In my opinion what makes Guardiola so consistently dominant is his importance on good passing. It is the foundation to everything and he is fanatic about training it thoroughly. Just think about it, if you don't receive the ball perfectly in motion on the foot that you are strong with and moving towards, then it will take you a bit of time to handle such ball giving the opponent more opportunities to win the ball in their pressing, you might even have a bad first touch because of a poor pass and the opponent can grab the ball. Guardiolas importance on near perfect passing is basically risk management and giving his players more time to think about what to do with the ball next and focus on the opponent to stay calm while getting pressed since passing just because second nature to his players. You might say "they only play short passes" the completion rate for Man City this season is the highest on average in all categories from small - medium - long distance passing which just lays such a strong foundation for being consistent. You might say they only played 4 games so far, then let me tell you that this fact is true for the last 7 season, they have been the best in passing period which then just leaves extremely little room for the opponent to punish you cause they are so well trained at passing, in the end it is literally the foundation of the game.
Precise passing but also really strong ball handling and patience. If you notice, city players don't rush bad passes. They hold it and wait for the right pass.
Lewis is just a new position Pep created. Plays like an inverted full back but is actually a runner to by pass the mid block. Has license to go forward to overlap any space in that split second the mid block loses shape. It is Pep's solution to teams crowding the centre and letting City play wide.
JJ Bull was right about Slott's Liverpool and about teams eventually finding them out; he was just wrong about when. Nottingham Forest tactically outwitted Slott's Liverpool. I would add that I think this will be Liverpool's season; they will struggle against well-defended teams as Slott failed to beat José Mourinho four times and also failed to beat Diego Simeone twice. If a manager fails to beat these two guys or well-drilled defensive sides, I always judge whether or not they have what it takes to be a top manager in the best league in the world.
Milan outwitted slot too… for about 10 minutes. Milan took advantage of the fact that they had a 6 that could receive the ball and pass it without giving it away. Then slot told TAA to bomb forward as much as possible and dealt with Milan’s attack effectively with a back 3. That eliminated the spaces in midfield Milan had taken advantage of. The result was dominance. Your self indulgent paragraph notes that teams adjusted to Liverpool but somehow never takes into account that slot is one of the most tactically flexible managers in the world. Making adjustments is his bailiwick.
As a Man City fan, I will really miss Pep. In all of his season, he has constantly changed his tactics and gameplay to stay one step ahead of others. He is such a mastermind
I'll never understand why when you make those thumbnails and include Arteta, you won't Photoshop him bald, just to mess whit people. I'd do it like every time honestly
You don't actually think that do you? Obviously united and chelsea have had a higher net spend to finish 6th and 8th last season. I don't think it makes any of us look good if we pretend their success isn't because of great management and players. You make us sound like whinging kids and it's a bit embarrassing
@@hyywe240 stop using united and chelsea as a whataboutism for city's cash injections. Its like a corrupt trust fund baby pointing at an idiot who wasted his entire fortune on gambling. Like sorry but just because others are terrible with their money it doesnt mean it didnt play the biggest role in your success.
More like 8 wins - 25 points clear! Biggest lead in English top flight history🔥 Liverpool went into the break on 82 points. City finished the season on 81😇
Every time JJ trots out the "pep has won all but 3" thing he does Liverpool dirty in 19/20. This example is the least worst offender of them but that was still the earliest prem win for a team and the lead at the point of the covid closedown was already huge.
He justified his point. Liverpool won that season by massively over performing XG on both sides of the pitch as far as I remember. It took good form, a lot of luck and city having injuries for Liverpool to beat them. Pep not winning the league is the exception to the rule
I don't think City having injuries is a factor. Liverpool won 26/27 games to start with (and 26/28 pre-covid). Not even City have ever gone on a run like that. The other points, fair.
@@edivaldonunes3386 City had 18 points less than they had the previous season, with the same manager, I’d have to go and compare the squads but I don’t think their starting squad was 18 points worse. Had Liverpool not been so fortunate it would’ve been much closer, if I’m right in saying city had injury problems even 5 more points (which they got the next season) may have won them the league
@@userunknown3761 saw a stat that Salah/Firmino unperformed their xG that season (probably due to Covid) but everyone else over performed their xG. Everything aligned for them winning it that season
Nope. It was a purple patch season for a lot of Liverpool players conveniently at the same time, paired with a blip from City in not winning everything in the 2nd half of the season. Nothing more than a blip.
2 years ago i searched for some footy podcasts to listen to whenever im using transportation, this is my first itme actually getting to see who you guys were feels wierd feels GOOOOD
@@ryankwatemba4071 I know it, & I'm pessimistic that they're going to be punish anyway. But who are you kidding man? We know what kind of club City is before the oil money kicks in.
@@chesterbe76well Man city has done nothing of bad , in spain and italy they pay referee and we want to criticize Man city for have paid money for players, they haven t Mbappe and Vinicius close to Haaland
@@chesterbe76’detached from footballs routs and values’ Jesus mate your pretty lost if you think every club isn’t the same. Talking about values, Man utds ownership and way of running has been nothing but a leach for the community of Manchester in very stark contrast to the opportunities created by City
The thing about pep is apart from his tactical genuis.... He is the best at squad rotation throughout the season... Not counting this season( cus he hav lots of player options) , for the past 2-3 season his squad wasn't that big.... He just knows how to rotate them to keep them fresh & fit, free from injury, unlike other teams who consistently used almost same lineups throughout whole season all competition
He basically has two starting caliber players for each position on the team. They had a lot of key injuries last season and still were able to field a world class team. Look at how arsenal and Liverpool collapse when one key player goes down because they don’t have that same luxury.
How does he have lots of player this season? Replaced Sergio Gomez with academy left back. Replaced Micah with Mcatee. Alvarez left, Savinho came. Gundo is the only extra player which came, but KP got loaned since season start. Numbers didn’t change, but squad quality improves significantly with Gundo. Savinho does help reduce the right wing burden but Alvarez missing posses big problems if Haaland gets injured. Sergio Gomez is an exponentially better player than that academy left back, but Pep never needed to play him, so I won’t count it.
@@CarlosRojas-hr6msthats the genius of pep, they only look like starting caliber because they have a proper structure where some players who can play multiple position can fit right in. Last season the amount of players they hav are the just bout same as arsenal or liverpool. .. Edit: for eg, last season he really only have doku & grealish as wide players.... But then foden & bernardo can also play & thrive in that position....
@@malcolmchhakchhuak9150agreed, give credit where credit is due, he has created a system that allows his team to thrive with replaceable parts but they’re all quality parts. There’s no drop off like from a Saliba to rob holding which lost arsenal the league or van dijk to nobody for Liverpool because all their center backs are always injured
I mean to me that’s just a little ignorant to say. The fact is, money wins championships. There’s a direct correlation between success and wages paid out to players. It’s not really meant to disrespect Pep but the financials are definitely a huge factor
@@samt7676 To compete with top level you need to spend. However when you compare with teams like Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal and even other smaller teams are casually spending 100m+ every season, so by no means city is spending more than its rivals Moreover, Most of the stars city sign have been hit unlike for other teams
@@Wolf-hd1hr Since 2008, Man City has spent more then anyone in world football. That is a fact. They’ve spent around 1.73 USD. The other clubs have dominated spending within the last five years your right . Now, all of that was in accordance with FFP would I care? No. Even though I’m a Arsenal fan if they won fair and square then all good. United isn’t too far behind maybe 100-150M off from spending since 2008. But the difference is, United is a huge club. They bring in so much when in comes to sponsorships and the like. City is getting deals from the same people who own them. There’s a reason why it wasn’t sitting right with people (though I admit there are people who are salty that are joining in). If City gets convicted to these charges, I think it’s a huge blemish on the future of football. It’s only natural that if you make more money, then you should spend. But there’s a reason why Arsenal slowed down on spending last transfer window. They knew where the FFP limit was. City and Chelsea definitely need to be investigated. Everyone has to be on the same playing field, and if they don’t take action then just remove FFP. There’s honestly no point
@@samt7676 ain't no one gonna read this your clueless epistle. Manure have all the money in the world but can't win anything worthwhile and that's the point the first poster was tryna make. Having money doesn't equal success, you also need to have the best coach. Even in other sports it's the same. Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal never won a ring despite how great they were until they crossed paths with Phil Jackson. It's simple really.
Here we go again, JJ trying to belittle the accomplishments of Liverpool in 19/20 by saying it was a covid season, while conveniently leaving out the fact they were already leading by 20 odd points before covid had even started. If anything, 20/21 season was the actual covid season because of how there were more games being played without fans.
You laugh, but Jamie Vardy is still the top scorer against Pep's Man City. Including 2 hat-tricks. That's more than Erling's scored against Pep, or Leicester...
Stop having non-tifo on tifo's channel, thanks! Not sure why this channel isn't reacting to the VERY CLEAR feedback from the comments. Nobody likes this rebrand
On the issue with corners 19:45 in the last game against Brentford, they opted not take coners into the box but pass it around from the kick. I knew he had spotted something wrong then...
For me peps tactics don't matter it's the tempo with which he will play this season that will concern me If they don't up the tempo alot more than they did last season They'll have a lot of 0-0 matches against low blocks this season cuz they don't make defenses uncomfortable With all the organization in football now teams need chaos now more than ever to make defenses uncomfortable Saw it against inter they only got closer to scoring when they upped the tempo And drove at the defense and didn't slow things down
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think I saw something similar from Toni Kroos in the Euros for Germany. Picked up space deep in his half, on the wing almost like a left back and was pinging passes in different directions. I think Pep found that useful but tweaked it so KDB can be more effective in attack as well. Also Kroos' primary role was as a 6 in the Euros whereas De Bruyne is playing a freer 8 role, I think that's why he drops well into the space between the fullback and the winger and it also helps make the pitch bigger for playmaker supreme to pick out runners and he has some fast runners this season with Doku, Haaland and Savinho.
@@sjohno98 All big clubs don't play by the rules. There's reason why Mpabe went to RM and not Southampton. It's a matter of who runs their shop better buddy. And it doesn't get any better than Pep. You have to atleast give his way of playing some credit coz it is effective as hell.
I still remember the pod where Joe started doxing Seb on the pod and talkiing about Seb's brown briefcase to the, first, amusement then sheer horror of Seb and Alex, i miss the trio! JJ IS ALSO THE MAN GOD GET JOE BACCK
So happy Pep gave up those ridiculous tactics from last season. That wingback system with a back was a mess and we were so open defensively, that every team I could think had several great chances to score on the counter. For example, we conceded 133%+ more goals from the counter attack last season than we did the season before; with 6 PL games to go last season, we had already matched or exceeded the total number of goals conceded in each of the 3 previous seasons in their entirety; we had the worst ranked defense in the league against the counter attack. The risk we took on sure did not seem be countered by whatever upside was granted. I love Pep and I know this might be harsh, but I could argue that the City squad won the PL last season in spite of Pep and not because of him as has been the case previously. For anyone who disagrees, a perfect comparative example that illustrates my point would be to look at the last games we played vs RM last season vs the treble season. In 2023 when we went to the Bernabeau, Pep went conservative with his defense: flat back 4 and the game was tied 1-1 and then in the second leg when we smashed them, he went a back 3 while inverting Stones. This past season, and given all the defensive problems his wingback system had, especially with the counter attacks, he decides to play the same super aggressive WBs and a back 2 against arguably the best counter attacking team in the world. Not to mention, even with Walker injured, he still had Akanji (who I think is one of our best defenders but no WB) play as a WB and push up past the 1/2 way line vs Vini Jr. Let that sink in. Akanji above the 1/2 way line vs the best LW in the world. Make it make sense. And so is it any wonder that of the 4 total goals we conceded, 3 came down the right flanks and all were on counter attacks? For me, I think Pep's refusal or inability or whatever to adapt his tactics is was ultimately led to us losing vs RM. We were def the better overall team, and what makes it worse, is that during the treble season, Pep was so richly rewarded for his ability to adapt his tactics (as shown in the RM games during the treble season) and yet he did the complete opposite last season. In the end, I am just hopeful and praying that he stays away from the back 2 with WBs this season...
As a city fan, city is very vulnerable in squad depth. No replacement of key players like Rodri, Haaland or KDB. We are 1-2 injuries away from getting kicked on our face. Hope we sign new players soon
Haaland is the only valid worry tbh, you can play without Rodri with a bit of formation Change as he's done in the fiirst 3 games of the season. KDB less so of course you want him in the team always but with Foden who hasn't even statted this season it isn't as big a blow before mentioning B. Silva & Gundogan who can all do a job as creators & or as Goalscorers
Then let him take over a team in National League. Is he a good coach,, yes. Is he helped by the money that he has available to buy the best players, yes. The same could be said for Alex Ferguson with Man Utd. Its easy to coach really good players isn't it? Is he better than Steve Cooper, or Marcelo Bielsa or Roy Keane - who took good teams from the Championship to the Premier League? Would be a good debate.
Imo as long Pep stays you'll need luck to stop them (lost agains Real Madrid on penalties) off the pitch they could be stopped by getting convicted for their 115 charges
Lovely analysis as usual. However, a few silly errors: Arsenal are NOT playing "four centre backs" in any sense 😂 They really don't play that shape and one of the fullbacks is usually very attacking. Rice is also not used as a 'defensive' player anymore but has advanced into the 8 role. Liverpool have already varied their approach quite widely in their opening three matches. Slot did not use the same structure or possession strategy. 🤔
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Justice. The answer is justice.
In my opinion what makes Guardiola so consistently dominant is his importance on good passing. It is the foundation to everything and he is fanatic about training it thoroughly. Just think about it, if you don't receive the ball perfectly in motion on the foot that you are strong with and moving towards, then it will take you a bit of time to handle such ball giving the opponent more opportunities to win the ball in their pressing, you might even have a bad first touch because of a poor pass and the opponent can grab the ball. Guardiolas importance on near perfect passing is basically risk management and giving his players more time to think about what to do with the ball next and focus on the opponent to stay calm while getting pressed since passing just because second nature to his players. You might say "they only play short passes" the completion rate for Man City this season is the highest on average in all categories from small - medium - long distance passing which just lays such a strong foundation for being consistent. You might say they only played 4 games so far, then let me tell you that this fact is true for the last 7 season, they have been the best in passing period which then just leaves extremely little room for the opponent to punish you cause they are so well trained at passing, in the end it is literally the foundation of the game.
Rondo at training btw
Which ties right into the importance of possessing the ball, it's all about the ball baby.
Precise passing but also really strong ball handling and patience. If you notice, city players don't rush bad passes. They hold it and wait for the right pass.
@@TenderloinsToughest They're so organized and disciplined, great team and they have the trophies and records to verify.
It's all about the rondos in training.
Only Manchester City can stop Manchester City
130 times they can stop themselves
@@JacobStevens13 cope
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in a shape of a Stop sign?
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Is that you John "115" Charges?
The two best managers for scoring fast breaks vs City are Klopp and Poch and they both no longer in league 😅
Lewis is just a new position Pep created. Plays like an inverted full back but is actually a runner to by pass the mid block. Has license to go forward to overlap any space in that split second the mid block loses shape. It is Pep's solution to teams crowding the centre and letting City play wide.
JJ Bull was right about Slott's Liverpool and about teams eventually finding them out; he was just wrong about when. Nottingham Forest tactically outwitted Slott's Liverpool. I would add that I think this will be Liverpool's season; they will struggle against well-defended teams as Slott failed to beat José Mourinho four times and also failed to beat Diego Simeone twice. If a manager fails to beat these two guys or well-drilled defensive sides, I always judge whether or not they have what it takes to be a top manager in the best league in the world.
Milan outwitted slot too… for about 10 minutes. Milan took advantage of the fact that they had a 6 that could receive the ball and pass it without giving it away.
Then slot told TAA to bomb forward as much as possible and dealt with Milan’s attack effectively with a back 3. That eliminated the spaces in midfield Milan had taken advantage of. The result was dominance.
Your self indulgent paragraph notes that teams adjusted to Liverpool but somehow never takes into account that slot is one of the most tactically flexible managers in the world. Making adjustments is his bailiwick.
Reuben needs to gain like 40kg to even get close to replacing Joe Bovine. Absolute disgrace.
Am pleased that you're making more analysis for us to understand more about the game. Big up ❤
I miss Joe Devine with JJ Bull, Alex Stewart and Seb Stafford-Bloor button >>>>>>>
How's your gate Seb
The game's gone
My gates good
Keep things how they were! I don't like change! But unironically.
Bring Joe back! I know he hates presenting but you have to force him to come back even if he's not the main presenter he is a class act!
As a Man City fan, I will really miss Pep. In all of his season, he has constantly changed his tactics and gameplay to stay one step ahead of others. He is such a mastermind
I'll never understand why when you make those thumbnails and include Arteta, you won't Photoshop him bald, just to mess whit people. I'd do it like every time honestly
the judges on the 115 case
They can easily be bribed, just like UEFA was when City got banned from european competitions.
Already paid
You don't actually think that do you? Obviously united and chelsea have had a higher net spend to finish 6th and 8th last season. I don't think it makes any of us look good if we pretend their success isn't because of great management and players. You make us sound like whinging kids and it's a bit embarrassing
@@hyywe240 stop using united and chelsea as a whataboutism for city's cash injections. Its like a corrupt trust fund baby pointing at an idiot who wasted his entire fortune on gambling. Like sorry but just because others are terrible with their money it doesnt mean it didnt play the biggest role in your success.
@@hyywe240the 115 charges are before pep arrived
Im sorry but nobody was beating liverpool in 19/20. They were like 4 wins clear by the time covid arrived
Ok then lost the next year by 1 point. Nice try
@@masterchief1520 We finished 4th
@@masterchief1520 Your stupid point?
@@masterchief1520 We were untouchable 19/20 Sooner City are relegated 3 leagues the better.
More like 8 wins - 25 points clear! Biggest lead in English top flight history🔥
Liverpool went into the break on 82 points. City finished the season on 81😇
Every time JJ trots out the "pep has won all but 3" thing he does Liverpool dirty in 19/20. This example is the least worst offender of them but that was still the earliest prem win for a team and the lead at the point of the covid closedown was already huge.
He justified his point. Liverpool won that season by massively over performing XG on both sides of the pitch as far as I remember. It took good form, a lot of luck and city having injuries for Liverpool to beat them.
Pep not winning the league is the exception to the rule
I don't think City having injuries is a factor. Liverpool won 26/27 games to start with (and 26/28 pre-covid). Not even City have ever gone on a run like that.
The other points, fair.
@@edivaldonunes3386 City had 18 points less than they had the previous season, with the same manager, I’d have to go and compare the squads but I don’t think their starting squad was 18 points worse.
Had Liverpool not been so fortunate it would’ve been much closer, if I’m right in saying city had injury problems even 5 more points (which they got the next season) may have won them the league
@@userunknown3761 saw a stat that Salah/Firmino unperformed their xG that season (probably due to Covid) but everyone else over performed their xG. Everything aligned for them winning it that season
Nope. It was a purple patch season for a lot of Liverpool players conveniently at the same time, paired with a blip from City in not winning everything in the 2nd half of the season. Nothing more than a blip.
2 years ago i searched for some footy podcasts to listen to whenever im using transportation, this is my first itme actually getting to see who you guys were feels wierd feels GOOOOD
If the 115 allegation isn't punished even 1 of the charge, then the board of EPL is a joke. Might as well dont have any rule of PSR or anything
You know charges are accusations...so don't be optimistic
Fake charges
@@ryankwatemba4071 I know it, & I'm pessimistic that they're going to be punish anyway. But who are you kidding man? We know what kind of club City is before the oil money kicks in.
At the end of the day deduct 10 points from Everton 😂
@@romancaster3454 yes
The only thing stopping City is the 115 charges all premier league teams know
Yeah cuz they'll all weak small clubs so boring winning with my oil club. No competition 😔
@@masterchief1520no competition in being morally rotten to the core and detached from football's roots and values
@@chesterbe76well Man city has done nothing of bad , in spain and italy they pay referee and we want to criticize Man city for have paid money for players, they haven t Mbappe and Vinicius close to Haaland
@@chesterbe76 Detached from football and it's values. Oh my I just found a saint. And which innocent little club do you support?
@@chesterbe76’detached from footballs routs and values’ Jesus mate your pretty lost if you think every club isn’t the same. Talking about values, Man utds ownership and way of running has been nothing but a leach for the community of Manchester in very stark contrast to the opportunities created by City
The thing about pep is apart from his tactical genuis.... He is the best at squad rotation throughout the season...
Not counting this season( cus he hav lots of player options) , for the past 2-3 season his squad wasn't that big....
He just knows how to rotate them to keep them fresh & fit, free from injury, unlike other teams who consistently used almost same lineups throughout whole season all competition
He basically has two starting caliber players for each position on the team. They had a lot of key injuries last season and still were able to field a world class team. Look at how arsenal and Liverpool collapse when one key player goes down because they don’t have that same luxury.
@@CarlosRojas-hr6ms care to name the second 11😂
How does he have lots of player this season? Replaced Sergio Gomez with academy left back. Replaced Micah with Mcatee. Alvarez left, Savinho came. Gundo is the only extra player which came, but KP got loaned since season start.
Numbers didn’t change, but squad quality improves significantly with Gundo. Savinho does help reduce the right wing burden but Alvarez missing posses big problems if Haaland gets injured. Sergio Gomez is an exponentially better player than that academy left back, but Pep never needed to play him, so I won’t count it.
@@CarlosRojas-hr6msthats the genius of pep, they only look like starting caliber because they have a proper structure where some players who can play multiple position can fit right in. Last season the amount of players they hav are the just bout same as arsenal or liverpool. ..
Edit: for eg, last season he really only have doku & grealish as wide players.... But then foden & bernardo can also play & thrive in that position....
@@malcolmchhakchhuak9150agreed, give credit where credit is due, he has created a system that allows his team to thrive with replaceable parts but they’re all quality parts. There’s no drop off like from a Saliba to rob holding which lost arsenal the league or van dijk to nobody for Liverpool because all their center backs are always injured
My view on it is it doesn’t matter how many more billions rivals spend.
They don’t have pep that’s the difference
That's true. Pep is objectively the best. However, PGMOL won the league for Mansour City more than once.
I mean to me that’s just a little ignorant to say. The fact is, money wins championships. There’s a direct correlation between success and wages paid out to players. It’s not really meant to disrespect Pep but the financials are definitely a huge factor
@@samt7676 To compete with top level you need to spend. However when you compare with teams like Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal and even other smaller teams are casually spending 100m+ every season, so by no means city is spending more than its rivals
Moreover, Most of the stars city sign have been hit unlike for other teams
@@Wolf-hd1hr Since 2008, Man City has spent more then anyone in world football. That is a fact. They’ve spent around 1.73 USD. The other clubs have dominated spending within the last five years your right . Now, all of that was in accordance with FFP would I care? No. Even though I’m a Arsenal fan if they won fair and square then all good. United isn’t too far behind maybe 100-150M off from spending since 2008. But the difference is, United is a huge club. They bring in so much when in comes to sponsorships and the like. City is getting deals from the same people who own them. There’s a reason why it wasn’t sitting right with people (though I admit there are people who are salty that are joining in). If City gets convicted to these charges, I think it’s a huge blemish on the future of football. It’s only natural that if you make more money, then you should spend. But there’s a reason why Arsenal slowed down on spending last transfer window. They knew where the FFP limit was. City and Chelsea definitely need to be investigated. Everyone has to be on the same playing field, and if they don’t take action then just remove FFP. There’s honestly no point
@@samt7676 ain't no one gonna read this your clueless epistle. Manure have all the money in the world but can't win anything worthwhile and that's the point the first poster was tryna make. Having money doesn't equal success, you also need to have the best coach.
Even in other sports it's the same. Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal never won a ring despite how great they were until they crossed paths with Phil Jackson.
It's simple really.
In-shaa-allah man city will win the ucl title and epl title🤲💙 2024-2025
Here we go again, JJ trying to belittle the accomplishments of Liverpool in 19/20 by saying it was a covid season, while conveniently leaving out the fact they were already leading by 20 odd points before covid had even started. If anything, 20/21 season was the actual covid season because of how there were more games being played without fans.
The hearings for the 115 charges starting this week?
Is that how you plan to stop them?
this coming from a chelsea losers said a lot
They will be cleared . Btw cry more
womp womp.
kinda strange that city is not worrying about this case i bet alot city hater's gonna cry after those cases are finish
In-shaa-allah pep💙🤲 will win the treble again💙💙 2024-2025
You laugh, but Jamie Vardy is still the top scorer against Pep's Man City. Including 2 hat-tricks. That's more than Erling's scored against Pep, or Leicester...
Stop having non-tifo on tifo's channel, thanks! Not sure why this channel isn't reacting to the VERY CLEAR feedback from the comments. Nobody likes this rebrand
Liverpool didn’t win the league “during Covid”, they walked the league by December. Have some respect JJ. 👍🏼
They didn't
@@GermanChickenwing they did
@gauntrobcat1257 They didn't.. Dont care if they were 15, 20 points in december, fact reminds they won it at lockdown when there was covid
covid PL winners 😂😂😂 what happened year after 😂 klopp the flopp never retained trophy
@@dani45212 u support who?
I know a lot hate it but I admire and appreciate city and what they are doing and how.
Never expected to see Peter Crouch hosting on here.
Love you pep💙🤲 love you city💙
Rico lewis plays because kyle walker is washed not injured
it's funny that the same scenarios being discussed here happened in yesterday's game as well
Great video
John 'Dog' Mckenzie for life ! I miss Joe but he lives on in the various animals that now inform us about the football
Very hard decision.
I will take a big risk here.
I would say that I have a feeling Man City will win the title.
I dont know. Something tells me..
Haaland was injured for 2 mouths and didn`t play during that time. he was also said to not be fully fit when he came back.
Hopefully court case on FFP regulation can.
On the issue with corners 19:45 in the last game against Brentford, they opted not take coners into the box but pass it around from the kick. I knew he had spotted something wrong then...
great inside mates thanks
With PGMOL as their 12th player, nothing stops them.
So Arsenal who are the set piece masters can score from Man City's corners as well
For me peps tactics don't matter it's the tempo with which he will play this season that will concern me
If they don't up the tempo alot more than they did last season
They'll have a lot of 0-0 matches against low blocks this season cuz they don't make defenses uncomfortable
With all the organization in football now teams need chaos now more than ever to make defenses uncomfortable
Saw it against inter they only got closer to scoring when they upped the tempo
And drove at the defense and didn't slow things down
Why don't you guys sell your analytical ideas to opposition managers? :)😮
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think I saw something similar from Toni Kroos in the Euros for Germany. Picked up space deep in his half, on the wing almost like a left back and was pinging passes in different directions. I think Pep found that useful but tweaked it so KDB can be more effective in attack as well. Also Kroos' primary role was as a 6 in the Euros whereas De Bruyne is playing a freer 8 role, I think that's why he drops well into the space between the fullback and the winger and it also helps make the pitch bigger for playmaker supreme to pick out runners and he has some fast runners this season with Doku, Haaland and Savinho.
So Pep is only one step ahead? My man could not stand Niko whom two steps ahead
A lil constructive criticism: these videos wayy too long and wayy too much rambling.
Pep: One step ahead.
Niko: Two steps ahead.
Both are bald.
Pep is an unstoppable force and I love him!
Easier to be unstoppable when you don't play by the rules
@@sjohno98 All big clubs don't play by the rules. There's reason why Mpabe went to RM and not Southampton. It's a matter of who runs their shop better buddy. And it doesn't get any better than Pep. You have to atleast give his way of playing some credit coz it is effective as hell.
Every year a video of this title is popping up
I still remember the pod where Joe started doxing Seb on the pod and talkiing about Seb's brown briefcase to the, first, amusement then sheer horror of Seb and Alex, i miss the trio! JJ IS ALSO THE MAN GOD GET JOE BACCK
Alex was 1 in a billion person
Joe is back on the pod, where have you been?
So happy Pep gave up those ridiculous tactics from last season. That wingback system with a back was a mess and we were so open defensively, that every team I could think had several great chances to score on the counter. For example, we conceded 133%+ more goals from the counter attack last season than we did the season before; with 6 PL games to go last season, we had already matched or exceeded the total number of goals conceded in each of the 3 previous seasons in their entirety; we had the worst ranked defense in the league against the counter attack.
The risk we took on sure did not seem be countered by whatever upside was granted. I love Pep and I know this might be harsh, but I could argue that the City squad won the PL last season in spite of Pep and not because of him as has been the case previously. For anyone who disagrees, a perfect comparative example that illustrates my point would be to look at the last games we played vs RM last season vs the treble season.
In 2023 when we went to the Bernabeau, Pep went conservative with his defense: flat back 4 and the game was tied 1-1 and then in the second leg when we smashed them, he went a back 3 while inverting Stones. This past season, and given all the defensive problems his wingback system had, especially with the counter attacks, he decides to play the same super aggressive WBs and a back 2 against arguably the best counter attacking team in the world. Not to mention, even with Walker injured, he still had Akanji (who I think is one of our best defenders but no WB) play as a WB and push up past the 1/2 way line vs Vini Jr. Let that sink in. Akanji above the 1/2 way line vs the best LW in the world. Make it make sense. And so is it any wonder that of the 4 total goals we conceded, 3 came down the right flanks and all were on counter attacks? For me, I think Pep's refusal or inability or whatever to adapt his tactics is was ultimately led to us losing vs RM. We were def the better overall team, and what makes it worse, is that during the treble season, Pep was so richly rewarded for his ability to adapt his tactics (as shown in the RM games during the treble season) and yet he did the complete opposite last season.
In the end, I am just hopeful and praying that he stays away from the back 2 with WBs this season...
City tactics are the most analyzed tactics and Pep is the most analyzed manager in the world
And yet he wins the most😂
The thing is you can't beat city in Etihad.. and now they never loose away matches too.. taking all three points from them is mission impossible 😅
As a city fan, city is very vulnerable in squad depth. No replacement of key players like Rodri, Haaland or KDB. We are 1-2 injuries away from getting kicked on our face. Hope we sign new players soon
Haaland is the only valid worry tbh, you can play without Rodri with a bit of formation Change as he's done in the fiirst 3 games of the season. KDB less so of course you want him in the team always but with Foden who hasn't even statted this season it isn't as big a blow before mentioning B. Silva & Gundogan who can all do a job as creators & or as Goalscorers
Didnt chelsea win with Conte & Mourinho? Didn't Leicester win also ? How did pep only lose three titles?
Then let him take over a team in National League. Is he a good coach,, yes. Is he helped by the money that he has available to buy the best players, yes. The same could be said for Alex Ferguson with Man Utd. Its easy to coach really good players isn't it? Is he better than Steve Cooper, or Marcelo Bielsa or Roy Keane - who took good teams from the Championship to the Premier League? Would be a good debate.
I want to have this question answered
Why isn't Foden playing?
Looks a lot like the sort of spaces Maddison takes up for Spurs
Another way to beat city is by pretending that it's unfair that they're ahead of the game by having a long term plan.
Love this lineup... hopefully it stays the same for the rest of upcoming videos. No more whoever the other guy in the previous video
So like, Pep is playing FIFA at regular mode in real life.
That coach who took out that player outshone anything that City has ever done.
I’m here after Liverpool lost too forest, looking forward to seeing if arsenal can beat Tottenham
Honestly who in their right mind would put a baby at the helm of a podcast??
He will soon invent a 4-4-2 with regular wingers.
Imo as long Pep stays you'll need luck to stop them (lost agains Real Madrid on penalties) off the pitch they could be stopped by getting convicted for their 115 charges
Goo goo, and also gaa gaa
kdb coudnt foul kudus coz he was on a yellow bro
Fantastic job and beautiful breakdown of cities playbook
Only the 115 can stop man city.
Cant wait for the day my club gets scot-free and maybe throw some fine money cuz why not. Its gonna be the best day yet 🙏
Lovely analysis as usual. However, a few silly errors: Arsenal are NOT playing "four centre backs" in any sense 😂 They really don't play that shape and one of the fullbacks is usually very attacking. Rice is also not used as a 'defensive' player anymore but has advanced into the 8 role.
Liverpool have already varied their approach quite widely in their opening three matches. Slot did not use the same structure or possession strategy. 🤔
How are your gates goblin king?
Who can stop Manchester City this season? The Premier League.
I’ve been trying to find out what the average xG for a goal in the prem. Please help.
Pep should invade the field like the Italian coach
Pep Guardiola leaving.
The courts
24:00 man city were supposed to win in 2020?
By introducing knockout rounds to decide the winner
so we are almost back to going full circle to WM
I like this new host more
You’ll never walk alone
Injuries and the legal case that they are facing now.
Googoo gaga
Nottingham Forest!
The legal hearing.
Where's that fluffy divine bear 🐻🐻
No Joe Devine, no party.
The courts....
A court might
Hopefully its some well educated lawyers.
If 115 charges dont go thru. Clubs should boycott epl.
Cry more
Then thereafter what happens? If you think there'll be a breakaway league like the PL itself after the super league shenanigans, I have news for you.
@CoffehKittehGrey Tell me why the Super League isn't a thing?
What if Man City are found not guilty just like the CAS case? Could it be that you all were just wrong?
No one can stop them
Madrid 😂😂😂
115 Allegations !!!😂😂😂
Not Liverpool, it seems.
Didn't need to watch the video to answer this, probably the many charges for the misdemeanors that ruined competition.
The Law, apparently