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Pogba was from our academy ahbeg

If not for Fergie,,,, he won't have gone 2 Juve

neezar:
Pogba was from our academy ahbeg

If not for Fergie,,,, he won't have gone 2 Juve

I'm sure Juve gave Manyoo 'academy discount'

Why is no one hailing Mourinho for what he is doing for Scott Mctominay? Is it because he is 'the monster that kill kids'?

Greatihex:
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/11273066/pep-guardiola-says-manchester-city-are-close-to-wrapping-up-premier-league-title

Rubbish pep won Chelsea with Bayern and City.

Nihilist:
I'm sure Juve gave Manyoo 'academy discount'

It was small jare

raumdeuter:
Well said, I dont think there is anything more hypocritical than someone criticizing Pep for spending money and he is doing it in defence of Manchester United, Mourinho or Chelsea

Manchester United, Chelsea and especially Mourinho became the special one by outspending everyone in the league and no one even came close

In 04/05 Mourinho spent 166M, the next challenger Manchester United spent 61M, Arsenal spent 15M. if one of your challengers is spending 10% of your transfer fee and you were still bragging about winning

Assuming it was a poor club like Swansea complaining, we might say there might be a point, but a fan is complaining that a team is outspending when his team broke the world transfer fee, they now got 2 of the top 3 scorers in the league in addition to it

Sigh. You're a real marvel. The comic verse can't contain you and even the avengers will run out of options when faced with your idiosyncrasies.

Since you couldn't match the argument I presented with superior and comprehensive facts you have decided to hide behind the skirt of your Nihilistic mom like a scared little kid.

But you still don't get the point.

Pep outspent every bliiiping manager on planet earth to win the league this season. Fact.

Mourinho outspent every bliiiping manager to win the league in 04/05 for Chelsea. Fact.

But let's throw caution to the wind and calculate best win ratios in 100 games for every Tom, di.ck and harry and gloat because D.ick is currently on top.

As if Mourinho didn't have a better win rate in 100 PL games than SAF immediately he took over Chelsea.

Truth is Blackburn Rovers 'bought' the league in 94/95, passed the baton to Chelsea who actually bought the league in 04/05. Then City snatched the baton from them and openly purchased the league in 11/12. This season is no different.

United had the most expensive squad in 2012 when Man City won the league Another dull United fan.

Jamie Redknapp sat down with Manchester City forward Leroy Sane for a wide-ranging chat ahead of the Premier League leaders' clash with Chelsea at the Etihad on Super Sunday.
The duo discuss everything from Pep Guardiola's influence, the 22-year-old's seemingly telepathic relationship with Kevin De Bruyne, the differences between the Premier League and the Bundesliga, how he relaxes away from the game, who his heroes are and his best position.
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In-form Sane
Redknapp: Twelve goals this season and lots of assists, are you in the form of your life?
Sane: Yes of course, this has been the best season of my career. I have improved a lot, even from last season, with this coach. And I am really enjoying it and having so much fun playing and training with my team-mates. I am kind of lucky to be here!
Leroy Sane's season statistics
Guardiola's influence
Redknapp: How has Guardiola taken your game to the next level?
Sane: As soon as I arrived here he was criticising me straight away! He showed me where I can improve and every time I made a mistake he would say, 'You have to do it like this!' And when I tried to do it, I could see it helped me. Before you come here you hear that he is a good coach and then you come here and you really see how he works and you feel it. And you realise, 'Wow he can really help me.' He makes the game easier for you to keep the ball, to see where your team-mates are, what you can do with them and how you can help them. And you can see that everybody wants the ball and to help…
Pep Guardiola is constantly working on Sane to improve his game
Having a Pep talk
Redknapp: Guardiola told me to ask you about 'the simple things?!'
Sane: I hear this every training session, every game, all the time! For him, he just wants us to do the simple things, like a pass over two metres. So just be focused on not making an easy mistake and losing the ball and then the other team makes a counter-attack and scores. They are like stupid mistakes and this is what he wants me - and the other players - to improve. Even I can improve, which is kind of funny!
'Kevin, here, here!'
Redknapp: You seem to have a telepathic relationship with De Bruyne?
Sane: Kevin is a fantastic player and everyone knows and can see that. He also really enjoys playing football and the way he plays is fantastic - the assists and some of the passes he plays….. I just run into the space and say, 'Kevin, here, here!' Sometimes he is not even looking at me and he still passes the ball. And that is why I always say that when Kevin has the ball, something is going to happen. So, we as strikers have to be ready and give him a choice of where to play the ball. And even if the space is really tight and you think the ball cannot go through, you still must expect that he will find a way to play the ball through.
Leroy Sane has an amazing understanding with Man City team-mate De Bruyne (right)
Scoring or assisting….
Redknapp: Do you get more enjoyment from creating than scoring a goal?
Sane: Yes, especially when you give a good pass, or after dribbling past someone and then passing for someone to score. And sometimes you have to give an assist for someone to score a goal and that is a really good feeling.
Sane says he loves creating goals for his team-mates
Great expectations
Redknapp: Is the Premier League everything you expected?
Sane: Yes, it is a really tough league, but so much fun. The games are so crazy and quick and it is so exciting to watch the big games. And you never know what is going to happen, even if they play against smaller clubs you have to expect everything. So I am really enjoying playing in this league.
No place like home?
Redknapp: What are the differences between the Premier League and the Bundesliga?
Sane: It is 100 per cent more physical here than in the Bundesliga, while it is quicker here. It is also kind of a bit boring in that you know it is Bayern Munich who is always winning the league! In the Premier League, anything can happen, whereas it is only Borussia Dortmund challenging Bayern. And they play carefully, they do not try and play good and aggressively at the front, to score goals and to play dangerously with risks. So this was what was really saying to me the Premier League is so exciting for me and this is what I tried to look for and even how I like to play.
Sane (right) says the Premier League is hugely different from the Bundesliga
Hero worshipping
Redknapp: Who were your heroes growing up?
Sane: Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, especially Ronaldinho - how he was playing, enjoying football, you could never see that he had any pressure. It did not matter who was in front of him, he just tried to pass the player, no matter how, and this is the player I tried to play like!
Runs in the family
Redknapp: Your Mum was an Olympic athlete and your Dad was a fantastic footballer - did you always love football as a kid?
Sane: Yes! I always wanted to play after school and even during school when we had breaks, I wanted to play and this is where I always had the most fun.
Tough tacklers
Redknapp: Who has been your toughest opponent in the Premier League?
Sane: It was before when I was playing against Kyle Walker. And Crystal Palace's right-back Timothy Fosu-Mensah, I have played against him twice this season, and even last season, he had me really well under control and I told him how happy I was to play against him.
Walker (left) has been Sane's toughest opponent when the right back was with Spurs
Getting away from the game
Redknapp: How do you relax away from football?
Sane: For me, when I go out of the academy there is no football. I am not someone who watches every game from the Bundesliga, the Spanish League or even the Premier League. Of course, if there is a good game, like in the Champions League, I will watch it. But I am not always watching to see how they played and who is scoring. For me, it is important to get away from football, to calm down, relax and have fun with family and friends.
Just champion
Redknapp: What problems can Chelsea give you on Sunday?
Sane: It will be a really tough game, they have really strong and quick strikers, they stay in the defence really well and waiting for the mistakes of the opponent. And then they try and attack you really quick, seeing the spaces and most of the time playing through the middle. So it will be a really tough game against them.
Sane says City are wary of the threat Chelsea will pose them on Super Sunday
Changing role?
Redknapp: Could you see yourself becoming a central striker, or a No 10 over time, or do you like to play wide?
Sane: I like to play wide, but as a youth I played more in the middle as a 10. So for me they are both really good positions and we will see what will happen if there are any coaches who come in and say, 'You can play through the middle for me.' But I am also really happy to play wide.
'Our target is to defend the World Cup'
Redknapp: Are you looking forward to the World Cup with Germany?
Sane: I hope I can be part of the squad that goes to the World Cup. I am really looking forward to it as it is the biggest tournament for football, everyone is watching it in the world and I hope I can get some experience there too. I think the Germany team is really good, strong team, we are one of the favourites and our target is to defend the World Cup.

Neymar1095:
Rubbish pep won Chelsea with Bayern and City.

my friend. The bayern match was a draw.

Nihilist:
how is Pep 'buying the league' if only 3 of signings are regular starters?

Mendy has played only 4 games this season
Aymeric Laporte only 2.

Bravo has only played 1 half of league football.

Danilo 10 games, Gundogan 8, Bernado Silva 10.

Compare to Sterling, KDB, David Silva, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Aguero, Fabian Delph, who all have played 20+ league games this season, with the exception of Delph who has 15 apps.

You can immediately see that the core of the team that pep is using to wreak havoc are players he met on ground.

Mourinho on the other hand broke the world transfer record on Pogba. That transaction alone should tell you who was attempting to buy the league.

He went to bring an almost 40 year old man with no resale value and put him 300k a week. He repeated the trick the next season with sanchez but this time DOUBLED the wages to 600k. Blew another 75m on Lukaku. Another 40m on Matic. How much was Bailly again? I've not even mentioned Linjollof.

Dude you have no point like broken pencil, or a trafficator with a blown bulb.

park well and shift make we see road.

What about Ederson the GK? I'm sure he's a back up too.

Mourinho broke your heart by signing Lukaku so I'm not surprised at your outburst.

A squad is a squad is a squad. Remove the contributions of those players you touted as backups. Will City be where they are?

I can't believe you said 10 games a season is insignificant when Arsenal lost the league in 6 games pere.

My friend, you are the pointless one like a broken pencil.

Get off the road Baba Ibeji, stop taking one-way like a corrupt politician.

Neymar1095:
United had the most expensive squad in 2012 when Man City won the league Another dull United fan.

stop saying rubbish ahbeg

Leyqute:
.

Pep outspent every bliiiping manager on planet earth to win the league this season. Fact.

Mourinho outspent every bliiiping manager to win the league in 04/05 for Chelsea. Fact.

Pep did not 'spend to win' the league. Like i pointed out to you earlier, the vast majority of Pep's spending has been on backup players, and only 3 of his signings have consistently been in the first 11 this season.

I think it was pretty obvious to all that Pep needed players in certain positions. This is a fellow Manyoo fan like you, pointing out the obvious here:

Leyqute:
My thoughts exactly. He knows he won't find it easy in England as there are many pacy wingers ready to punish him for his trademark overlapping.

I sha pity apari. He has lost most of his defenders and hasn't replaced them. Instead he's made signing a midfielder and a goalkeeper his priority.

Raumdeuter for your own good, send a letter to your Lord and Saviour Pep Guardiola to do the needful before the window closes. You go hear am o

Why is it deemed 'buying the league' if Pep was merely doing the needful?

stop trying to equate an egg to a garden egg, because they are both called egg. They are far from the same.

Oga raumdeuter, come and see what mister sane is saying about bundesliga. What do you think? Has he gone nuts?

Leyqute:
What about Ederson the GK? I'm sure he's a back up too.

Mugu who did you think i was talking about when i said this:

how is Pep 'buying the league' if only 3 of signings are regular starters?

That was literally the opening line of my post.


Are you saying Pep should not replace a keeper once described by a fellow manyoo fan like this?:

Leyqute:
I just saw the Everton-Mancity highlights and I must say, Bravo was very very poor. Dude should've saved a couple of the goals.

Ademola Lookman's finish is what delights me though. I pray he grows well and leads the Super Eagles lineup in the future.

If Pep replaces a player described as 'very very poor', what's the problem?

should he continue to play a 'very very poor' keeper just to satisfy the leyqutes of this world?

Are you an apoda?

Uncle Nihilist, did Mou (who outspent everybody) in 04/05 season to win the league 'bought' the league or not?

Nihilist:
Pep did not 'spend to win' the league. Like i pointed out to you earlier, the vast majority of Pep's spending has been on backup players, and only 3 of his signings have consistently been in the first 11 this season.

And yet you keep ignoring GK Ederson. Are you hard of reading or did the village people block your eyes?

Jesus was benching Aguero whenever he was fit until recently, and that's due to injury. The only players Pep met on ground he's used consistently are kDB, Fernadinho, D. Silva and a few others.

Everyone else he bought em. How is that not buying the league? Of course he couldn't buy the league in a year, he needed more time. And more money.

And stop saying backups aren't important, you sound like a broken record which isn't good for your PR.

As a coach you will have a settled mind if you have capable backups which will help you focus on the task at hand.

I think it was pretty obvious to all that Pep needed players in certain positions. This is a fellow Manyoo fan like you, pointing out the obvious here:



Why is it deemed 'buying the league' if Pep was merely doing the needful?

stop trying to equate an egg to a garden egg, because they are both called egg. They are far from the same.

You shouod sack those Hausa diggers, they dug out the wrong post. And if you did it yourself, age might be catching up on you sir.

Pep needed players in certain positions. Agreed. Then he went ahead and bought players for almost all the positions.

Doing the needful is buying 2 textbooks for a univ course, Pep bought 5 textbooks and hired 2 external tutors.

No he didn't buy the league, he bought 4 countries in Africa.

airmark:
A released moniker like diggz, will still be more recognized than a new one.

Lol..

Last season the excuse was that the defence (fullbacks especially) are old and can't compete at the highest level anymore, this season Pep spent top dollars bringing in younger defenders and buying another goalkeeper (that's 2 goalkeeper in 2 years) and added more players to his midfield, not surprisingly his team is blowing all the team away now, it's not the players now, it's Pep that's waggling his magic wand.

One has to wonder why the magic wand didn't work last season. Oh I forgot, they were still using relaxer to GEL together. yeye.

If it's Mou team that is doing well, they will praise the players and we start hearing how much he spent and bla bla bla but let the team start fumbling the blame goes to Mou.

Hypocrite everywhere.

Nihilist:
Mugu who did you think i was talking about when i said this:



That was literally the opening line of my post.


Are you saying Pep should not replace a keeper once described by a fellow manyoo fan like this?:



If Pep replaces a player described as 'very very poor', what's the problem?

should he continue to play a 'very very poor' keeper just to satisfy the leyqutes of this world?

Are you an apoda?

Lol.

Ah. Sorry unku Nihilist. Name City's starting XI and point out the ones Pep met on ground.

"Hell hath no fury like a Nihilist scorned"

Mourinho broke your heart and then signed for United, a club you detest. As if that wasn't enough, Lukaku, your beloved player then snubbed Chelsea to sign for United, an act which infuriated you, making your hatred of United burn hotter than the flames of Modor's Mount Doom.

E pele sir. Jehovah Jireh will heal you.

You should contact Pastors Skimple and ElRony, heard they are powerful preya warriors. Steer clear of Digz, na yahooyahoo pastor

larride:
Uncle Nihilist, did Mou (who outspent everybody) in 04/05 season to win the league 'bought' the league or not?

You need to understand where your fellow manyoo brother is coming from.

Of course Jose Mourinho purchased the league in 04/05. Back then the only club constantly breaking Transfer records was Manyoo, and so a huge financial assault was launched on the football establishment of the time.

These days, more and more clubs have similar purchasing power. It's in front of us that Liverpool spent Lukaku money on a Centreback. Nowadays the big clubs are spending huge sums just to keep up, not even to get ahead.

How much has Pep spent compared to Mourinho since they joined their respective clubs?

i think Pep has spent maybe 60m more than Mourinho so far, but Laporte cost 57m.

Is Laporte the reason why City are 16 points clear of Manyoo? Obviously not. He's only played 2 games.

So if you remove Laporte from the board, Remove Mendy from the board, how much of Pep's money is actually talking on the pitch? Thats 100m+ wiped off his total immediately.

This means that in terms of Effective spend, Mourinho is clearly ahead, and yet look at the log table.

Money alone does not explain the staus quo today, because most of the players doing the work, Pep met them there. Infact, the chief pep apologist and fellow Apari had declared Aguero dead and buried...same Aguero...

Finally, lets look at the 3 signings that are constant starters for Pep - Ederson, Walker and Sane.

Move those 3 to Manutd, and only 2 even have a chance of starting, and only 1 has more than 50% chance of starting for that matter.

So i dont believe Pep has bought the league. Hes made some canny signings, but has mostly improved his team.

And you cant even say that about Mourinho.

Leyqute:
Lol.

Ah. Sorry unku Nihilist. Name City's starting XI and point out the ones Pep met on ground.

"Hell hath no fury like a Nihilist scorned"

Mourinho broke your heart and then signed for United, a club you detest. As if that wasn't enough, Lukaku, your beloved player then snubbed Chelsea to sign for United, an act which infuriated you, making your hatred of United burn hotter than the flames of Modor's Mount Doom.

E pele sir. Jehovah Jireh will heal you.

You should contact Pastors Skimple and ElRony, heard they are powerful preya warriors. Steer clear of Digz, na yahooyahoo pastor

Compare to Sterling, KDB, David Silva, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Aguero, Fabian Delph, who all have played 20+ league games this season, with the exception of Delph who has 15 apps

Nihilist:
You need to understand where your fellow manyoo brother is coming from.

Of course Jose Mourinho purchased the league in 04/05. Back then the only club constantly breaking Transfer records was Manyoo, and so a huge financial assault was launched on the football establishment of the time.

These days, more and more clubs have similar purchasing power. It's in front of us that Liverpool spent Lukaku money on a Centreback. Nowadays the big clubs are spending huge sums just to keep up, not even to get ahead.

How much has Pep spent compared to Mourinho since they joined their respective clubs?

i think Pep has spent maybe 60m more than Mourinho so far, but Laporte cost 57m.

Is Laporte the reason why City are 16 points clear of Manyoo? Obviously not. He's only played 2 games.

So if you remove Laporte from the board, Remove Mendy from the board, how much of Pep's money is actually talking on the pitch? Thats 100m+ wiped off his total immediately.

Since you chose to remove Laporte from City's squad, let's remove Bailly from United's, since all of us don't want to be reasonable. As if Laporte hasn't contributed to City at all this season.

Pep spent close to 200m more than Mourinho., despite having a good squad on ground. To you that's keeping up with others

If United spent 200m more than City and are on the verge of winning the league you will be throwing tantrums and tearing out your hairs every day on Utd's thread.

Leyqute:
Since you chose to remove Laporte from City's squad, let's remove Bailly from United's, since all of us don't want to be reasonable. As if Laporte hasn't contributed to City at all this season.

Pep spent close to 200m more than Mourinho.

If United spent 200m more than City and are on the verge of winning the league you will be throwing tantrums and tearing out your hairs every day on Utd's thread.

dont be stüpid.

This season alone Bailly has played 4 times the number of league games as Laporte, and we're not even counting last season.

If you say Pep is spending to the title and your proof is a player that has literally played only 2 games out of 28, then theres a problem.

How has Pep spent 200m more than Jose? Where are your numbers?

Nihilist:
dont be stüpid.

This season alone Bailly has played 4 times the number of league games as Laporte, and we're not even counting last season.

If you say Pep is spending to the title and your proof is a player that has literally played only 2 games out of 28, then theres a problem.

How has Pep spent 200m more than Jose? Where are your numbers?

Don't be an ignoramus.

This is transfermkt.

Pep at City:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/6775636_pep1_png13ef030c1e742686b10b8add7f216b0a

www.nairaland.com/attachments/6775637_pep2_pngccd13c77938ca744579c2fcb99f7a781

And Mourinho:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/6775638_mou_png0e88779c63923c208f11cddc06d10a05

Do the math. That's almost 200m more than Mou.

Apparently Hausa diggers haven't a clue Google exists.

Paul Merson believes Arsene Wenger's reign at Arsenal is coming to an end claiming he does not expect the Frenchman to be in charge next season.
Arsenal are 10 points adrift of the top four after the second successive 3-0 defeat over Manchester City this week, with the runaway Premier League leaders now 30 points clear of the north London club.
Many supporters opted to stay away from the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night in protest against the recent abject results, with the defeat by Pep Guardiola's side the club's joint-heaviest loss at home in the Premier League era.
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The 68-year-old's current contract expires in May 2019, but when asked if he expects him to be in charge next season, Merson told Sky Sports Daily: "No. As I sit here I say no.
"If they go to AC Milan and win next Thursday, and they go on and win the Europa League, for me that's a great season for where Arsenal are at the moment. If they win a European trophy it would be a phenomenal feat.
"But I can't see it. I don't even fancy them to go and beat Brighton on Sunday. I feel [Wenger] would've gone if he didn't have AC Milan on Thursday night. I feel he would've then gone if he got beat by Brighton.
"You've just got to look at his press conference the other day. It seemed to me that he was asking for the board to be loyal to him now, because he was saying, 'I've been loyal to this club, I could've gone anywhere in the world'.
Arsenal head to face Brighton this weekend on the back of three straight defeats
"He was trying to tell the board that they should stay loyal to him now. But I feel there's a lot of pressure on him at the moment."
Arsenal could be without Jack Wilshere for the trip to the AMEX Stadium after the England midfielder missed the defeat on Thursday night with an ankle injury, while Nacho Monreal (back) and Alexandre Lacazette (knee) are also absent.
Wenger is likely to make changes ahead of the first leg of the Europa League last-16 clash with Milan but following a seventh defeat in 13 games during 2018, Merson believes the end is nigh for the beleaguered manager.
"The players he's brought in just haven't been good enough. Arsene's in charge, he runs it from top to bottom. That's the problem. I felt sorry for him last Sunday, as he put a team out there who acted as if they wouldn't be getting the blame.
"They know that Wenger is the man who will take the blame, and that's a problem. They're hanging their manager out to dry. Who's going to get the blame on Sunday if they lose? It'd be Wenger again, and it's gone beyond that now.
"I feel Arsenal have gone. Confidence is shot, and I don't think they'll be up for a fight against Brighton. I can't see Arsenal being able to live with them. For me, they're the worst team in England without the ball."

Nihilist:
Pep did not 'spend to win' the league. Like i pointed out to you earlier, the vast majority of Pep's spending has been on backup players, and only 3 of his signings have consistently been in the first 11 this season.

I think it was pretty obvious to all that Pep needed players in certain positions. This is a fellow Manyoo fan like you, pointing out the obvious here:



Why is it deemed 'buying the league' if Pep was merely doing the needful?

stop trying to equate an egg to a garden egg, because they are both called egg. They are far from the same.

Pep was merely doing the needful, and mourihno was merely doing the needless because he bought a certain player for 89m and a close to 40year old player with 28 goals in his first season

I see, what do i know sef

Leyqute:
Don't be an ignoramus.

This is transfermkt.

Pep at City:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/6775636_pep1_png13ef030c1e742686b10b8add7f216b0a

www.nairaland.com/attachments/6775637_pep2_pngccd13c77938ca744579c2fcb99f7a781

And Mourinho:

www.nairaland.com/attachments/6775638_mou_png0e88779c63923c208f11cddc06d10a05

Do the math. That's almost 200m more than Mou.

Apparently Hausa diggers haven't a clue Google exists.

i'm seeing Kayode Olarenwaju on the list. Pablo Mari.

Yes these signings are the reason Pep is 16 points clear.

Olodo.

Nihilist:
i'm seeing Kayode Olarenwaju on the list. Pablo Mari.

Yes these signings are the reason Pep is 16 points clear.

Olodo.

Yes o. Ignore the major signings (the first 7 of which equaled Mourinho's total signings in value) and focus on the minor ones who weren't worth a mention in the Manchester evening news.

Blind hausa digger.

Agbaya.

larride:
Last season the excuse was that the defence (fullbacks especially) are old and can't compete at the highest level anymore, this season Pep spent top dollars bringing in younger defenders and buying another goalkeeper (that's 2 goalkeeper in 2 years) and added more players to his midfield, not surprisingly his team is blowing all the team away now, it's not the players now, it's Pep that's waggling his magic wand.

One has to wonder why the magic wand didn't work last season. Oh I forgot, they were still using relaxer to GEL together. yeye.

If it's Mou team that is doing well, they will praise the players and we start hearing how much he spent and bla bla bla but let the team start fumbling the blame goes to Mou.

Hypocrite everywhere.

lol. Don't mind them.

Nihilist:
You need to understand where your fellow manyoo brother is coming from.

Of course Jose Mourinho purchased the league in 04/05. Back then the only club constantly breaking Transfer records was Manyoo, and so a huge financial assault was launched on the football establishment of the time.

These days, more and more clubs have similar purchasing power. It's in front of us that Liverpool spent Lukaku money on a Centreback. Nowadays the big clubs are spending huge sums just to keep up, not even to get ahead.

How much has Pep spent compared to Mourinho since they joined their respective clubs?

i think Pep has spent maybe 60m more than Mourinho so far, but Laporte cost 57m.

Is Laporte the reason why City are 16 points clear of Manyoo? Obviously not. He's only played 2 games.

So if you remove Laporte from the board, Remove Mendy from the board, how much of Pep's money is actually talking on the pitch? Thats 100m+ wiped off his total immediately.

This means that in terms of Effective spend, Mourinho is clearly ahead, and yet look at the log table.

Money alone does not explain the staus quo today, because most of the players doing the work, Pep met them there. Infact, the chief pep apologist and fellow Apari had declared Aguero dead and buried...same Aguero...

Finally, lets look at the 3 signings that are constant starters for Pep - Ederson, Walker and Sane.

Move those 3 to Manutd, and only 2 even have a chance of starting, and only 1 has more than 50% chance of starting for that matter.

So i dont believe Pep has bought the league. Hes made some canny signings, but has mostly improved his team.

And you cant even say that about Mourinho.

Stop trying to clever by half Uncle Nihilist.

If you could say categorically that Mou did buy the league in 04/05 then there's nothing wrong in saying that Pep also bought the league this season since he outspend everyone (Not forgetting that we have a lot of team with financial power, yet Pep outspend everyone of them). Pep has spent more than 130m quid than his nearest competitor which is Mou. there's no way you can call 130m quid insignificant.

There's no denying that Pep has actually improved that City team, no one is ever going to deny that but you can't also deny that MONEY is one of the most important factors that improved that team, he had to spend more than every other person in the league to be able to achieve that, those are the fact and nothing can change that.

The core of the team is David Silva, Fernandinho and KDB which truthfully he met them at City but these same players were at City last season and we saw how that turned out, didn't we? (they ended trophyless) What it means is that they also needed capable hands to help them improve their potential also.

You lied that only 3 players from the players that Pep bought has featured consistently for City this season.

Ederson
Walker
Sane
Gabriel Jesus (He has 28 apps already this season before his injury)
John Stones (He has 26 apps already this season, 16 apps in the league second only to Otamendi)

There's no way you will say with a straight face that Mou bought the league in 04/05 and not accept that Pep bought the league this season. (It doesn't take anything away from the work Pep is doing at City),.

I'm not even against gloating that Pep won the league and Mou didn't but you bliiiiping need to bliiiping cut your bliiiping coat according to your bliiiping size.

Pep hasn't won the league yet but you're already pulling statistics to suit your biased narrative, forgetting that Pep did with City what Mou did with Chelsea a decade ago.

And Mou did it in a year. Pep was only able to achieve it in 2 years.

Leyqute:
Yes o. Ignore the major signings (the first 7 of which equaled Mourinho's total signings in value) and focus on the minor ones who weren't worth a mention in the Manchester evening news.

Blind hausa digger.

Agbaya.

mugu.

My entire argument has been that only 3 of Pep's signings are for the first team. You are the one posting Kayode Olamrewaju and Pablo Mari signings as evidence that Pep bought the league...