a monkey?
I'm not trying to insult Pep or Barca, my point is that while Pep may have been initially responsible for Barcelona's recent success since he has pretty much set up the system Barcelona play, he is not needed anymore. If you were to put a monkey in his place, Barcelona would still play the same way Pep taught them, provided the players don't take any directions from the monkey.
At this point I think Pep is just riding his own success, he is not reinventing the wheel so to speak, he is not introducing any new ideas, and he doesn't adapt to his opponents, he plays the same way no matter what. For example when Barca encounters a highly defensive team, Pep doesn't change things around to try and break the defense down, he keeps sticking to his tactics and formation even though it is not working, and when he loses or draws he complains about the other team playing anti-football.
The greatest managers keep reinventing themselves, they keep trying new ideas and new tactics, they adapt to their opponents and counter them. I just haven't seen that from Guardiola yet.
WHO would you replace him with?
I'm not trying to insult Pep or Barca, my point is that while Pep may have been initially responsible for Barcelona's recent success since he has pretty much set up the system Barcelona play, he is not needed anymore. If you were to put a monkey in his place, Barcelona would still play the same way Pep taught them, provided the players don't take any directions from the monkey.
At this point I think Pep is just riding his own success, he is not reinventing the wheel so to speak, he is not introducing any new ideas, and he doesn't adapt to his opponents, he plays the same way no matter what. For example when Barca encounters a highly defensive team, Pep doesn't change things around to try and break the defense down, he keeps sticking to his tactics and formation even though it is not working, and when he loses or draws he complains about the other team playing anti-football.
The greatest managers keep reinventing themselves, they keep trying new ideas and new tactics, they adapt to their opponents and counter them. I just haven't seen that from Guardiola yet.
WHO would you replace him with?
Last edited by L. on Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:44 am; edited 1 time in total
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