Let's All Laugh At... Lets all laugh at Man City

[DCSPUR]

I thought he might leave after his contract but the only sticking point is where would he go?

he will stay for a while - unlimited resources and the media fawning over him....hard to leave that

 

[WiganSpur]

I honestly probably hate them the second most out of any team. They've completely gone out and bought the league and now everybody talks like they've revolutionized the premier league or something. They have several freakin 50million backups!! I mean could you imagine if Spurs bench had Laporte, Stones, Bernardo Silva, Danilo, Gundogan, and Gabriel Jesus?! Wow how impressive they won! Sorry rant over just pisses me off what they're allowed to do. Now they want to add Jorginho and Mahrez? Fuck them.

I don't think it's quite as simple as that though. I think you have to credit Guardiola, he's obviously had a massive effect. The style of football is wonderful, and you don't get that just through throwing together a few £50m signings.

I actually think if Guardiola was in charge of United this season and Mourinho at City then I honestly think the result would be reversed. Perhaps not by the same margin, but I reckon it would have been reversed.

 

[dtxspurs]

I don't think it's quite as simple as that though. I think you have to credit Guardiola, he's obviously had a massive effect. The style of football is wonderful, and you don't get that just through throwing together a few £50m signings.

I actually think if Guardiola was in charge of United this season and Mourinho at City then I honestly think the result would be reversed. Perhaps not by the same margin, but I reckon it would have been reversed.

I'm not saying he's not a good coach but dear lord it sure makes the job easier when you can spend 300mil every summer. It's bullshit and it has to stop.

 

[nailsy]

I don't think it's quite as simple as that though. I think you have to credit Guardiola, he's obviously had a massive effect. The style of football is wonderful, and you don't get that just through throwing together a few £50m signings.

I actually think if Guardiola was in charge of United this season and Mourinho at City then I honestly think the result would be reversed. Perhaps not by the same margin, but I reckon it would have been reversed.

What about if Pep and Poch had switched? Would he win us the league?

 

[Lilbaz]

I thought he might leave after his contract but the only sticking point is where would he go?

International?

 

[Shadydan]

What about if Pep and Poch had switched? Would he win us the league?

Interesting question, I reckon their similar level coaches, both adapt similar philosophies, both improve players and always push their players. It's hard to say but I reckon if the roles were reversed he'd we'd be seeing similar results.

 

[nailsy]

Interesting question, I reckon their similar level coaches, both adapt similar philosophies, both improve players and always push their players. It's hard to say but I reckon if the roles were reversed he'd we'd be seeing similar results.

So we just need to invest about a billion pounds and we'll have a decent chance of winning the league.

 

[WiganSpur]

What about if Pep and Poch had switched? Would he win us the league?

Possibly yes I think. But it would be much closer as I think Poch would do really well with that City team.

 

[dtxspurs]

Honestly they have to do something to stop Man City & PSG. They just broke all sorts of premier league records and now they're rumored to add Jorginho, Mahrez and De Ligt? How on Earth can that be allowed?! We may as well start a different league..

 

[Neon_Knight_]

I don't think it's quite as simple as that though. I think you have to credit Guardiola, he's obviously had a massive effect. The style of football is wonderful, and you don't get that just through throwing together a few £50m signings.

I actually think if Guardiola was in charge of United this season and Mourinho at City then I honestly think the result would be reversed. Perhaps not by the same margin, but I reckon it would have been reversed.

I think Guardiola would need two years, like at City, to transform United into a title winning team. Their squad currently just isn't a Guardiola squad for me. Their recent big money signings like Sanchez and Pogba aren't really players he would sign (he has already offloaded Sanchez once), and they don't have any CM who I can see stepping up like De Bruyne, or Iniesta / Xavi before that. If they still had Scholes or Carrick in their prime, that would be a very different matter.

 

[Shadydan]

I think Guardiola would need two years, like at City, to transform United into a title winning team. Their squad currently just isn't a Guardiola squad for me. Their recent big money signings like Sanchez and Pogba aren't really players he would sign (he has already offloaded Sanchez once), and they don't have any CM who I can see stepping up like De Bruyne, or Iniesta / Xavi before that. If they still had Scholes or Carrick in their prime, that would be a very different matter.

Why not? He tried to sign Sanchez a few months ago and City were linked with Pogba when they signed Pep before he went to Utd.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Why not? He tried to sign Sanchez a few months ago and City were linked with Pogba when they signed Pep before he went to Utd.

Neither are as good at intricate play as De Bruyne or David Silva.

 

[Shadydan]

Neither are as good at intricate play as De Bruyne or David Silva.

He coaches players to play beyond their abilities though and to take on different responsibilities on the pitch, I think he could teach Pogba to become more technical on the ball and would probably dominate in a midfield 3, Sanchez I think would be more of a winger in the mould of Sane.

Regardless if we're speaking in hypotheticals then Pep would be at Utd and wouldn't be at City so it's conceivable that he'd turn Utd into a title winning team

 

[nattydredd]

[B]Get French Football[/B]@[B]GFFN[/B]8m8 minutes ago
Yaya Touré accuses Pep Guardiola of racism: "Maybe us, the Africans, aren't treated in the same way as the others." (FF)

Yaya Touré on Pep Guardiola cont: "The day in which he includes 5 non-naturalised Africans in a starting XI, I promise to send him a cake." (FF)

A truly explosive interview that comes out in France Football tomorrow, during which Yaya Touré insists on "exploding the myth" that is, in his view, Pep Guardiola.

 

[tiger666]

[B]Get French Football[/B]@[B]GFFN[/B]8m8 minutes ago
Yaya Touré accuses Pep Guardiola of racism: "Maybe us, the Africans, aren't treated in the same way as the others." (FF)

Yaya Touré on Pep Guardiola cont: "The day in which he includes 5 non-naturalised Africans in a starting XI, I promise to send him a cake." (FF)

A truly explosive interview that comes out in France Football tomorrow, during which Yaya Touré insists on "exploding the myth" that is, in his view, Pep Guardiola.

Sour grapes?

 

[hellava_tough]

[B]Get French Football[/B]@[B]GFFN[/B]8m8 minutes ago
Yaya Touré accuses Pep Guardiola of racism: "Maybe us, the Africans, aren't treated in the same way as the others." (FF)

Yaya Touré on Pep Guardiola cont: "The day in which he includes 5 non-naturalised Africans in a starting XI, I promise to send him a cake." (FF)

A truly explosive interview that comes out in France Football tomorrow, during which Yaya Touré insists on "exploding the myth" that is, in his view, Pep Guardiola.

So Get French Football is actually part of the Guardian Sport Network:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/series/get-french-football-news

 

[hellava_tough]

Sour grapes?

And a massive libel law-suit, unless old Yaya has some proof!!

 

[Dillspur]

Didn't Pep run him out of Barcelona? Seems there's a history of bad blood between them.

If he's going to call out Pep as racist he better have proof.

 

[spursfan77]

Toure is obviously a bit of a dick.

 

[nailsy]

Toure is obviously a bit of a dick.

He's definitely obsessed with cake.