5 Big Decisions That Have Finally Caught Up to Pep Guardiola

5 Big Decisions That Have Finally Caught Up to Pep Guardiola

There was a time not too long ago when Manchester City seemed untouchable, brushing aside competition and marching to trophies with an air of inevitability. But now, the cracks in Pep Guardiola's dynasty are not only visible—they're widening. City have lost six of their last seven games, and a recent defeat to Liverpool has left them trailing 11 points behind Arne Slot’s side. It's uncharted territory for Guardiola, and the stress is clearly showing. His tactical genius, once hailed as undeniable, is now under scrutiny as several key decisions have come back to haunt him.

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Not signing a rodri back up is the biggest mistake

[kb]

I agree with most things but you're wrong on two.
Firstly, the traditional fullbacks were a defensive liability even if they were a great attacking threat. Using Ake at left back and sometimes Akanji at right back is the defensive solidity that won City the treble.
Secondly, Alvarez didnt leave because pep underestimated his ability, he left because he would not be City's no.1 striker while Halaand was there.

[danlapidus]

I'm a Juve fan and thus don't watch much EPL but my main takeaway from watching City play us was that there was no plan B. They were just going to pass the ball side to side the entire match and hope for the perfect opportunity. But an Italian side is completely fine with that. Juve knew that as long as Gatti and Kalulu kept Haaland in check, we could limit City to long range shots that are easier to save. The plan worked to perfection, and the entire time I couldn't help but wonder where the change of plan was coming from. When Pep's Bayern came back from 4-2 down to break our hearts in the Champions League knockout stages, they were able to adjust tactically to what Mad Max had had that Juve team do. This time around, Pep couldn't do that

[waydFM]

Who is here after the 2 - 1 loss to Man United 😁

[midweekmike]

Whose here after the Aston Villa loss😂

[Akinrise_]

I think they'll need to overhaul the midfield like there a major holes in the midfield and Cdm

[pointspayit]

Who’s here after the draw to Palace? 😂

[davidlalremruata]

A winning mentality that does not understand the pain of losing and the failure to see in it the path towards success will always wither away at the first sign of failure.
That ought to explain the 6 failures in a row for Manchester City under Guardiola which resulted in these recently unimaginable losses.
Knowing how to lose is such an important ingredient of real success.

[ComicBro]

Bro that kits intro is getting annoying

[richardmeo]

You failed to mention how important Alverez was to Foden. As a pair they fed off of each other scoring often. Now Foden does little. Spot on for Palmer, but we knew that was a grave mistake right away. The younger players do not seem to be the TEAM system that MC was. Few passes that ping-pong around the defenders allowing them to score so effortlessly.

[Phoka]

The roost are coming to chicken for City. What a wonderful sight🤣😂😅

So he's finally getting found out? Put him in charge of a lower league club without much money. See how "great" this guy really is. Or how he's the most overrated manager of all time

[jonathanfahey]

Palmer forced a move, wasn't pep's/city's choice. Both zinchenko and cancelo did the same. Cancelo fell out with pep because of how he rotated the team (you can't let a player dictate your team selection), so he forced a move away. Alvarez wanted to leave, so Pep had no choice. Pep always says that if a player wants to leave, he won't stop them as it's their decision. Haaland is quite clearly in a transitional phase where he's adapting his game (if you watch City, you'll see he drops back more etc) so it's too soon to call him out.

Finally, Rodri, his injury was due to an accident. He landed awkwardly on his leg, so it had nothing to do with his football workload.

Whoever made this video clearly has a vendetta against pep as they clearly don't have any knowledge regarding each of these situations.

So, with this video being completely wrong, I'll tell you our actual issue. Similar to liverpool a season or two ago, we have an ageing squad where players like KDB can't play back to back full 90s, and we don't currently have anyone near his level. Foden has been injured and is now unwell so hasn't been able to build consistency playing.

It's difficult to buy players these days as all teams are struggling with the financial regulations the PL have put in place (most don't seem to realise). If the FA actually wanted to properly implement a system to stop clubs going into administration, they should monitor clubs' profit/loss to make sure the club is sustainable. They should also introduce a transfer and salary cap. This would need to be agreead ny all leagues

We need to buy a decent CDM and a playmaker.

P.S. Doku can play on either wing. Grealish played CM against forrest. We have only a few non-versatile players but the majority of the squad can play in at least more than one position.

[jamesthompson]

I’m here after the United loss, this is wonderful

[bosnianmapper]

There was room for Palmer at City when Mahrez left but, as Pep stated, Palmer wanted to leave the club. It was Cole's decision to leave the club

[sss-wxft]

5:15 Loll Maxx. Have you forgotten what he won in last 7 years. That's easily more than some of the great coaches won in their entire career.

[mikailansari-oicv]

video idea: Where would Manchester Citys main players go if they got relegated?

[rajendranadarajan]

No dynasty lasts forever. 7 years of dominating English football is one of the longest reign. All of Sir Alex's teams usually lasts about 3-5 years of domination.

[HenryOwusuKoranteng]

Also letting talents like Sane and Mahrez go among others also worsened the team's issues in terms of squad depth.

[charlesmbuya]

You actually explained everything that is pulling pep back