Quote Originally Posted by Mac76 View Post
i don't really buy into the Pep hate - sure it's easier when you have nothing but great players, but Artetas' multiple mistakes show that whatever squad you have, you still need to organise them well, pick the right teams and be consistent

is he the world's greatest coach? we don't know until he wins the PL with, say, Southampton - although did winning with Leicester make Ranieri the world's greatest coach either?

i admit he's failed in the Champions League with Citeh - they ought to have won it by now - the best chance they had was when Liverpool won it after Pep chased everything sight instead of focussing on the CL, so yes that was a mistake - i can't believe any Citeh fan gave a shite about winning the quadruple compared to ensuring the best chance of winning the CL

so he's not perfect but he's not a 'fake' either IMO
I agree you still need to coach them and in that sense, he is a good coach.

But its hard to take lectures from someone who when he decides a player isn’t good enough can just go out and spend tens of millions on a replacement without thinking because a billionaire gives him the money.

Not all clubs have that which is hwy we are in this mess