Jobs going at Wolves & Southampton, maybe he could go there and prove you can create robotic football on a budget whilst in the relegation zone & in a less pressurised environment?
'Pep' Guardiola sack watch
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I wonder how much their terrible season has to do with the impending likelihood of heavy punishment. Imagine you're working for an organization that's operating under the looming threat of something that might very well result in you not working there anymore in the near future. That must make it hard to put in the kind of effort it takes to perform at the level required. If the PL proves to have a backbone and actually relegates City a few tiers, many of these players won't be there anymore. That has got to be on their minds.
Maybe they even know more than the general public with regards to these charges and the likely consequences. That's just speculation, but they did become shit almost overnight. That suggests they've heard some really bad news. An entire team doesn't just become crap across the board all at once for no reason. If they've found out that their club is probably getting a punishment so severe that there's no real chance of accomplishing anything for the foreseeable future, this sort of collective slump is exactly the kind of outcome I'd expect from that.
Maybe they even know more than the general public with regards to these charges and the likely consequences. That's just speculation, but they did become shit almost overnight. That suggests they've heard some really bad news. An entire team doesn't just become crap across the board all at once for no reason. If they've found out that their club is probably getting a punishment so severe that there's no real chance of accomplishing anything for the foreseeable future, this sort of collective slump is exactly the kind of outcome I'd expect from that.
Oooooh, now we're getting somewhere. No patronizing "they're a good side" from him this time.
GOAT confirmed then. He’s no SAF.
SAF would never come out and say he's not good enough. Pep isn't fit to lace Fergie's boots, and he knows it.
I’m not going to scroll Back but there were clear scratch marks on his head tonight…..
I reckon about 3 years of poor recruitment. It's finally caught up with them.
Players who aren't good enough and players who aren't the Pep type.
The football industry over the last decade has convinced us managers a miracle workers.
But they're not. They all need players. Without the right players they all struggle(relatively).
Always the test> When things aren’t going well for a manger, the true colours show.
Note: This may be very niche
Need Pep to not bail and manage in the Europa or Conference League, the folks in Kazakhstan would love to watch City come to town 
Is it weird that I quite like him after watching that interview. He can easily blame it all on injuries and a few players not performing and he'd mostly be right, but he's not making excuses despite being clearly rattled and annoyed. He's probably the best manager of all time after Sir Alex and I think he'll find a solution.
Yes.
Yes. When they awarded the penalty he was scratching the shit out of his head. After Bruno scored you could see the red lines in his dome. Guy is having a meltdown.
He's gone after this season I think.
I'm sure they've been dreaming of that ever since they watched Ben Thatcher and Georgios Samaras on their TVs.Need Pep to not bail and manage in the Europa or Conference League, the folks in Kazakhstan would love to watch City come to town
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Life's about peaks and troughs, he's only known peaks...plus he's a cnut
Wonder if they know they're f’d with the 115 charges and thats done them in mentally.
Well you gotta think, a few of the players (if not the entire fecking team) is probably aware that their transfer was dodgy, their contract is a little dodgy etc.
They'll have been given updates regularly in private not released to the media, so yes it's definitely feasible that they're heads are gone because they know something we don't (yet).
Saw a short clip of Pep after their goal. He seemed annoyed about the celebration. Did anyone else see that?
Yes I noticed this too. Strange
I'd say his attackers aren't very good these days but i think he's the main reason they're not. He basically drops any that dont follow his boring, scripted patterns. De Bruyne seems like the only one thats allowed play a risky or imaginative pass and he's just not able to carry the entirety of a teams creativity on his own anymore. Having guys like Cancelo or Mahrez helped alleviate it in previous years. Grealish could have but dont see it anymore without a fairly drastic change in how he's used (and getting him to give a feck which doesn't look straightforward anymore).
Growing his hair and losing the midas touch.
Fake humility that's all there is. He looks unhinged during games.
All managers should blame players not performing for their failures. Seems like the perfect excuse to wash one’s hands off the problem. And he’s been blaming injuries throughout this abysmal run.
So he’s not the best manager then. Of course he will find a solution - he’s got a great squad and a club that ensures quality is added to it on a consistent basis. That’s until all of them pay a big price for their cheating.
I don't think he is. I think he's perhaps the best in terms of tactics and perhaps in terms of success. However, I think what Sir Alex achieved with a struggling team and building it into a dynasty that lasted over 2 decades is immense in addition to his man management skills. Perhaps I'm biased as a United fan, but that's how I see it.
This is all music to my ears but when are the authorities finally going to pass judgment and hopefully inflict just punishment?
Or will they wimp out?
Or will they wimp out?
They're gonna meet at the empty car park.
He’s gone this season. First the self harm, now the admission he’s not doing well, the team are a reflection of his mental state. It’s all falling apart.
The start of their poor form followed the start of the FFP hearings. I can only assume the players hear insider gossip on the trials and aren't taking it generally well. Pep's philosophy is to not focus on emotions but to be as robotic as possible but these off field issues are exactly contradictory to that and I can only assume some, if not most, of them are affected by the prospect of titles being stripped off and potential of having to play in a league or two down next year.
And don't forget the possibility of point deductions this season. Which would mean that it's completely meaningless what they do on the pitch now.
Yeah. I reckon 1 or 2 more defeats and the wheels are going to well and truly come off.
After Villa, they have Everton, Leicester, West Ham, Salford and Ipswich.
They’ll surely get 5/5 in those games.
They’ll surely get 5/5 in those games.
Its reverse psychology, and childish. Imagine SAF acting like that
Surely they should’ve beaten United, Juventus, Palace, Bournemouth, Brighton, Sporting, Tottenham and Feyenoord.
So yesterday confirmed he is shit then. Was in the team and outside of one effort anonymous and not influencing anything.
I will write it again. I wouldn't have Foden at the club even on a free. It is not even a discussion. I wouldn't have him in the same way I want us to cut Rashford from the club and in the same way Garnacho is walking on thin ice. Attitude, personality, footballing IQ. You can change the attitude, but personality and understanding of the game it is what it is. Talking of football IQ Amad or for example Palmer are both levels above Foden, Rashford and Garnacho. Talking about attitude Antony and a prime example Maguire are showing there is a way back if you want to put the work in. Antony is at least showing he has a fight in him. Maguire came back from being dogshit and a footballing world meme and could be a first name on the team sheet in defense for Rubens revolution. Attitude, personality, workrate.
a past city. don’t forget they managed to throw away a lead in the 87th minute to a relegation candidate yesterday.
So funny to watch how Pep insists on doing the exact same thing over and over again and expect a different result. Unable to adapt his approach.
Playing a slow pairing of Bernardo and Gundo in the middle to be parked in oppo counters and to kill every fast transition or direct play whenever they have the chance. Playing slow players without physicality, who's cute on the ball and vaccinated against direct play obviously doesn't work very well. They refuse to play direct, insist on having 10 oppo players in front of them at all times, on pumping unaddressed crosses into a crowded box and to be vulnerable to fast counters every time they lose the ball.
Long may it continue.
Playing a slow pairing of Bernardo and Gundo in the middle to be parked in oppo counters and to kill every fast transition or direct play whenever they have the chance. Playing slow players without physicality, who's cute on the ball and vaccinated against direct play obviously doesn't work very well. They refuse to play direct, insist on having 10 oppo players in front of them at all times, on pumping unaddressed crosses into a crowded box and to be vulnerable to fast counters every time they lose the ball.
Long may it continue.