I think he said in his press conference today that he wanted it out in the open now, rather than the speculation carrying on. If anything it is Guardiola who should've kept his mouth shut about coming to the UK next season.
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I think he said in his press conference today that he wanted it out in the open now, rather than the speculation carrying on. If anything it is Guardiola who should've kept his mouth shut about coming to the UK next season.
Yeah he (Pep) comes across as a right attention seeker, he's a lot more likeable than Maureen for obvious reasons but he's kind of cut from the same cloth, it's all about "him".
He won't be here long anyway, 3 seasons of PL wins for Citeh and he'll be off on his next "vanity" project.
Predictable move.
Hope he fails miserably.
That's what I said - ie that Pellegrini won't throw in the towel. That much is pretty evident - he will have been aware for ages that Guardiola is coming, and he's been extremely professional and dignified throughout. As I said - it's his players who won't have much incentive to put in 110%. That's the problem with mercenaries who by and large play for themselves rather than the club. I know that covers 90% of footballers these days, but there are degrees - and the pay levels tend to be inversely proportional to feeling for the club they play for. I fully expect Citeh to continue to be inconsistent this season - which is why we absolutely have to take advantage.
Tbf, I was writing my post while your one appeared. Just coincidence it seem to be in response to your post when it was AFC's I was replying to.
Players like Sterling and Toure I can see downing tools (Toure has done for the past couple of seasons really) but I can't see many others in that starting eleven that stand out as big time charlies, willing to throw in the towel. I expect City to be inconsistent too - but for the different reasons I explained last week.