Guardiola to be found out in the premier league

[artetas_biggest_fan]

From a quadruple to 2 and one of them was a one horse race

Said previously, when the RS became incapable two months in the league was a gimme for Pep, so I’d had Bielsa as coach of the year.

He’s a great coach, but his big weakness is overthinking. He tries to be too clever. De Bruyne was completely shackled by that team selection.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Desperatly needs a striker. Kane and Grealish (to replace Sterling) should be top of the list

 

[Yarrgh]

If you changed the word premier in the thread title to champions then it might well be right.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Hes an ideal 38 game season manager. He will always have a high level of consistency.

He over complicates the big one off games and gets it wrong a lot.

 

[artetas_biggest_fan]

Just seen footage of Pep keeping his runners up medal around him. Very classy that. Granted the circumstances were different when Carlo took his off straight away in ‘05 as Milan had been 3 up against the RS so you can understand his frustration but something doesn’t sit right when players/coaches do that. Keeping it on at least until you get past the podium shows a respect for the competition as well as taking defeat in good grace.

 

[EverTheOptimist]

He won the league because his biggest rival for it got decimated by injuries and he also had the advantage of having a subs bench that cost over 300 million so he could rest a player who cost 50-60 million and replace him with another player who cost 50-60 million, while other teams had squads in the red line by October due to hardly any rest or pre season.

They are flat track bully's and bottle merchants, this season they battered the dross in the league and struggled against the bigger teams in the PL.

I'm so happy they lost, they shouldn't have even been in the competition, multiple instances of breaking FFP, when UEFA finally had a strong case against them, they hired about 30 lawyers, never cooperated with UEFA delayed the process that when it came to the CAS trial, the 5 year stipulation had pass for their FFP infringements that CAS had to throw it out of court, then City got fined £9 million pounds for not cooperating with UEFA.

A victory for football today in a asterix of a football season, that City who are so used to playing with empty seats at Etihad every season bottled it when they finally had a stadium with fans.

Well done Chelsea.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

He won the league because his biggest rival for it got decimated by injuries and he also had the advantage of having a subs bench that cost over 300 million so he could rest a player who cost 50-60 million and replace him with another player who cost 50-60 million, while other teams had squads in the red line by October due to hardly any rest or pre season.

They are flat track bully's and bottle merchants, this season they battered the dross in the league and struggled against the bigger teams in the PL.

I'm so happy they lost, they shouldn't have even been in the competition, multiple instances of breaking FFP, when UEFA finally had a strong case against them, they hired about 30 lawyers, never cooperated with UEFA delayed the process that when it came to the CAS trial, the 5 year stipulation had pass for their FFP infringements that CAS had to throw it out of court, then City got fined £9 million pounds for not cooperating with UEFA.

A victory for football today in a asterix of a football season, that City who are so used to playing with empty seats at Etihad every season bottled it when they finally had a stadium with fans.

Well done Chelsea.

Hi mate,

Did it hurt you to praise Chelsea ya big red fanboy?

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Just seen footage of Pep keeping his runners up medal around him. Very classy that. Granted the circumstances were different when Carlo took his off straight away in ‘05 as Milan had been 3 up against the RS so you can understand his frustration but something doesn’t sit right when players/coaches do that. Keeping it on at least until you get past the podium shows a respect for the competition as well as taking defeat in good grace.

Hmm a bit like how your hero Klopp, takes his defeats in good grace.lol Carlo and AC Milan got his/their revenge on you lot two years later though, and you were crying your eyes out weren't you?

 

[Zatara]

He won the league because his biggest rival for it got decimated by injuries and he also had the advantage of having a subs bench that cost over 300 million so he could rest a player who cost 50-60 million and replace him with another player who cost 50-60 million, while other teams had squads in the red line by October due to hardly any rest or pre season.

They are flat track bully's and bottle merchants, this season they battered the dross in the league and struggled against the bigger teams in the PL.

I'm so happy they lost, they shouldn't have even been in the competition, multiple instances of breaking FFP, when UEFA finally had a strong case against them, they hired about 30 lawyers, never cooperated with UEFA delayed the process that when it came to the CAS trial, the 5 year stipulation had pass for their FFP infringements that CAS had to throw it out of court, then City got fined £9 million pounds for not cooperating with UEFA.

A victory for football today in a asterix of a football season, that City who are so used to playing with empty seats at Etihad every season bottled it when they finally had a stadium with fans.

Well done Chelsea.

The asterix was last season. When city were ",decimated by injuries".

Not sure why youre crying about the RS...

...we had more injuries than them.

 

[GoodisonRoadSupperBarWool]

He won the league because his biggest rival for it got decimated by injuries and he also had the advantage of having a subs bench that cost over 300 million so he could rest a player who cost 50-60 million and replace him with another player who cost 50-60 million, while other teams had squads in the red line by October due to hardly any rest or pre season.

They are flat track bully's and bottle merchants, this season they battered the dross in the league and struggled against the bigger teams in the PL.

I'm so happy they lost, they shouldn't have even been in the competition, multiple instances of breaking FFP, when UEFA finally had a strong case against them, they hired about 30 lawyers, never cooperated with UEFA delayed the process that when it came to the CAS trial, the 5 year stipulation had pass for their FFP infringements that CAS had to throw it out of court, then City got fined £9 million pounds for not cooperating with UEFA.

A victory for football today in a asterix of a football season, that City who are so used to playing with empty seats at Etihad every season bottled it when they finally had a stadium with fans.

Well done Chelsea.

Same Chelsea who have spent millions upon millions

 

[kenada_blue]

Just seen footage of Pep keeping his runners up medal around him. Very classy that. Granted the circumstances were different when Carlo took his off straight away in ‘05 as Milan had been 3 up against the RS so you can understand his frustration but something doesn’t sit right when players/coaches do that. Keeping it on at least until you get past the podium shows a respect for the competition as well as taking defeat in good grace.

Yeah. When they just rip it off after is very brattish imo.

Wear it. Reminds you that you weren't good enough and you have to be better

 

[toffee82]

He won the league because his biggest rival for it got decimated by injuries and he also had the advantage of having a subs bench that cost over 300 million so he could rest a player who cost 50-60 million and replace him with another player who cost 50-60 million, while other teams had squads in the red line by October due to hardly any rest or pre season.

They are flat track bully's and bottle merchants, this season they battered the dross in the league and struggled against the bigger teams in the PL.

I'm so happy they lost, they shouldn't have even been in the competition, multiple instances of breaking FFP, when UEFA finally had a strong case against them, they hired about 30 lawyers, never cooperated with UEFA delayed the process that when it came to the CAS trial, the 5 year stipulation had pass for their FFP infringements that CAS had to throw it out of court, then City got fined £9 million pounds for not cooperating with UEFA.

A victory for football today in a asterix of a football season, that City who are so used to playing with empty seats at Etihad every season bottled it when they finally had a stadium with fans.

Well done Chelsea.

Oh hello.

 

[trueblue84]

He won the league because his biggest rival for it got decimated by injuries and he also had the advantage of having a subs bench that cost over 300 million so he could rest a player who cost 50-60 million and replace him with another player who cost 50-60 million, while other teams had squads in the red line by October due to hardly any rest or pre season.

They are flat track bully's and bottle merchants, this season they battered the dross in the league and struggled against the bigger teams in the PL.

I'm so happy they lost, they shouldn't have even been in the competition, multiple instances of breaking FFP, when UEFA finally had a strong case against them, they hired about 30 lawyers, never cooperated with UEFA delayed the process that when it came to the CAS trial, the 5 year stipulation had pass for their FFP infringements that CAS had to throw it out of court, then City got fined £9 million pounds for not cooperating with UEFA.

A victory for football today in a asterix of a football season, that City who are so used to playing with empty seats at Etihad every season bottled it when they finally had a stadium with fans.

Well done Chelsea.

And I'm delighted that Pickford kicked it all off (pun intended).

 

[Yarrgh]

He won the league because his biggest rival for it got decimated by injuries and he also had the advantage of having a subs bench that cost over 300 million so he could rest a player who cost 50-60 million and replace him with another player who cost 50-60 million, while other teams had squads in the red line by October due to hardly any rest or pre season.

They are flat track bully's and bottle merchants, this season they battered the dross in the league and struggled against the bigger teams in the PL.

I'm so happy they lost, they shouldn't have even been in the competition, multiple instances of breaking FFP, when UEFA finally had a strong case against them, they hired about 30 lawyers, never cooperated with UEFA delayed the process that when it came to the CAS trial, the 5 year stipulation had pass for their FFP infringements that CAS had to throw it out of court, then City got fined £9 million pounds for not cooperating with UEFA.

A victory for football today in a asterix of a football season, that City who are so used to playing with empty seats at Etihad every season bottled it when they finally had a stadium with fans.

Well done Chelsea.

Last year was asterisk season my good blue amigo. Why so upset with City? They shouldn't defend themselves against trumped up charges? I think the empty seat thing was disproved some time ago or maybe in your part of the world you were lucky enough to not have covid remove fans from sports events?

But we'll done Chelsea indeed. Certainly the most successful English team in Europe of recent times now. Are City and Chelsea the big two now that the rs and United have slipped up or can you see United turning it around?

 

[Terrarian]

Of course its a bout the money and it always has been regardless of what old romantic picture
of 'jumpers for goal posts' football of the nostalgic past you may have.
But as we all know it's how you spend the money. United have spent almost a £1 billion on players
since Ferguson went and still have not a lot to show for it. Liverpool bought their way to their single
*Asterisks* title with world record transfer fees. As did Chelsea and let's not forget Blackburn either.
Barca, Real Madrid, PSG et.al. Of course it's all about the money.
And just as an interesting side point when Guardiola finished playing at Barca his agent contacted
a number of English clubs and talks opened with City who eventually turned him down.
So maybe he does have a soft spot for City and be an old romantic after all?

The difference in spending power has never been this big a gap and also FFP cut everyone else off from challenging your spending. Chuffs me off you lot were nobodies until oil money came into it.