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There was a question I put out in that series which you avoided answering. What stunning PL achievements had not existed before Pep came in?

Winning 4 out of 5 PLs isn't new to PL. It has been done before. Most recently, Three different times by Ferguson. by the same manager. The same Ferguson he is being 'casually compared to'. Stop throwing dominance around. We have lived through dominance.

Is it surprising that they did it? Of course not. They've always been close to winning, even in the years they didn't win it. All teams who have managed back-to-back wins have that in common. They've always remained in the top 3 consistently.

In the first six years under the Sheikh, before Pep, the only time Man City finished outside the top 3 was the season before he was brought in. Before then, they always finished in the top 3, winning 2 out of 5 PLs. In 5 seasons under Pep, they've won 3 out of 5 PLs, remaining in the Top 3 all the while. Man City are more formidable now, but they weren't from ground zero unlike a number of sides who eventually won the PL.

The purchasing power can be matched, but it was never matched and Man City certainly have the goods to show for it. It's a lesson for other clubs to pick up their recruitment to get where they want to be. Arsenal don't really spend as they should, and you can't even compare them to Chelsea, whose consistent successes started way way late than Arsenal's.

In Man United's defence, you could take a stroll through their spending a decade before the Sheikh and you'ld see that it has been low compared to the successes they've had. It's what they are paying for until date as they players were allowed to age and burn out to create a new template for the new boss, without the consistent recruitment to go with it. That's a club's poor decision making. In others' favour.

I do not like to talk down Pep so. What he has done is amazing, in just 5 years of being here but come on, this is the PL, where a number of sides, Man City inclusive, have tasted enviable success along the way. It's not a two-way horse or worse. There have been many managers who have done clearly astounding feats in their own rights. There are many clubs who could take their claims to the title. The standards are a bit higher here. The pockets are deep too.

The first screenshot is the top spending club on player transfers from when the Sheikh came in, before Pep came in. Man City were top spenders.

The second screenshot is the top spending club from when Pep took over until date. Man City are still top spenders.

Man City is a formidable side now and the consistent spending plays a big role in it.

Pep Guardiola is one of the greats in football. But Man City transformation began and is sustained by the Sheikh's pockets.

What trophy had Man City not won before Pep came in that they have now? What stunning PL achievements had not existed before Pep came in? By what modality is this dominance word being used? It's not like he picked Man City from the gutters.

I think you should.

That way, your productivity can be accurately measured with the time you have alloted to your different workplaces. To avoid being labelled lazy

Odewaleadesoye:
But a hungry man is an angry man

No be when strength for anger no even dey.

Go just lie down, close eyes dey look the inside of my eyes

Hunger

Sounds like good news to me.

As the days go by, he's unleashing more hardship.

If we are to expect nothing more, then it's good news

Pumpumking:
Beautiful babe...nice one!

Jesusboiy

Wow

grudges:
and how much is your nokia G50

There is a grudge in this question.

ndukwejoe:
Now this is in our hands simply go n retweet

With speed.

More..

A Twitter user @nosafk exposed the extortion racket going on in the Nigerian Embassy in Rome via a couple of posts on Twitter.

Screenshots below.

Cc: lalasticlala

I guess time travel is your thing.

Because this your weekend was not this year and not in Nigeria.

They may have been allowed to wear it before examinations but were prevented now because they could conceal things in them.

See as nose mask lose relevance in the face of hunger

seunolu7:
Facts remain that igbos voted an unknown Tofa over a generally accepted Abiola. Was Tofa a Saint? The same democracy that yoruba booted GEJ out and you've been crying since 2015? Your tears have just started.

If he was 'generally' accepted, what is the purpose of this thread?

Is this why people join the force?

May God console the bereaved.

We can never be careful enough when it comes to children.

I once sought employment in this school. Was promised a call but didn't get it. Now that I emerged the NAPPS second best private school teacher in Lagos State, I think it's their loss, not mine. One thing I know I detect early and have a strong policy against is bullying.
I was a victim of that during my secondary school days and that drives me to quell it with every fibre of my being.

A couple, as the first line said. Others are just information about the couple that went for the picnic.

Usually the other way round

Lemmy123:
Eweeeyyyy!

I don't understand why Evra is running his mouth like a public tap these days... Man didn't achieve any huge feat during his football days.. After football na running of mouth remain for am... Shior!

Lol.. What a stupid comment
You must think it takes a fool to make any FIFPro XI in his career.

weblord1900:
Getting court order for cases like this doesn't suppose to be hard. Imagine someone scamming you with his registered sim and bank account which have his NIN and BVN in the same country with you but goes free because the people who are supposed to work on it is making the process stressful. NIN and BVN are for fancy. This is Nigeria

It's a tough job to be a patriotic Nigerian.

Tingotoe:
The Idiots will record a video showing their faces, speaking ibo, claiming to be ESN and they would have us believe that it was some 'hoodlums' who are responsble?

Even when you're in Primary School, the person who would write stupid words on the board, would not be as stupid to attach his or her name.

paulolee:
...e pain me say dt last year wey Fernandez get nice form, some kids get mind dey compare bruno with KDB...

First of, every human is smart. Just that the degree of smartness is different. It's a great thing you agree with IFFHS in this instance. The real question is, do you actually agree IFFHS have a great reason for their analysis?

How can you successively use Messi being an adept goalscorer and a great creator to adjudge him better than others before him. And neglect the same reality for Bruno and De Bruyne where Bruno is as good at scoring as he is at creating chances for his teammates?

Did you also know that IFFHS rated Lewandoski as the world best player of 2021? He also was named best player last year. But you've repeatedly downgraded any opinion in favour of this.

paulolee:
baba...save e tears till dis evening wen uefa go make am official

'France Football magazine.'

Jorginho won the UEFA award.

shawante:
Am actually surprised at the result.. Cuz am still wondering how she passed literature which is very difficult to pass(cuz the examiners usually score them very low) and fail to credit english(where the examiners are way more lenient)

My thoughts exactly.

Few days ago

You dey quantum realm?

The headline is even more sensational than the content.

Could have been an audition of some sort.