Right now, this question might seem like a non sensical one with Laporte having nailed down the starting spot alongside Dias. But, when it comes to the big games, i have a feeling that Pep is still not decided on the best partner for Dias. The primary reason for this is the fact that both Stones and Laporte offer significantly different qualities. The case for Laporte Pep has often said...
Man City don’t just defeat you, they hurt you in such a way that the scars take forever to heal. Both the matches against Chelsea this season were a statement from City for the hurting defeats last season, specially the Champion’s league defeat. Chelsea came into the game with their title hopes hanging on to a non-existent string. Chelsea fans hoped that Tuchel could again produce some magic and defeat...
It is quite remarkable to look back upon Pep’s era at City and realize that he had achieved all of these accolades and broken numerous records without a proper left back. Yet, people don’t hesitate for a moment to call him the cheque book manager. Well, all that discussion about the critics can be left for an other day, because the greater success you achieve, more sore losers will take...
Well established sources close to the club are claiming that Arteta and Vieira are in the short list of managers to takeover when Pep Guardiola calls it a day on his Manchester City dynasty. The club is said to be looking at their progress with a keen eye. This is very interesting for me, because i never imagined that they would even be in consideration for the job. Managing Crystal...
Pep’s final year at Barcelona has been characterized by a change in formation to a 3-4-3. This was a formation which Pep had rarely used in his career and it exactly is not associated with free flowing football. That final season was a disaster for Pep and the general feeling was that the Barca team had burned out and the new formation was just an attempt by Pep to infuse...
People often have a wrong illusion that a super club once, always remains a super club. You don’t have to look farther than AC Milan to understand how false this notion can be. Dynasties burn down to ashes in the wink of an eye and they sometimes can be irreparable. Ferran Torres needs to have a hard think on labelling City as a stepping stone. I feel that he has...
It was a Carabao cup match against a relatively unknown proposition called as Wolves in 2017….that was the season when we were destroying teams in the Premier league…yet a team from Championship stifled us…Fernandinho was tied in knots….man marking our CDM with a striker is not new and just like Arsenal over the weekend, quite a few teams had tried it….but Pep always found a solution to it….so why were...
As Bernardo gave the ball away multiple times in the first half….i felt a slight sense of nervousness linger in my mind…deep down in your heart, you know that something is wrong about us today… we looked flat and disinterested…surprisingly even Pep looked lethargic today. Gabriel Jesus upfront makes the system rigid and effects our rythm Gabriel jesus will probably be given a -ve rating by most fans today. He...
It was a game of 2 halves….it was an encounter that demanded city to showcase both sides of their game….let the scoreline not flatter you…the game was very much equal until the final whistle Tactically exceptional in the first half…run ragged in the second That first half from City was one of the best displays i have seen from a team in a long long time in the prem league....
As the final whistle echoed through the sweeping rain at the Etihad, Pep Guardiola breathed a huge sigh of relief. He knew that any points dropped here would severely dent the confidence of the team heading into a busy festive period where the fixtures come faster than a swarm of bees from a disturbed hive. The Curious case of Pep playing with a Pivot! Playing with 2 defensive midfielders against...
