RedRover
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I disagree. As has been noted already by our friend with the japanese name, any moron could coach a team the quality of BM to 3 titles (as Villanova did with last years best team of all time - oh wait. he didnt).
That being a fact, why did Bayern hire Pep? Because they expect much more from him than just "not upsetting the balance" and win some titles. He is expected to do nothing less than to build a dynasty. a legacy. Something that will top the 1970ies team.
Whould that have been the expectations, had he signed for Chelsea or City?
would love to write more, but gotta dash. Live TV from the first public training. 25.000 spectators, reknown magazines like "spiegel" run news tickers... Aaah, such an easy job Pep has...
I dont really see any relevance in what you're saying in relation to what I was saying. Clearly Bayern have appointed him because they think he'll do well - or they wouldnt have done so in the first place.
Your over-exageration is staggering. I didnt say Bayern is an easy job - infact I said he might find himself in a "lose-lose" position. The discussion was about whether he's considred, or will be considered a managerial great based on what he's achieved so far.
He's walked into a club primed to dominate for the next few years given the players they have and how far they are along their curve - so to me that's not as big a challenge as joining a side who need to do a lot of building to get anywhere near where Bayern are now. Someone's already done a lot of the hard work for him. If he does well there will always be people who say he's achieved what he should have given what he has at his disposal - the same as he had at Barcelona.
In short, he might build a "legacy" - but I suspect he wont change much, because it works well and because the blokes in charge at Bayern probably wont let him - so to me his legacy might be based significantly on what those before him have already achieved - even more so than at Barca.