Bert Raccoon Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Really hope Leicester can hold it together against City on Saturday, who would have thought when the fixtures came out how.massive a game that would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Surprised people still believe that one. He had some excellent players at his disposal, granted, but he took some bold decisions when he went there which managed to improve them in the long run. Plenty of managers probably wouldn't have been willing to get rid of Ronaldinho and Deco, while Guardiola could probably be credited for putting a lot of faith in players like Busquets and Pique who have ended up being key for them over the years. Yeah but the players he brought through at Barca already knew exactly the system he would play as they'd been playing in it their whole life. He can't promote anyone like that at City as most will never have played his sort of system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 No one is saying he had it easy at barca, but he's never had to effectively assemble a full squad for the cl before, how many of the current city squad are good enough to win the cl? His first season at barca his cl winning line up cobtained 9 players there before he got the job, city don't have anywhere near that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Leicester odds on for the Champions League now Shirley? I don't think they'll get the title though, although the #seethe from Fleet Street would be particularly savory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigOutYourSoul Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The 07/08 season before Pep took over at Barca they finished 18 points behind Madrid in La Liga - in third place 10 points behind Villareal. The first season he was in charge they finished 9 points ahead of Madrid - a 27 point swing in the space of a season. He totally changed the way the team played in his first season - Messi went from scoring 16 goals in all competitions to 38. They team as a whole went from having a +33 goal difference to +70, Conceding 8 less goals and scoring 29 more and playing a completely different style of football. City could realistically win the domestic treble and progress in Europe this season it's not like he's taking over at United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Machina Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Pardew has become the first manager in the English Premier League to lose five consecutive matches with two different clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 No one is saying he had it easy at barca first proper challenge guardiola will have had really, the barca team he inherited was on the cusp of being the greatest team ever to have played the game, he undoubtedly helped and nourished it but lets face it, he walked into a guaranteed success, same at the bayern job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Pardew has become the first manager in the English Premier League to lose five consecutive matches with two different clubs. Do Newcastle fans just google his name every few mins to ensure if there's any negatives about his career that you're first on it? The obsession with Pardew was cringeworthy but it's bordering on creepy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Cracking goal by Vardy. I'd say that was about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The vardy goal was good but hardly a worldy, the reaction on sky sports was pretty over the top and I'm surprised to see most people creaming over it. Delighted for Leicester though, what a season. It was a belter. Keeper spotted off his line and volleyed first time perfectly over him at distance. Some people just like to oppose popular opinion no matter what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The 07/08 season before Pep took over at Barca they finished 18 points behind Madrid in La Liga - in third place 10 points behind Villareal. The first season he was in charge they finished 9 points ahead of Madrid - a 27 point swing in the space of a season. He totally changed the way the team played in his first season - Messi went from scoring 16 goals in all competitions to 38. They team as a whole went from having a +33 goal difference to +70, Conceding 8 less goals and scoring 29 more and playing a completely different style of football. City could realistically win the domestic treble and progress in Europe this season it's not like he's taking over at United. Aye but its this myth he turned a dreadful team into world beaters in a season i struggle with. He took a horrendously under performing side back to their level then, with the help of the best player in the world, pushed beyond that. His record at Bayern is fairly average all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 How about a dedicated Pep thread, a la Klopp, rather than filling this one with the same stuff that's already covered in numerous pages of the La Liga one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 It was a belter. Keeper spotted off his line and volleyed first time perfectly over him at distance. Some people just like to oppose popular opinion no matter what it is. You've also got to remember that throbber is a complete and utter moron too. It was a cracking goal, and looked like Leicester won fairly comfortably also. Good to see, especially as it was the grief merchants they pumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Shocked to see 53 and counting speaking more pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 It was a great goal, but (ignoring the build up) it's a goal you could see scored on a Sunday morning down the park. Nothing spectacular about the technique. Nothing spectacular about the technique? Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 A hit and hope, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 It sat up nice, one of those you catch clean and it has a good chance of dipping in. If Cristiano Ronaldo had scored that exact same goal, you'd wet your self with glee, waddle off to the bogs for a piss-soaked, shameful w**k, and then bump a long since used thread to say "Messi couldn't do that, Ronaldo's such a #baller". ^^^exactly what would happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 They're having an absolutely freak season. As happens every now and again with certain teams, I really hope hey win it as even if they did keep this squad together in the summer, there's not a hope in hell they'd repeat this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Vardy's goal was just another tap in and the assist from Mahrez was an aimless hoof up the park that got lucky IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Aye but its this myth he turned a dreadful team into world beaters in a season i struggle with. He took a horrendously under performing side back to their level then, with the help of the best player in the world, pushed beyond that. His record at Bayern is fairly average all things considered. Exactly. The post you've quoted doesn't mention that they had some of the best players in the world when they were so shit the season before. They just had a shit manager. I don't think anyone is saying that Guardiola didn't do a good job, just that you don't necessarily have to be the greatest manager in the world to win things with the best players in the world. I don't see del bosque or aragones held up as the best in the world for doing something similar with the national team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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