The overhaul has already happened. 300 plus millions worth. Pep took over a tream that finished 4th on goal difference, equal to United. It need work. Mourinho has got us to a level just under Pep’s team, some would say Champions if it wasn’t for how good City was last season. So why do we need the same significant changes? Do we need 3 strikers? No. Do we need 2 Midfielders not really. Pep would require a Jorginho but who knows how good Perieria is capable of being. 3 CB’s. No again he can make a title winning team out of Otamendi he can do it with Rojo. Keepers - well we have the best in he world and the best number 2 in the world.
So you break down to me what would be required?
pep has a philosophy on how his team should play (which is a variation of the ajax total football adopted by barca) with an emphasis on possession over being direct ( mourinho leans the other way), thus his team requires players including gk who can play like this - technical ability over strength and pace. Of our current squad, players that would survive would likely be limited to lindelof, martial, Herrera and pogba ( if he can evolve his game). the likes of sanchez, mata and matic would have survived if younger, while fred may get through as a DM. overall you would be looking at 10-15 new players over 3 seasons. rashford, lukaku, bailly, valencia and young would likely depart in the first summer, with matic, sanchez, mata and others going in the next batch
pep knows his limitations and has only coached teams that subscribe to a similar philosophy - barca, bayern and citeh.
Everything is based on philosophy. That’s a stupid arguement. Barcelona win because of philosophy, it’s just who has the better one. We have a team designed for attacking philosophy with a negative manager hence why it’s not working.
By philosophy you mean buying players like neymar, suarez, coutinho, umtiti etc? barcelona win cos they have a great squad, a manager that can bring out the quality in the squad, and one of the best players in the world who can provide a moment of magic when everything else doesnt work.
City’s squad Pep picked up is not better than the current United squad. Stop it.
but he didnt win anything with them and spent over 400m before winning the title. Give most decent managers our current squad and 400m and am sure they would mount a title challenge
The best squad in Europe is currently performing worse than us. Maybe he was actually an alright manager.
not anymore - older, no CR and lack depth
Klopp won the league though. With the monopoly of Bayern. One it twice with his acceptional group. I would say that’s achieving standards? No? This Liverpool team is the best he’s had to date. So we shall see.
until he does, dont believe he can. mourinho has been more successful and more recently too, so if he cant win, there is no basis to think klopp can.
He’s unemployed the same reason why Zidane and Klopp and Guardiola have been unemployed in the past. When the right comes up I’m sure he will take it.
he has been unemployed for two season and cant remember him being linked to any big club. Even emery got a job with arsenal
Sarri I give you but he’d have us playing better football and we have a better ‘squad’ than Chelsea.
dont think we do. they have better defenders, better dm, and better attackers ( we dont have anyone comparable to hazard). the edge in midfield i will give us cos of pogba. we also have an older squad.
Poch your right as I’ve said this team not including a bigger budget, which he would have. We aren’t too dis similar to what he has now. But he would have better options from the bench.
wish he would go to a lesser league to get some titles and championship swagger. it is too difficult to break your duck in the PLwhen you are not managing one of the richer clubs. those core players will also start leaving soon.
it wouldn't be anything else.