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osazsky:
u nor see as we ignore am he is only looking for attention..mou man u and Chelsea has been outspending city for yrs with no throphy

ARISHEM:
Man city should sit down and think deeply on this decision they are about to make.

phr0nesis:
Why am I so excited about this news.

Two seasons from now, City will be completing in the Conference League

MartinCorridon:
Lol you think Man City sacked him?

Pep ALWAYS walks away. Only Bayern that really didn't want him when he left.

And that's because his experiments didn't work in Champions League. They went from unplayable to beatable.

elder1002:
The best there was and there is

4 premier league in a row

Set the bar so high that you need to be consistent to win the league cup.

Master tactician and strategist

Converts average players to play one of the beautiful football ever seen in premier league


The best manager there ever was in premier league.

Pep




*Why Pep edges Fergie in the first 10 years*

Look at it straight up: *20 trophies in 10 years vs 6*. That’s not a small gap.

*1. He won more, and he won bigger*
Pep’s haul at City from 2016-2026:

*6 Premier Leagues,
1 Champions League,
5 League Cups,
3 FA Cups,
3 Community Shields,
1 UEFA Super Cup,
1 Club World Cup*.

That’s 4 titles in a row from 2021-2024 – no English club has ever done that. 100 points, 98 points, 93 points seasons. He didn’t just win, he broke the ceiling of what winning looks like in the PL.

Fergie in his first 10 years at United 1986-1996:
*3 PLs,
1 FA Cup,
1 League Cup,
1 Cup Winners’ Cup*.

Respect to the rebuild, but the output isn’t close.

*2. He did it in a tougher league*

Pep’s City had to beat peak Klopp Liverpool, this Arsenal team, and a Chelsea side spending crazy money just to get to May with the title. Every game in the PL now is a fight. Fergie’s early dominance came before the money flooded in and before every mid-table team had a tactical coach and data team.

*3. He changed the game, not just his club*
Go to any academy or watch any PL game now and you’ll see Pep’s fingerprints. Inverted fullbacks, controlled possession, pressing traps, false nines. Managers across Europe copied him because it worked. Fergie was a master man-manager and could adapt, but he didn’t set the tactical blueprint for the next 20 years.

*4. He delivered in Europe when it mattered*

City’s first ever Champions League in 2023, plus 6 straight semis in 10 years. The UCL now is a minefield – every knockout tie is against another billion-pound squad. Fergie didn’t even get to a UCL final in his first 10 years.

*5. He kept it going without falling off*
Pep rebuilt that City squad 3 times. KDB aging, Aguero leaving, Cancelo drama, still they win. The system outlives the players. Fergie’s first 10 years was about building the culture. Once it was built, the trophies came in waves. Pep had the waves immediately.

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Fergie built United from the ground up and that deserves respect. But if we’re talking pure results, dominance, and impact on the game in the first 10 years, *Pep’s numbers and influence are on another level*.

20 trophies. 4 in a row. Changed how football is played. That’s the argument.

Kalulu44:
First of all who brought this argument? Only you arguing with yourself. Pay your Pep respect and leave others with their own.
Call me when Pep can take average teams like Aberdeen to dominate where Celtic and Rangers were. And even using that same team to defeat Real Madrid in a European final. Thank God you admitted Fergie build United from the ground.
Pep met a City team that has won the EPL twice before he came, been to the ucl semi final before.
Unlike Fergie that met a United side on the low and haven't won a league title for 26yrs.
Go and check, Aberdeen hasn't won the Scottish league since Fergie left.
Let's see Pep manage one of those average or midtable teams and see how he will fair.
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With all what I have said, I didn't in anywhere downplay Pep's impact and genius. But just celebrate him and leave Fergie out of it.

Lamasta:
City wanted to offer him 2 more years contract but seem Pep has made up his mind and I too want him to leave so as to go and settle down with his family and marital issues cos it affected him and City a lot since last season.

Kalulu44:
First of all who brought this argument? Only you arguing with yourself. Pay your Pep respect and leave others with their own.
Call me when Pep can take average teams like Aberdeen to dominate where Celtic and Rangers were. And even using that same team to defeat Real Madrid in a European final. Thank God you admitted Fergie build United from the ground.
Pep met a City team that has won the EPL twice before he came, been to the ucl semi final before.
Unlike Fergie that met a United side on the low and haven't won a league title for 26yrs.
Go and check, Aberdeen hasn't won the Scottish league since Fergie left.
Let's see Pep manage one of those average or midtable teams and see how he will fair.
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With all what I have said, I didn't in anywhere downplay Pep's impact and genius. But just celebrate him and leave Fergie out of it.

fergie001:
Guardiola to leave City

SOURCE

Sonnobax15:

Hallelujah.

City is about to become the new Chelsea as from next season

Well,Pep came,he saw and he conquered not only EPL,but the whole of England . Dude turned the almighty EPL into a farmer's league

elder1002:
The best there was and there is

4 premier league in a row

Set the bar so high that you need to be consistent to win the league cup.

Master tactician and strategist

Converts average players to play one of the beautiful football ever seen in premier league


The best manager there ever was in premier league.

Pep




*Why Pep edges Fergie in the first 10 years*

Look at it straight up: *20 trophies in 10 years vs 6*. That’s not a small gap.

*1. He won more, and he won bigger*
Pep’s haul at City from 2016-2026:

*6 Premier Leagues,
1 Champions League,
5 League Cups,
3 FA Cups,
3 Community Shields,
1 UEFA Super Cup,
1 Club World Cup*.

That’s 4 titles in a row from 2021-2024 – no English club has ever done that. 100 points, 98 points, 93 points seasons. He didn’t just win, he broke the ceiling of what winning looks like in the PL.

Fergie in his first 10 years at United 1986-1996:
*3 PLs,
1 FA Cup,
1 League Cup,
1 Cup Winners’ Cup*.

Respect to the rebuild, but the output isn’t close.

*2. He did it in a tougher league*

Pep’s City had to beat peak Klopp Liverpool, this Arsenal team, and a Chelsea side spending crazy money just to get to May with the title. Every game in the PL now is a fight. Fergie’s early dominance came before the money flooded in and before every mid-table team had a tactical coach and data team.

*3. He changed the game, not just his club*
Go to any academy or watch any PL game now and you’ll see Pep’s fingerprints. Inverted fullbacks, controlled possession, pressing traps, false nines. Managers across Europe copied him because it worked. Fergie was a master man-manager and could adapt, but he didn’t set the tactical blueprint for the next 20 years.

*4. He delivered in Europe when it mattered*

City’s first ever Champions League in 2023, plus 6 straight semis in 10 years. The UCL now is a minefield – every knockout tie is against another billion-pound squad. Fergie didn’t even get to a UCL final in his first 10 years.

*5. He kept it going without falling off*
Pep rebuilt that City squad 3 times. KDB aging, Aguero leaving, Cancelo drama, still they win. The system outlives the players. Fergie’s first 10 years was about building the culture. Once it was built, the trophies came in waves. Pep had the waves immediately.

---

Fergie built United from the ground up and that deserves respect. But if we’re talking pure results, dominance, and impact on the game in the first 10 years, *Pep’s numbers and influence are on another level*.

20 trophies. 4 in a row. Changed how football is played. That’s the argument.

fergie001:
Guardiola to leave City

SOURCE

Lamasta:
Your argument holds no water, Did Pep left City the way it met it is what you should be asking yourself and not all this childish argument you are arguing...

You expect a coach of Peps calibre been approached by everton or Real sociedad does that even make sense to you

When Pep took over Barcelona he sold most of the big names like Eto, Toure, Abidal if am not mistaken, and brought in Young Messi from the feeders team and the rest they say is history up till date no club has won sextuple that Pep did with the Barca team he built.....

Man United has been a big club before Fergie took over and at their prime Pep defeated them twice with Barca, still came back to City to defeat them again.....

Respect Pep Mr Man

Shikena:
He did well then he started crumbling. Ferguson rebuilt his team multiple times and even won with kids. He doesn't have to replace a goalkeeper or full back multiple times with fat checkbook until it's right. That approach was not allowed at Bayern Munich and Pep couldn't weave any magic.

They are both great.

geoworldedu:
Apart from not winning the UCL in Bayern due to prime Real Madrid Ronaldo time, what else did he not win in Bayern? The guy is just a genius and he will fare well wherever he goes. This guy will get unknown average players and they will win leagues. Apart from Haaland, there are no world class players he got. They turn to world class when they play under him. That's a sign of ingenuity.

richmond500:
He is the greatest coach ever to walk the planet.
Not even Ferguson comes close

Lamasta:
Your argument holds no water, Did Pep left City the way it met it is what you should be asking yourself and not all this childish argument you are arguing...

You expect a coach of Peps calibre been approached by everton or Real sociedad does that even make sense to you

When Pep took over Barcelona he sold most of the big names like Eto, Toure, Abidal if am not mistaken, and brought in Young Messi from the feeders team and the rest they say is history up till date no club has won sextuple that Pep did with the Barca team he built.....

Man United has been a big club before Fergie took over and at their prime Pep defeated them twice with Barca, still came back to City to defeat them again.....

Respect Pep Mr Man

GreatrAnalyst:
He really really did well.
Before, the top 4 every season were Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsernal.
He came and disrupted it...Man city became the regular top 4...

Lamasta:
Your argument holds no water, Did Pep left City the way it met it is what you should be asking yourself and not all this childish argument you are arguing...

You expect a coach of Peps calibre been approached by everton or Real sociedad does that even make sense to you

When Pep took over Barcelona he sold most of the big names like Eto, Toure, Abidal if am not mistaken, and brought in Young Messi from the feeders team and the rest they say is history up till date no club has won sextuple that Pep did with the Barca team he built.....

Man United has been a big club before Fergie took over and at their prime Pep defeated them twice with Barca, still came back to City to defeat them again.....

Respect Pep Mr Man

yomi531:
City became a Regular Top 3 club right from When Mancini took over. No dey Bobo us here. I can remember when Abu Dhabi took over from the Thai businessman. They hi jacked Robinho from Chelsea. Robinho said City has come to stay as a dominant club in Epl. After Mark Hughes left and Mancini took over, City started thrashing teams wella. With the billions pumped into the team, it was just a matter of time before they started conquering on all fronts. So no Bobo us here abeg

yomi531:
U know next to nothing about football. Man Utd were relegated in 1974. Fergie took over and won man Utd their First League title in 26 years. Go and verify. As of the time he took over, Man Utd only had 7 titles . Liverpool was on 18. He overtook them eventually. Pep on the other hand took over a very good Barca side fresh from winning the Champions League in 2006. Barca during that period was the most scary team. He walked into a very good team . He just did little adjustments here and there. Rijkaard been don finish work. Pep came to chop free food. The thing that will continue to work against him is, he doesn't take challenges. He goes to already established sides. Barca-Bayern and city. He doesn't take up challenges like Mou and others. Ferguson broke the duopoly in Scotland. With what happened to Hearts on Saturday, u will know how difficult it is for a club which is not Celtic or rangers to win the league in Scotland. Fergie did it on 3 Occasions with Aberdeen and, also beat Madrid coached by Alfredo De Stefano in a European competition. For over 40 years, no Scottish side has won any European tournament. Baba na baba. Ferguson is simply the best ❤️‍🩹

Kalulu44:
You're that is not childish, you clearly saw in my post where I said I am not downplaying Pep's impact and genuis. And he should celebrate his Pep and leave Fergie out of it.
So Pep is greater or better than Ancelotti that coached Everton. How did his adventure at Everton ended, I don't need to tell you.
And then you lied when you said Man United was a big club when Fergie came.
Yes big club in the 60s but has fallen far far below in the 70s and 80s, even got relegated in the early 70s.
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Fergie singlehandedly build that Man United and made it the global brand he's today.
Before Pep came, Mancini has won the league. Pellegrini won the league and got to the ucl semi final. That alone has made City big in the EPL before Pep arrived.
Still I am not dimnishing his works at City.
But there's a big difference to when he arrived at City than when Fergie arrived at United.
Talking about Barcelona and Pep filtering out the big stars.
Barcelona and Madrid will always remain who they're irrespective of who they field.
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How did Bojan, Christian Tello, Isaac Cuenca and Ansu Fati fair after leaving Barca?
Name and career gone, that's to tell you most of these big clubs helps covers the inhibitions of these young players.
And you lied again by saying Pep brought Messi from the academy. Messi that has been playing in the first team since 2006 before Pep came in 2009.
And don't forget they still have established stars like Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Villa, and co.
So that didn't hold water if not he would have won the ucl too at Bayern apart from their regular cup of tea bundesliga.
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Lastly, if you say bcus Pep beats Fergie very well head to head and that makes him better than him, then Ole Gunnar Solksjaer who's Fergie's boy is also better than Pep bcus he beats him in head to head like a thief.
Once again, celebrate your Pep in peace and leave Fergie out of it. If not for media attention and overhype, is Pep better than Ancelotti in terms of achievement and in head to head confrontation.
Over to you matured man

Ray07:
See lamasta o, you the arguing the obvious. Pep inherited a Barca team, filled with stars and you expect him to not get results. How about Bayern, maybe city that was balling 2011 upward with big bags to spend.

Before Fergie came on board, leeds were the second biggest after Liverpool. Fergie flatten that. Pep is great no doubt.

Lamasta:
Fergie managed the biggest and richest club in England with all the resources at his disposal....

Daguccizgreat:
You don't know football boy