Pep has stepped down as Barca's coach. Would he be an ideal coach to takeover from Wenger?
Printable View
Pep has stepped down as Barca's coach. Would he be an ideal coach to takeover from Wenger?
I've always found it hard going to categorically say who I want to replace Wenger, but this season I believe Pep is the man and I would welcome him with open arms if he replaced Wenger tomorrow. Plays good football, demands an intense work ethic and is strong on discipline, has all the right ingredients IMO.
The problem is that Wenger won't be going anywhere until 2014 at the earliest, by then Pep will probably have found another club.
He's my choice to Replace AW tbh, like you id love him to come now if the choice was there. But as he is taken a year out it won't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
I've heard worse ideas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
He's off to Liverpool isnt he?
i think pep will struggle in his next job
He's certainly not going to hit the heights he did with Barca, by default because the odds of creating another "best team ever" are pretty slim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
I think it's important he finds the right club. I just hope he doesn't end up at somewhere like Chelsea or City, 2-bit clubs with no honour or prestige with a sense of entitlement.
He strikes me as potentially being "project" manager and that's why I think he's suitable for us. I can also see him as Fergie's successor.
Would love him to take over from Wenger at the end of the season tbh, but I can see Wenger carrying on for another 3 years at least, but which time Pep will have probably found a job as MO says.
Not convinced about Guardiola. As someone else said - let's see how he gets on in his next job. I could've won a lot of trophies if I had messi in my team.
True but then it was Guardiola that moved Messi to a more central role some time in 2008. Perhaps it was a no-brainer but it's a little bit more than just letting him do what he wants - very similar in a way to how Wenger utilised Henry for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
On the one hand id say you have a point i mean look at Rikjard won loads with Barca but now he seems to be no where to be seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
On the other hand, this is the man who got rid of Deco/Ronaldinho/Imbrahimvic and Eto and people said Barca would struggle with those loses. But Pep turned it around and made the one of the Best clubs side if not the Best club side ever, and this is from someone who prefred Rijkards Barca tbh.
But this Barca side seems to have set some sort of blue print of how the game should be played and that is down to Pep.
Fair enough, Charlie. :good:
Pep to replace Vinegar?!?! Fuck yea! Not going to happen though, is it.. :(
He's taking a year off, plus he likes his teams to play pass pass football which I hate...so no thanks from me.
In addition everytime he's played Chelsea his team have struggled, even when they won through a few years back.
And yet his pass pass footie had let to 2 Cl titles a load of la liga's and Spanish cups can't be all bad tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Best manager in the world tbh.
I'm sure you'd stomach it if it led to trophies.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
1. Sir AlexQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
2. Mourinho
Meh id take Pep over them 2 lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
I'd discount them from this discussion on the fair and equitable basis of them being complete shitheads.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
:haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
No Zimm hates pass pass he prefers the counter attacking stuff.
Unless Jose is the manager then he prefer to win by hoofing it.
No thanks
I knew you always rated Wenger tbf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Id rather have Wenger fail every season than have Pep
You've taken your hate of all things Barcelona related to unprecedented heights. Well done.
Ach :pal:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Rather have wenger then pep.
Im an Arsenal fan...not a Barca one like you :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Im not a Barca fan and Pep is not a Barca Manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Has he left then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
More or less.
I just got back from work and havent read anything about itQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Has he left now or end of the season?
End of the season.
Good news
Gives Bilbao a better chance in the final
Pass pass if f*cking boring to be honest, had 7 years of this sh*t don't want another 7. Been bored out of my mind watching the cr*p we've played for years, sure Barca are a step up from the stuff we played but it's still incredibly repetitive at times, the only thing that makes it better is the fact they have some great players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Watching them against Chelsea was painful, they really struggled to do anything and kept trying to pass it through the middle.
Chequebook manager tbh, let's see him do it with a middle table team :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Messi hit the bar with a pen, they hit the post, they had quite a few other chances. They spanked Chelsea who desperately defended and rode their luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
I think it was more to do with chavs being good at the back, And it has been effective for them unlike us.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
But i preferd Rikjards Barca Personally that Attacking stuff was much better and i think he had better players as well.
Ah soz, End of the season he goes well in a few weeks i guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Press confrence was live on SSN Most of the players were nearly in tears. You could tell Cesc was upset moved all the way for his idol and now he won't have him.
After years of reading Zimm's garbage, this is the first time he has shown some consistency to his preferred footballing style instead of just backing whatever **** is winning trophies at all costs. The commitment to Mourinho's style makes no sense though so it's not a full recovery.
I think Barca are a bit one dimensional (although that one dimension is pretty awesome on most occasions) and the reason they haven't needed a plan B is because plan A has worked so well until now. So I don't blame Guardiola for tactical failings tbh, unlike Wenger who's persisted with a failed style of football for 6 years now.
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
:haha:
I need to see this.
This the same Zimm who said he did not care How the league was won if we had Jose in Charge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
But if we won it Peps Pass pass Footie he'd hate it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Yep thats why when they won the CL last 7 out of the 11 players were from the Barca Academy. Unlike your bou Jose you splashes 300 mill where ever he goes.
Pep has never really spent big since he has been there, mainly because he has not needed to with the sqaud he had.