Saw a stat earlier that he's only lost 19 league games in 279(?) or something ridiculous

Really interested to see how he gets on in a league that isn't a 2-horse race

City giving him £130m to spend on just 2 players for starters and then the rest will help him maintain his so called reputation.

"This City looks devoid of leadership"

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Hence why pep is being brought in - to give leadership.

Yaya will go but Pep will bring in players to provide this (Pogba?) whilst developing those that are there.

De Bruyne, Silva, Aguero, Hart, Kompany, Sterling... they have the basis of a fantastic team.

Add Pep to this and they will win trophies

comment by Hod idol the x factor - Mo's posh tin set! (U5117)
posted 58 seconds ago
City giving him £130m to spend on just 2 players for starters and then the rest will help him maintain his so called reputation.
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Eh? Where are you getting this from?

The Barca team he inherited were so good they only finished 18 points behind Real Madrid the season before.

comment by Robben. (U1145)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Hod idol the x factor - Mo's posh tin set! (U5117)
posted 58 seconds ago
City giving him £130m to spend on just 2 players for starters and then the rest will help him maintain his so called reputation.
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Eh? Where are you getting this from?
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Pogba £80m and Stones £50m. It's all paper talk but I cannot see Pep walking in there and being told to make do with current squad and to develop kids. It won't be enough when you compare City with a Barca or Bayern.

Guardiola like Klopp will find it far from easy in the prem. He can buy his trophies, that would be the easy option or he can see how good he really is and work with what he has.

comment by Hod idol the x factor - Mo's posh tin set! (U5117)
posted 19 seconds ago
comment by Robben. (U1145)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Hod idol the x factor - Mo's posh tin set! (U5117)
posted 58 seconds ago
City giving him £130m to spend on just 2 players for starters and then the rest will help him maintain his so called reputation.
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Eh? Where are you getting this from?
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Pogba £80m and Stones £50m. It's all paper talk but I cannot see Pep walking in there and being told to make do with current squad and to develop kids. It won't be enough when you compare City with a Barca or Bayern.

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Don't be so ridiculous.

Chris H


The Barca team he inherited were so good they only finished 18 points behind Real Madrid the season before.



That is a nonsense stat in reality, he managed a team with the best three players in the world in a two team league so was never going to finish 18 points behind again. Managing in Scotland with Rangers and Celtic, you used to get the odd season when one team would win the league at a canter, and the following season, the other team came back and won it. It is the same in Spain, other than the odd hiccup. When he went to Germany he was basically managing in a one team league.

I can see him signing Tiago and Isco and ridiculously maybe Neymar.

Everyone keeps saying he'll struggle because the league is more competitive. I don't get that. They've finished in the top two for four seasons so add him to the mix....

I'm sure City will be fine.

comment by Rauben_Hoody (U6374)
posted 1 minute ago
I can see him signing Tiago and Isco and ridiculously maybe Neymar.

Everyone keeps saying he'll struggle because the league is more competitive. I don't get that. They've finished in the top two for four seasons so add him to the mix....

I'm sure City will be fine.
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I think Neymar will be at City myself next season

Be great to see!

True Hoody, but could her do it on a cold wet windy November night at Stoke?

Think he'll clean domestically in the prem....not sure he'll win the CL with city.

Did Mourinho struggle in the league? Did Mancini struggle in the league? Did PellegrinI struggle in the league? Did Anchelloti struggle in the league? Did LVG struggle in the lea..... Oh.

You take my point though!

the same would have been said when as a complete novice he took charge of Barcelona who finished 20 points off the top of La Liga in 2008, behind Villarreal and only 3 points above 5th, and he inherited a dressing room that severely disliked each other, got rid of 3 of the best players in europe in Ronaldinho, Deco and Zambrotta, and lost another in Thuram who retired, and as replacements he signed a young kid from Man Utd for €5m, promoted a lanky, awkward looking defensive midfielder from the B team and signed 2 talented but unproven at the very highest level players from Sevilla, he then proceeded to play possibly the best football europe has ever seen and won the treble.


in other words, he'll be absolutely fine

50m for stones

overpaying by about 25m

If you want the player you pay the fee Chronic, 50 mill may be a huge sum for Spurs but it's nothing to City

They will not spend £130m on Pogba & Stones FFS - grow up

comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 46 minutes ago
The Barca team he inherited were so good they only finished 18 points behind Real Madrid the season before.
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They won the Champions League the season before. That was a good team, make no mistake about it.

Expectations aren't that high in the first season as he'll probably have to replace 5 players. City fans will judge him on what happens after that.

Hard to see him being a flop. I'm sure he'll win a few things but hopefully there is no more a domination than there has been from City already.

And good luck to him trying to win the CL with the likes of Barca around, which is what I feel they've most got him in for. He'll need it.

comment by ||The Great AFL©||™ (U11952)
posted 37 seconds ago
comment by Chris H (U15205)
posted 46 minutes ago
The Barca team he inherited were so good they only finished 18 points behind Real Madrid the season before.
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They won the Champions League the season before. That was a good team, make no mistake about it.
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They won it in 05-06, he took over in 08-09.

Real Madrid had won the league in both intervening seasons and, as stated, Barça despite reaching the CL semis, had looked a team in tatters the previous season.

While he did have the basis of a fantastic team with many elements in place to succeed, it's totally unfair to say he had an easy job.

I certainly don't think he has the same elements in place at City though, and it could take him some time to shape the team in his image.

I for one don't expect him to sweep them to the title in his first season, but I do think that providing the suits at City are patient - and there's no indication to suggest they won't be - I do think he'll build a side that within a couple of seasons will own the PL just as Barça and Bayern bossed their leagues under him.

Is that enough thou Chris.....im 100% his main remit is to win the CL.

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