Man City might have money but do they also have the best Premier League manager in history? Plus, views on Villa and more…
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Man City use their budget very wisely
I thought I’d write in about City for a change. Recently the comment about City having unlimited petro dollars keeps popping up as some kind of stick to beat them with.
But you’re wrong. United also have an unlimited budget, as do Chelsea yet they don’t have the success City does. Why? Budgets only matter when they’re used wisely.
I was a bit of a Pep critic a couple of years back and I think the criticisms have been thoroughly addressed and dismissed. I’ve been watching City as my second team for two years now…because they play excellent football and I wanted to understand why city are so successful.
Here’s some things they don’t seem to get credit for –
1. Pep is decisive when it comes to the squad. Saint Jurgen has been far far too faithful to players who should have been moved on two years ago. When a cog doesn’t fit – even if it’s an important cog – Pep gets rid as quick as possible. Did it with Sane, Sterling, and now Cancelo. he doesn’t keep unhappy players and he doesn’t keep disruptive ones. Not many other managers do that.
2. City are excellent at quickly moving the ball round the defensive zone to create space, they literally do this better than any team in Europe. It’s why team that sit back get punished most of the time. I’ve looked on jealousy as City dismantle multiple buses being parked while Liverpool just keep hitting balls against it hoping it might disappear.
3. Resilience – is there a more resilient team in the league? I don’t think so. Even when City are trailing by 9 to a team that has been non stop winning they still believe at the end of the season they’ll be in number 1 and they’re often (frankly bullshit) 12/13/14 game winning streaks to finish seasons are evidence of it.
I have grown an admiration and respect for City and {ep by watching them and it’s made me ask a question – is Pep the greatest manager in Premier League history?
Fergie won more but he won more with competition from Blackburn or Newcastle for a third of those wins and then battled with Arsenal for the rest. When Jose added a third challenger Fergie tapped out. Same goes for Wenger.
Pep has made the Premier League his bitch. And he’s done it against much stronger opposition and far more impressively….
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