Pep Guardiola
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Maradona37
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Will be interesting to see how Donnarumma copes with Arsenal's set pieces. He did really well with United's - he was coming off his line and getting distance on his punches, makes a huge difference because look how meek and glued to his line Bayindir is - but Arsenal are several orders of magnitude more dangerous from them than United are.
It will be an interesting game. I don't think City are as finished as some claim, but I still think Arsenal will likely win with the home advantage and better form.
Birdy
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Unfortunately, Pep is not the tactical innovator anymore. He has become more direct, even being forced to park the bus, as he is struggling to catch up with the rest.
It is what it is...
Temptation
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Yup. I made a post on this recently. Called it as usual.
FinBarcelonafan
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He is the new Mourinho?!
But I blame is this on him. He should have taken that break again and come up with fresh ideas after he won the CL. That generation was done and it was perfect time to take a break. Let City build new generation.
FinBarcelonafan
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I think he took the best approach vs Arsenal, expectations wise. His team is clearly out of rhythm or lacking style or combinations. It's a fresh team in a tough place. Counter strategy with Haaland is never a bad choice.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Think just the quality of the team is so much lower, once he had prime KDB, prime Gundo, prime Silva, was way easier to control matches with these 3 genius. Haaland looks in top form though, lets see if City can win PL. Pep's City has often peaked in 2nd half of the season
TheStig
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He doesn't want to go to another club ever.
Few seasons ago Pep schooled Arteta a kipper.
The squad just didn't have the renovation it needed to play that suffocating possession anymore against the competition upgrades.
If you think about it Pep wanted Wirtz (City group thought was too inflated fee), Zubimendi (didn't want to move last year), Rice (again thought fee was too inflated), Moises Caicedo (you guessed it, deemed fee too inflated) so there is an overall theme that he didn't get the first options to he wanted to transition form the decline of Bernie, Kevin, etc.
Then you have Arsenal, Chelsea and Pool massively increasing their transfer budgets so City don't have free reign for all the talents that they previously had.
So yeah, alot of money on Nico, Reindeer and Cheeki, but not the ilk of player Pep truly wanted or needed- the pauper.
Another 300m spend in 2026 it is
jamrock
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I think it's just more of pep getting mentally fatigued and his refusal to admit it and walk away.
He should have done so after the CL, he didn't and now he doesn't want to leave as a loser, but also his mind and heart aren't fully in it anymore.
But it's also true the teams around him have improved, mainly arsenal, Liverpool was always there and amount even at his best
He should have done so after the CL, he didn't and now he doesn't want to leave as a loser, but also his mind and heart aren't fully in it anymore.
But it's also true the teams around him have improved, mainly arsenal, Liverpool was always there and amount even at his best
FinBarcelonafan
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Not getting the right players and this I believe.
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