coached better than the main team
He dind't just walk into the Barca job despite what people will lead you to believe
People aren’t saying he walked into the Barca Job. Just that he’s this supposedly great promoter of youth players into his teams and didn’t take this opportunity to give a young player the chance to see what it was like in the first team. Also the fact that he brought so many into the Barca side was due to the fact that he had worked with them for the year (or 2?) prior, it could’ve gone wrong but it didn’t and he has sort of rode the praise since because he didn’t promote at Bayern and at City, which indicates it’s the outlier as opposed the norm.
The experience of being with the first team squad?
City have spent a truckload on youth development that can't even fill a bench. Pep was making a selfish point when he could have given one of the kids the greatest days of their careers to date.
The latter isn't true, he brought through Kimich at Bayern and tried alot more youth players some of them just wasn't up to standard. He brought on youngster for sterling and some of their great prospects are out on loan in spain to Granada.
Pep has been lauded for trying youth players in big matches, something he has done in the premier league. I believe their Ukrainian leftback is from the academy and he's got alot of premier league minutes and champions league minutes.
That was completely unnecessary.
They are those within the English media that would love to being him down a peg. Gives them some ammunition. There's only so much that the City propaganda machine can spin.
They are those within the English media that would love to being him down a peg. Gives them some ammunition. There's only so much that the City propaganda machine can spin.
Not sure.
They can spin 300-350k per week to 500k per week + bonuses so i"d say they'll try to spin anything.
Kimmich had already played 55 games for Leipzig before Bayern signed him.
Machedaaaa would never have happened if it was like this. Yeah he turned into a shit player but that goal against Villa, fans cherish these moments.
That's a moot point. How can a player score the winner when they have no chance of playing in the match?
To cover injuries/change of tactics/fatigue etc. however City had obviously planned to play the full 90 and had each position covered. Furthermore, there is no obligation to have 7 substitutes or bring 3 substitutes on.
I disagree, it would be pointless. They are going to be warming the bench for 1 maybe 2 games and then back to the youth team.
Surely even if they did play the night before, one could have come on for 5-10 minutes without their legs exploding into a ball of flames.
Spiteful? You must be incredibly easily offended. Youl fit right in in 2018
Also watch Gary Neville clip again knowing you claimed he was in 'hysterics'. You are genuinely making stuff up.
How would you know?
We know it’s unlikely, but there’s always the chance. Football..bloody hell
No there isn’t, however by not filling the 7 subs spot Pep has looked arrogant and disrespectful towards Burnley. Let’s go back to the days of no subs that’ll please Pep then...
But surely them getting some experience would aid their game and make them try harder? You’ve obviously not thought about the positive reward mentality. The youth players may now think..”what’s the point, no matter how well I play I’m not getting into the first team!”.
Look at Rashford for example, he wasn’t rated as highly as some. What would’ve happened if LVG hadn’t named him in that midytlland game but chose to make a statement of how hard done by he his (at one of the richest clubs in the world too..)
And your spiteful comment was a little ott agree?
What does everyone think it would take for the media to turn on Pep? We've seen them turn on plenty of managers in the past. Pep having a little pop at them?
I think once he wins something. The English press like nothing better than building something up then trying to tear it down.
I doubt it, they’ll probably come out and say “well you know what, Pep is right to say that about us, how can we change Pep?” The spineless bunch of morons.
Not really, those people are blowing it out of all proportion when all I’m saying is that it’s neglible. The reason they are making a big deal out of it is to have a go at Pep. I’m sure they will get over it. Moyes did it a couple of weeks ago and nobody cared.
There is a huge difference between Moyes doing it at West Ham, and Pep doing it at City, for one West Ham are run by a couple of people of let's say less than savory characters, who do not make that much money available to their managers, so at times during periods of injuries one could understand to a degree them not being able to field a full subs bench, however at City, they have more money than practically everyone else, and a youth set up hyped up to the moon and back by the press.
So even taking into account that they had a youth match the night before, having someone sit on the bench but not play would surely not have been beyond them.
But instead, it does seem that Pep was trying to play political mind games, which is just the wrong thing to do in this situation.
Absolutely laughable.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/socc...-44m-deal-sign-fred/o4cz9s3v5gqk1q5p0occ2pr03
Apparently we have agreed a deal for that Fred guy from Shakhtar, good signing if you ask me. Sane is back in training. You guys take everything very seriously.
Apparently we have agreed a deal for that Fred guy from Shakhtar, good signing if you ask me. Sane is back in training. You guys take everything very seriously.
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I think Rashford and Martial under Pep would develop much more as attacking players the way Pep made Sterling play like a young Ronaldo.
Mourinho’s defensive approach is an obstacle to offensive players.
Mourinho’s defensive approach is an obstacle to offensive players.
A bit like how mourinho was bad for C.Ronaldo at Madrid?
Sterling doesn’t play anything like either Ronaldo, young or otherwise.
Must mean diving then...
Ever heard of the youth academy? And I am not even a fan of the obsession over youth players normally ffs.
They could win the league while playing some youth and rest their key players for the CL. But no, Pep gets out the violin in anticipation of another chequebook.
Pep, cool as a cucumber, his reactions doesn't look erratic at all.
He's happy, happy new year.
Maybe he's nervous cause they're losing players, poor souls.
How I love this kind of cliches.