Guardiola to be found out in the premier league

[chrismpw]

Sancho IMO has been brilliant for about 3 years in Germany. But so has Grealish really so hard to pick between them (and others in their position).

To be fair I haven't seen much of Sancho aside from England games, where he's been alright - but hasn't been as great to me as his reputation might suggest.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Ninety minutes away from making that argument. He's going to be viewed one way if Zidane or Tuchel snookers him, and another should he lift it.

It's clear enough that he can win domestic silverware anytime, anyplace, anywhere his way given the backing. An all-time great on results and influence on the game, without a doubt.

Pep vs Zidane - the Battle of the Baldies!

 

[zukai12_]

3rd title in 4 years

 

[Connor]

Oh this thread.

 

[PaulPowersTash]

Bald fraud.

 

[davek]

Three PL titles on the bounce. Unbelievable.

2017/18
2018/19
*
2020/21

 

[LEONARD]

God Bless Rodgers and Hart.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Any moment now he’ll be found out lol

 

[JMT]

the thread title always cracks me up

 

[rochdaleblue]

Thoroughly deserved. Really thought they’d blown it this season, with just having an injury prone Aguero and Jesus up front. But the biggest master stroke by Pep was getting Dias to shore up the defence. If they get either Haaland or Kane this summer they will be unstoppable next season.

 

[EFCPaul]

Can't wait for Sky to wheel out countless ex-City players for interviews and celebrations over the next few days.

They don't just do that for Liverpool, do they?!

 

[KaiserEFC]

Filthy scabs.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Who’d have thought they could win the league by such a margin and have arguably their most important attacker be a young English academy product that Pep’s been moulding and coaching the last few years?
It was clear before he came that Pep knew how to get the best out of world class players but I didn’t know he could develop young lads to break through like that too, fair play.

 

[Yarrgh]

I think he is an exceptional coach the more I see of him. As mentioned a lot in the last dozen posts, the title of this thread is completely laughable. If he keeps on like he is, then potentially he's in the very upper echelon of coaches from any era.

The only risk to City is that he decides to move on for another challenge that inspires him, be that at Barca or internally at City or wherever and who do you go to after Guardiola? I'd have thought lego head at Arsenal, but he's not inspired me whilst he has been there. Having said that, I don't see City not having a succession plan, a back up succession plan and probably a back up to that back up plan.

Win the CL and he's pretty much proven himself in English football. I don't see him doing a Klopp and his team imploding under his reign.

 

[FCBarça]

I do not see Pep at City long-term despite having nearly the ideal situation. Manchester is a far cry from Barcelona which is his home & country in Catalunya but City also lacks youth football setup in England (Reserves vs a Segunda like in Spain) despite having made great investments in their own academy. You can't really count too much on the youth players, look how long it took Foden and he is a standout gem - not sure you will see another player like him coming out of there anytime soon. They are more likely to part like Jadon, Angelino, Brahim, Garcia, Bernabe (He's also on an expiring contract) et al.

I think the long-term danger for City or their fans is the oil money leaving (Similarly, there is an undercurrent of talk of that with the Qataris and PSG after the WC). But coaching wise & in terms of academy, they are at their peak - it will never be better than this which means that the final product can only diminish in quality once someone as key as Pep leaves. It will have a cascading effect

Now should the club remain profitable, it can still be a viable project for the sheikhs but it may more closely resemble Chelsea as a football club in terms of coaching, management/operations and sporting success