Pep Guardiola

[thehumblegringo]

Germany’s a one horse race mate. Dortmund challenged them for a while then Munich bought all their best players!!!

Surely the barometer for Bayern Munich is how well they do in Europe? When this was put to Pep he got all defensive and prickly, much they way he did towards end of his reign with Barca, and very much how he was last season when things went wrong 2nd half of last season at City.

Not doubting his teams play good stuff but usually when they’ve got the best players, which he’s been allowed to purchase at Citeh and Munich.

I just don’t think he’s reinvented the game the way that some people make out.

He’s not the only manager who plays attractive stuff. It would be interesting to see what Juergen Klopp could do with City’s squad, and Pep with Liverpool’s.

I respect your opinion but he has been sorely unlucky in Europe with Bayern. In the first year he was undone by two moments of genius by Messi in the semi final. In the second or third year they absolutely slaughtered Athletico and were let down by terrible finishing.

Klopp plays good attacking football, as does Pocchetino but what Pep does is totally different in my opinion. He has brought a new dimension to football.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Brian Clough must be up there in respect of achieving success with meagre resources.

[J R Hartley]

Brian Clough must be up there in respect of achieving success with meagre resources.

Agreed. That’s why I made the point about Pep taking on a lesser team and being successful with them so to speak.

The gaps too wide now to do it with a club the size of Derby or Forest, but could Pep go to Arsenal or Liverpool and take on the 3 financial powerhouses domestically, and the the likes of PSG, Madrid, Barca etc and be successful?

Fergie, for all his faults, has to be respected too. He built successful teams through several eras and in his last year won the league with arguably his weakest squad.

[Tokyo Blue]

Agreed. That’s why I made the point about Pep taking on a lesser team and being successful with them so to speak.

The gaps too wide now to do it with a club the size of Derby or Forest, but could Pep go to Arsenal or Liverpool and take on the 3 financial powerhouses domestically, and the the likes of PSG, Madrid, Barca etc and be successful?

Fergie, for all his faults, has to be respected too. He built successful teams through several eras and in his last year won the league with arguably his weakest squad.

I agree with this. When I was younger I hated Ferguson and United but now I've got nothing but respect for the way he built up his team and kept them there. Guardiola has a good record of course, but when you have a setup and players already in place then it doesn't exactly show off his credentials as it would do if he had to start from scratch.

[J R Hartley]

I respect your opinion but he has been sorely unlucky in Europe with Bayern. In the first year he was undone by two moments of genius by Messi in the semi final. In the second or third year they absolutely slaughtered Athletico and were let down by terrible finishing.

Klopp plays good attacking football, as does Pocchetino but what Pep does is totally different in my opinion. He has brought a new dimension to football.

If Pep has Spurs squad and resources, and Poch as Citehs, does Pep still come out on top?

[MOZZER2]

where ever he's been he's always used the 5 a side futsal system and adopted it to 11 aside

rotations, tight spaces and triangles in attack and defence and management of space is his hallmark . of course you need the right technical gifted players to do this not just your 6 foot 6 lumpers

it's great to watch from a purist perspective

http://fbbarcelona.blogspot.co.uk/20...by-futsal.html

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Agreed. That’s why I made the point about Pep taking on a lesser team and being successful with them so to speak.

The gaps too wide now to do it with a club the size of Derby or Forest, but could Pep go to Arsenal or Liverpool and take on the 3 financial powerhouses domestically, and the the likes of PSG, Madrid, Barca etc and be successful?

Fergie, for all his faults, has to be respected too. He built successful teams through several eras and in his last year won the league with arguably his weakest squad.

Leicester.....