the weakness of Pep is: When system is perfect, smooth an in caculation, every thing is unstoppable. But in contract, when only adverse element appear (Rodri injuris, walker down form), man city machine can not find right way to play well. we can see that the way they be eliminated in UCL: 2 conceded goals in 3 minutes against RM, 2 conceded goals in 3 minutes against Totthemham (2019), 3 continuous goals in first half against Liverpool 2018, ....
His entire managerial career has been on easy mode. Good manager and tactician, but many other managers could've achieved what he has by just strolling into such perfect circumstances and periods with those 3 clubs.
its not the players that matter, its the GENERAL. Pep created an IMMORTAL image of MC the same way Ferguson created for MU. The fear has vanished. If Pep cant revolve the situation soon then they will become like MU, who are bringing so many talented players but no results.
As much as Rodri’s injury has had a detrimental impact on the team due to his influence and irreplaceability, we have to remember that City’s problems go beyond his absence as they were winning games before he got injured and after his injury for a brief period, even if he was fully fit, people need to realize that the team would still struggle since everyone is out of form and most of the players aren’t playing with confidence
The actual problem is the "Stay humble eh!" Jokes aside, many people overlook the fact, that Pep was missing not only Rodri, but Akanji, Ake and John Stones all at the same time for a brief period. Now it doesnt seem like they are all completly fit (or still injured) and together with Rodri this is Peps entire reliable backline.
That’s a good way to put it, both are CDM players as well. Now we all know just how important that role is in the football world. Can arguably be more important than strikers or wingers on occasions.
@@kiritokun-2078I often play CDM or Striker depending if there's CDM or not in the team. As a striker.. its actually disappointing when the team can't win the ball and circulate it back. You also have the immense pressure to be perfect up top when you have the ball because you know your team can't handle the counter attack and you develop tunnel vision. So I change to CDM 😂 and sometimes I do see my strikers can freely attack because they knew I will get the ball back. People don't often see the psychological aspect of having a good anchor in midfield.
Pep is a good manager when he has all the perfect players in disposal. He was never tested when his squad was depleted or average or players out of form / due to injury. He is seriously getting tested and I actually believe he lacks flexibility to adapt like Ancelotti, Sir Alex or Mourinho when you have most players unavailable / injured. Lets see how far Pep can sustain this tough time and prove his credentials as a Manager.
It's so obvious that Pep and Cole Palmer never liked each other. Cole Palmer doesn't like Pep's personality and demanding ways and probably made it obvious to Pep. Pep demands utmost respect and loyalty from his players and he obviously was never gonna get that from Cole Palmer. So it was because of Pep, his personality, and ego that Cole ended up signing with another club.
This thing has been hidden for long as now finally it's coming up: Rodri's injury is basically a salt rubbing to smallest of cracks. Pep's new 3-1-6 setup isolates Rodri as a holding mid, from an attacking perspective looks great because Rodri with his IQ easily can bypass pressers and at the same time can play those long and penetrative passes up front, dictate the tempo from deep and with a midfielder high up they had an advantage everywhere, if you press those mids you isolate Haaland in dangerous positions if you don't then the mdifielders get the ball and given how good City MFs are at long ranged shots and creativity its also a nightmare to deal with. Plus, if a team stayed too compact, they brought Savinho to address this who could get past his marker and find crosses. But when the press is bypassed or when another team stays compact and City lose the ball leading to counter attacks meant that while dealing vs transitions, Rodri had to cover a sheer amount of room and with having to play every single minute, it was not sustainable at all. It looked all is well because Rodri has that athleticism, IQ and positioning in order to cover those gaps. Even when he was playing, this setup was incredibly vulnerable vs pace merchants like Mbappe, Vini, Gyokeres who could get past you with their trickery, pace and dribbling. But with Rodri's injury these cracks have become casms. When you play Kovacic in that same position, you miss Rodri's physicality and positioning and now attackers have free run at goal.Gyokeres having 2 1v1s vs City is the biggest example of this. With Kovacic playing there you miss the passing range as well that Rodri used to provide and if you play Gundogan there sure you get the passing range but you miss that physicality. As I mentioned above about the Savinho thing, with Doku on the wings as both are pure dribblers, both are risk takers too who can lose the ball as well and losing a ball means directly conceeding a chance in this new setup, that's why you'll see these two gentlemen play less minutes together in this new setup and Pep prefers to use Nunez over Grealish (who only has played 35% of the minutes available) which we don't understand especially when Grealish is much more threatning compared to Nunez in those wide regions in terms of crossing/chances creation. Plus, individual performances have also dropped and individual errors have stacked up. Kyle Walker is finished, Foden looks more like a cat, Bernardo idk wut has happened to him and Gundogan ever since he returned from Barca has seemed lost, I guess the way they kicked him out had a mental effect on him. As you mentioned recruiting has been poor as well as they have no replacement in two of the most imp. positions in ST and DM. They have lost Alvarez as well and if Haaland gets injured they're done for.
Holy yap all u have to say is that haaland said stay humble eh and richarlison cursed them too so it’s rodri’s fault too that he won’t return back that stolen d’or or city will keep doing worse
Spot on💯. And honestly that's why I'm not really mad at the attacking players coz if your defense isn't strong then the the attack suffers, it's as simple as that.
I think every team in the Premier league has caught up to what Pep brings to the table and they are able to come up with tactics of their own to win games
I agree with you, but it doesn’t help when Dias, Lewis and Gvardiol play as attacking midfielders and forget that they are supposed to defend. The problem they cause is one of overcrowding the opposition third and leaving no space in behind for Foden or Haaland.
Pep also hasn't really coached a team that has glaring issues maybe outside his first year at city and that was possibly self inflicted. Most of his manegerial career he's always had options and cover players
I don’t know if people have realized but Pep hasn’t really had to rebuild a team. Every team he goes to has good players so he just adds extra. This is a whole new situation for him
Then why did Spain won without Rodri ? If you out Rodri in that team, it would be the same. These guys don’t defend, they don’t press like they used to.
Not too much into Schadenfreude myself, but even now barely half-way into this 24/25 season, there is a good chance that this might forever be remembered as the "Stay humble, eh" season all across the world, and this is likely to echo for years to come 😄Just like nearly two decades later people still remember the legendary 95/96 as the "You can't win anything with kids" season! Both cases clearly teach us all humility and not getting ahead of things, so we'll see how it all pans out in the end...
I understand perfectly the importance of Rodri, and likewise, I understand that some of City's players are already past their prime, but still, there's a lot of world-class individual quality in that team, it's just sad that there isn't someone in charge that could tweak the team's strategy to play to the strengths of the players available instead of trying to replace the missing ones.
Pep when he doesnt have his perfectly groomed la masia mid(Xavi-Busi-Iniesta) or his multi billion dollar midfield(Rodri) is just Ten Hag on steroids. Pep's great, sure. But I can bet my life savings that he will never be equal to someone like Ancelotti, Fergie or Mou. Mou and Fergie got european glory with teams like Porto and Aberdeen, or how Ancelotti has constantly evolved tactically to fit whatever team he's in charge of. Pep is extremely rigid in his tactics and egoistical to boot. He dislikes the very soul of the game prophesied by Cruyff. He just wants brutal efficiency, flair and class be damned. I'm sure he wouldve forced Palmer into becoming another generic midfield passing bot making line breaking passes for Haaland to score whole ruining his other playmaking and scoring capabilities. And that's why players in Pep's system can never work in another team, they are fundamentally incomplete as a footballer, made to master one trade and the rest, simply ignored.
This current slump comes on the back of almost six seasons of total domination, football is a cyclical game, but pep is a phenomenon, next season city and pep will back stronger than ever.
Rodri gets too much credit for Spain. Nico, Lamine and olmo won that trophy and it was readily apparent. Morata did well too. Rodri is just one of those people that fans love (totti, giggs, scholes), but I’m not blown away by him. And he even got ballon d’or even though vini beat him in the champions league. SMH. *im glad city are getting destroyed. That Man U game was good, but villa made me smile today
Pep needs to go back to his earlier system at City of using a false 9 or double false 9's. Prior to Haaland's arrival, City used to play not only entertaining football but they were very unpredictable in how they would score goals. You never knew which player would score and the midfielders at that time were regularly in the scoresheet. Ever since Pep started using the traditional striker system, City's structure changed as well. It worked great for 2 seasons but it became easier for other teams to decipher the system. You see, Haaland needs a KDB type of player to give him those pin point through balls or crosses. Without KDB, Haaland becomes highly ineffective. This is because Haaland is simply a goal scoring machine. He rarely offers any other thing unlike his predecessor, Aguero did. Aguero just like Haaland was a traditional striker. However, Pep slowly transformed Aguero to be more involved in City's game like build up play. So after a season or so, we begun seeing Aguero play in that false 9 role where he would link with City's midfield to progress play up the pitch. Aguero's movement allowed City to create numerical overloads both in the centre and in wide regions of the pitch. So opponents defensive lines were being stretched and disorganized for large times in the 90 minutes. With Haaland, Pep tried to make him drop deep to link up with City's midfield but Haaland is "heavy". Due to his size, he cannot play those quick one twos and dribble in tight spaces like Aguero did. So Pep decided to use John Stones as a makeshift CM /CDM when City had possession. Since Haaland could not often drop deep to create numerical overload, Pep decided to be using one CB who pushes up as a CM to create those necessary overloads. Pep used this tactic mostly in the treble winning season. However, this system only works perfectly if you have the right player for it. John Stones is highly intelligent and thus fitted perfectly in that system. Ake and Akanji are not as good in that system as Stones. I think Pep needs to go back to his striker-less system. Haaland is a great striker no doubt but he is heavily reliant on world class services from midfielders and if the midfielders are not at their best, then Haaland becomes ineffective which means that City's main source of goals is dried up. During the Aguero days, City were never reliant in KDB. I remember in the 2018/2019 season when City won the domestic quadruple. In that season, KDB suffered a serious injury that put him out for a couple of months yet City was still destroying teams with high margin score lines. Pep needs to go back to that system. The Haaland system is obviously great when it works but catastrophic when it doesn't. In City's earlier system, even if Aguero was injured, City would still beat teams comfortably. This is because Pep had created a system where there were multiple sources of goals. With Haaland now, it seems that this is a system designed with one major source of goals and this one source of goals is heavily dependent on one key midfielder. So if that midfielder is injured, then that one source of goal is seriously restricted.
A team isn't won on a one player, what a sad excuse... you win games on the strengths of many players... I think Pep is just tired and it takes alot of mental energy to rebuild a squad... my Chelsea FC has has had a hell of a rebuild and we are still in that stage... I think Man City needs a new manager, Let Pep go, he has done your team proud... Just my opinion
It’s seems like you just watched the first minute then commented. I explained in detail what the issues are and they go well beyond just Rodri. It would help actually watching the video instead of sprinting to the comment
I always know Foden might fall off , most British players nowadays always fall off at some in their career, probably when it’s time to truly build the team around them, if I’m a football coach I’ll never try to build a around a British player
@@graemeorr5884 they *were* dominant when most of their players were at their primes. Walker, Gundo, Silva are all past their best and losing Rodri made it evident. Foden's poor form was the worst AS THERE IS NO ONE TO STEP UP IN MIDFIELD. Recruitment over past 2 years have been poor. None of the wingers apart from Bobb have been good. No replacement for J.Alvarez. Most of the issues seen now were there last season as well, but it wasnt talked about much coz they won the league. This year more teams are playing low block and countering city, basically following what Madrid did in UCL.
Damn...the score on this video had me cheerful at first, then feeling ominous then head banging until I was left crying in a sad heap. I'm not even a City fan but I was invested in their downfall (long may it continue)
Pep misses Klopp this season. All the motivation or sense of competition left together with Klopp. Arne Slot is good too, but Pep was different with Klopp. They like each other and I believe he misses him. Maybe even Pep is considering leaving Prem League. Or maybe he is building a comeback story for the history books.
one of the best vids on cities downfall, and i agree with it, im a city fan andi belive that rodris absense is the reason we arnt doing good ive watch most of our matches after rodris injury and its clear that our midfield is our main problem adn the right back position is also, i think walker would be a good play for the becnh and who can come on in the last 15 min or so with new fresh legs aswell
Doesn't even mention haaland until at the very end? People say rodri this rodri that but no one in the attacking side is injured yet they just can't score. Haaland has had enormous chances in those 11 games yet he failed again and again. Also the whole city way of play dies help. If anyone's at fault it's pep
Pep cant put the ball in the net for Haaland. Despite the chances missed, Haaland is still at the top of the premier league goal scoring charts. Goals isnt as big of an issue as much as the midfield and defence is. Blowing multiple leads has nothing to do with the attack.
@pedtalkssports Pep cant defend the goal for walker too tho 🤦. If you watched those juventus and mu games, clearly they don't have a clue how to attack despite holding a fair amount of possession. And what does haaland being the top scorer has to do with anything? Since the stay humble eh is he the same striker he was before? Clearly not if you're pocketed by maguire 🤦
i feel like players like doku and debruyne are trying to impact the team as much as they can in these trying moments, its like a 2 man team against 11😕
The problem with city is the tactics. Pep should do the basic. He should let other teams play. This will create space at the backs of the opponents. 80% possession isnt a good thing. Players get tired. Pep also made huge mistakes for not buying goal scoring wingers. The successes of man city made pep overconfident.
Klopp signed an extension till 2025. Meant nothing when his feelings changed about staying. If things keep going the way they are I can see Pep giving up the ghost. I feel Pep will do what he feels is best for his club and he won't stay if he feels going is better for the club than staying. I wouldn't be surprised if it's not that far off IF the team keeps losing and losing badly.
I don't like or dislike the city team itself, but I have watched them over the years because I was a fan of Guardiola... so I kinda feel bad for the whole team as well
now players aint geting under the table payments as they are being watched they cant cheat anymore they are not playing as good. money motivates and not getting that extra money cost them this.
That's why I believe City's poor play shouldn't be used to justify Rodri Balon D'or. Even though I feel and know Rodri's absence is part of the reason City are struggling, I don't think he would be able to solve the problem. Pep looks lost out there, for the first time in his career he looks ordinary as a coach. Teams no longer fear City and even if Rodri was present, it'll not change because watching City now it's like you know they are gonna get got at any moment and that's how teams play them.
And also pep's inability or reluctance to build a system that involves all his AMs and wingers make sure they can create a whole lot of chances for Haaland is another reason why they're having these problems teams know that if you can put a big dude on Haaland that is capable of keeping up with his runs then City midfielders won't try to get the ball to Haaland much. The only exception to this is DeBruyne of course since he's a playmaking genius with or without Pep's strategies.
It's not because Rodri isn't playing. That is not the common denominator. Look at their squad as a whole, they've been slowly letting players go and not really replacing them with the same quality. Mahrez, Alavrez and Sterling as examples. Then you have to look at the players who are coming to the end of their career, Walker, De Bruyne and Gundogan. That's what Sir Alex was best at, knowing when to move players on whether it was falling out or just realising the squad needed to be refreshed. 26 yrs at the exact same club and to refresh is not easy. Letting go of players like Ruud, Beckham and Roy. These are not regular players. He sacrificed for sure. Even bringing in players like RVP who was a game changer, short term but won us the league. It wasn't perfect all the time and we didn't win the league all the time but were very successful over a long period of time. That's all I'm gonna say
The truth is Pep has lost manykey players, dealt with many injuries and rebuilt his squad various times over the years with City buy now thay cracks are showing everyone says its the first time hes having to rebuild his team.
City style is too slow for now. Game has gotten faster. Pep hasn’t adapted. His subs are mid. His team is old, old tactics. His style looks forced, can only force it for too long. Too robotic
Even last season, this is THE CLUB that no one wanted to play. Indeed Pep created an illusion and narration that MC is UNBEATABLE and a KILLING MACHINE. But sorry Pep, the fear is gone, we now know that you are very much mortal. The tables have turned, everyone now sense & smells the blood spilling and everyone will try to come and Punch MC as hard as possible. REVENGE time. Game Over, Pep.
Real Madrid would still be good without vini and evidently Man City are terrible without Rodri plus being good for club and country rather than just club shows why Rodri deserved the ballon dor
real madrid are good without vini because they have at least 2 other players that can play that role. As i stated in the video, City dont have a single holding midfielder
@@pedtalkssports I watched the whole thing. This video is just pointing out Rodri's importance and how nobody can step up to it, which could've been averted with proper recruitment and/or academy promotion. And a little bonus in the end about players making individual errors, so you can't really blame Pep. My question is about supposedly the best manager's ability to adapt. Not every time will you have the player you want or their replacement. Sometimes you need to make what is available work.
This is all blown way over the top...city are KNACKERED simple as that man and theyre in the middle of a transition, pep started with pace with sane and sterling then went possession based with KDB and gundogan now hes going back to pace🥱 modern football is way too emotional🤦🏻♂️ liverpool shouldve won the league last season if it wasnt for klopps terrible timing 🙄
@@pedtalkssports no reply??? Hahahahaha youre chasing views simple as, man city came from much worse than the current "tragedy" you're overplaying 🤦🏻♂️
Best analysis on city's downfall I've seen in these two weeks
This channel has great content for sure.
if any team needs a break from winning trophies it is City....and imho they will get back to winning ways next year when they get Rodri back...
Buying trophies and referees lol
the weakness of Pep is: When system is perfect, smooth an in caculation, every thing is unstoppable. But in contract, when only adverse element appear (Rodri injuris, walker down form), man city machine can not find right way to play well. we can see that the way they be eliminated in UCL: 2 conceded goals in 3 minutes against RM, 2 conceded goals in 3 minutes against Totthemham (2019), 3 continuous goals in first half against Liverpool 2018, ....
perfectly put
His entire managerial career has been on easy mode. Good manager and tactician, but many other managers could've achieved what he has by just strolling into such perfect circumstances and periods with those 3 clubs.
@@Finn_Lawless Pep so genius. But he make everything too perfect. when adverse situation suddenly appear, Pep teams always embarassing
its not the players that matter, its the GENERAL. Pep created an IMMORTAL image of MC the same way Ferguson created for MU. The fear has vanished. If Pep cant revolve the situation soon then they will become like MU, who are bringing so many talented players but no results.
Pep's football is just expensive.
As much as Rodri’s injury has had a detrimental impact on the team due to his influence and irreplaceability, we have to remember that City’s problems go beyond his absence as they were winning games before he got injured and after his injury for a brief period, even if he was fully fit, people need to realize that the team would still struggle since everyone is out of form and most of the players aren’t playing with confidence
The actual problem is the "Stay humble eh!"
Jokes aside, many people overlook the fact, that Pep was missing not only Rodri, but Akanji, Ake and John Stones all at the same time for a brief period.
Now it doesnt seem like they are all completly fit (or still injured) and together with Rodri this is Peps entire reliable backline.
That's the only smart comment I've seen so far in this video
Rodri to Man City is how Kante was to Chelsea. No, Rodri, no Man City. No Kante no Chelsea
That’s a good way to put it, both are CDM players as well. Now we all know just how important that role is in the football world. Can arguably be more important than strikers or wingers on occasions.
Chelsea replaced Kante very well now Caicedo is a baller i think Man City should sign a CDM as Rodri back up
And now that Caicedo is doing well, Chelsea is doing better. That's oversimplified, but the role is key for sure
@@kiritokun-2078I often play CDM or Striker depending if there's CDM or not in the team. As a striker.. its actually disappointing when the team can't win the ball and circulate it back. You also have the immense pressure to be perfect up top when you have the ball because you know your team can't handle the counter attack and you develop tunnel vision.
So I change to CDM 😂 and sometimes I do see my strikers can freely attack because they knew I will get the ball back.
People don't often see the psychological aspect of having a good anchor in midfield.
Why Roy Keane was biggest transfer and highest paid player
Only Ppl who are happy at this city downfall can like this comment
We are gonna be back! Just wait and watch.
Six in seven years, just remember that.
@muazamwho Learn to be humble heh. You must be humble fam😂😂😂😂
@@DrDiabolical000 Stay humble eh, 116 charges FC🤡.
shows how many damage man city left on the other prem fans
Desperate for attention I see
‘If you are enjoying this City downfall you are sick’
Me: 🤒 🤧
🥵🥵🥵🤮🤮🤮🤮
Maybe because you're not staying Humble 😂
I am gladly sick if that means I get to see this corrupt sh*t club's downfall.
Foden is now being compared to Antony and Antony had better stats.
Pep is a good manager when he has all the perfect players in disposal. He was never tested when his squad was depleted or average or players out of form / due to injury.
He is seriously getting tested and I actually believe he lacks flexibility to adapt like Ancelotti, Sir Alex or Mourinho when you have most players unavailable / injured.
Lets see how far Pep can sustain this tough time and prove his credentials as a Manager.
It's so obvious that Pep and Cole Palmer never liked each other. Cole Palmer doesn't like Pep's personality and demanding ways and probably made it obvious to Pep. Pep demands utmost respect and loyalty from his players and he obviously was never gonna get that from Cole Palmer. So it was because of Pep, his personality, and ego that Cole ended up signing with another club.
Cole was right to leave. Pep is a maniac.
@@D.Ra21I agree .
Palmer doesn't even like City. Local lad who supports Man Utd.
Nah he's Chelsea not a mank
This thing has been hidden for long as now finally it's coming up: Rodri's injury is basically a salt rubbing to smallest of cracks. Pep's new 3-1-6 setup isolates Rodri as a holding mid, from an attacking perspective looks great because Rodri with his IQ easily can bypass pressers and at the same time can play those long and penetrative passes up front, dictate the tempo from deep and with a midfielder high up they had an advantage everywhere, if you press those mids you isolate Haaland in dangerous positions if you don't then the mdifielders get the ball and given how good City MFs are at long ranged shots and creativity its also a nightmare to deal with. Plus, if a team stayed too compact, they brought Savinho to address this who could get past his marker and find crosses. But when the press is bypassed or when another team stays compact and City lose the ball leading to counter attacks meant that while dealing vs transitions, Rodri had to cover a sheer amount of room and with having to play every single minute, it was not sustainable at all. It looked all is well because Rodri has that athleticism, IQ and positioning in order to cover those gaps. Even when he was playing, this setup was incredibly vulnerable vs pace merchants like Mbappe, Vini, Gyokeres who could get past you with their trickery, pace and dribbling. But with Rodri's injury these cracks have become casms. When you play Kovacic in that same position, you miss Rodri's physicality and positioning and now attackers have free run at goal.Gyokeres having 2 1v1s vs City is the biggest example of this. With Kovacic playing there you miss the passing range as well that Rodri used to provide and if you play Gundogan there sure you get the passing range but you miss that physicality. As I mentioned above about the Savinho thing, with Doku on the wings as both are pure dribblers, both are risk takers too who can lose the ball as well and losing a ball means directly conceeding a chance in this new setup, that's why you'll see these two gentlemen play less minutes together in this new setup and Pep prefers to use Nunez over Grealish (who only has played 35% of the minutes available) which we don't understand especially when Grealish is much more threatning compared to Nunez in those wide regions in terms of crossing/chances creation. Plus, individual performances have also dropped and individual errors have stacked up. Kyle Walker is finished, Foden looks more like a cat, Bernardo idk wut has happened to him and Gundogan ever since he returned from Barca has seemed lost, I guess the way they kicked him out had a mental effect on him. As you mentioned recruiting has been poor as well as they have no replacement in two of the most imp. positions in ST and DM. They have lost Alvarez as well and if Haaland gets injured they're done for.
If they even want a chance to finish in the top 4, they have to spend their money on the same profile as rodri
Holy yap all u have to say is that haaland said stay humble eh and richarlison cursed them too so it’s rodri’s fault too that he won’t return back that stolen d’or or city will keep doing worse
Spot on💯. And honestly that's why I'm not really mad at the attacking players coz if your defense isn't strong then the the attack suffers, it's as simple as that.
0:11 It's six titles in EIGHT seasons. People always forget that Pep finished third his first season (16/17) in England.
0:27 whoever wrote that line, deserves and oscar for comedy
Went over a lot of people's heads
“Now their website is down because they couldn’t string together 3 W’s” Damn💀
@@762459 thanks, wrote it myself
@@refilwemokoene2922I agree... else this comment whole comment would be goated
@@pedtalkssportsThat's impressive word play
S T A Y H U M B L E E H ?
I think every team in the Premier league has caught up to what Pep brings to the table and they are able to come up with tactics of their own to win games
Nah…It’s just a slump and Rodri injury…When he starts winning..don’t cry
@@kingcort8073it's more than rodri issue now... City needs atleast 3 new young players in defense and midfield
@@kingcort8073 sounds like you are the one crying 🤷
I agree with you, but it doesn’t help when Dias, Lewis and Gvardiol play as attacking midfielders and forget that they are supposed to defend. The problem they cause is one of overcrowding the opposition third and leaving no space in behind for Foden or Haaland.
That's until Pep goes out and buys another couple of defenders for 200 million pounds
Pep also hasn't really coached a team that has glaring issues maybe outside his first year at city and that was possibly self inflicted. Most of his manegerial career he's always had options and cover players
I don’t know if people have realized but Pep hasn’t really had to rebuild a team. Every team he goes to has good players so he just adds extra. This is a whole new situation for him
City's downfall we will be there no matter what 😎😎
The community shield cooked man city lol
Lol 😢💀
@@ashfaqsheikh3134It is a actual curse
really good video. i never even thought about the missed opportunities with lavia and rogers
Then why did Spain won without Rodri ?
If you out Rodri in that team, it would be the same. These guys don’t defend, they don’t press like they used to.
Not too much into Schadenfreude myself, but even now barely half-way into this 24/25 season, there is a good chance that this might forever be remembered as the "Stay humble, eh" season all across the world, and this is likely to echo for years to come 😄Just like nearly two decades later people still remember the legendary 95/96 as the "You can't win anything with kids" season!
Both cases clearly teach us all humility and not getting ahead of things, so we'll see how it all pans out in the end...
I understand perfectly the importance of Rodri, and likewise, I understand that some of City's players are already past their prime, but still, there's a lot of world-class individual quality in that team, it's just sad that there isn't someone in charge that could tweak the team's strategy to play to the strengths of the players available instead of trying to replace the missing ones.
Form is temporary, class is permanent we will be back
Pep when he doesnt have his perfectly groomed la masia mid(Xavi-Busi-Iniesta) or his multi billion dollar midfield(Rodri) is just Ten Hag on steroids. Pep's great, sure. But I can bet my life savings that he will never be equal to someone like Ancelotti, Fergie or Mou. Mou and Fergie got european glory with teams like Porto and Aberdeen, or how Ancelotti has constantly evolved tactically to fit whatever team he's in charge of. Pep is extremely rigid in his tactics and egoistical to boot. He dislikes the very soul of the game prophesied by Cruyff. He just wants brutal efficiency, flair and class be damned. I'm sure he wouldve forced Palmer into becoming another generic midfield passing bot making line breaking passes for Haaland to score whole ruining his other playmaking and scoring capabilities. And that's why players in Pep's system can never work in another team, they are fundamentally incomplete as a footballer, made to master one trade and the rest, simply ignored.
Let Rodri enjoy his balon d'Or while watching his team crumble 😂🎉 stay humble eh😊
Man city is nothing without Rodri and mahrez
Amazing analysis. As a City supporter I can confirm you are spot-on.
...why does no one mention Alvarez leaving being a major miss in their entire attack?
What go up must come down.
Law of the universe 😂😂
This current slump comes on the back of almost six seasons of total domination, football is a cyclical game, but pep is a phenomenon, next season city and pep will back stronger than ever.
Rodri was magnificent for Spain. He performs on any stage.
Rodri gets too much credit for Spain. Nico, Lamine and olmo won that trophy and it was readily apparent. Morata did well too. Rodri is just one of those people that fans love (totti, giggs, scholes), but I’m not blown away by him. And he even got ballon d’or even though vini beat him in the champions league. SMH. *im glad city are getting destroyed. That Man U game was good, but villa made me smile today
Pep needs to go back to his earlier system at City of using a false 9 or double false 9's. Prior to Haaland's arrival, City used to play not only entertaining football but they were very unpredictable in how they would score goals. You never knew which player would score and the midfielders at that time were regularly in the scoresheet.
Ever since Pep started using the traditional striker system, City's structure changed as well. It worked great for 2 seasons but it became easier for other teams to decipher the system. You see, Haaland needs a KDB type of player to give him those pin point through balls or crosses. Without KDB, Haaland becomes highly ineffective. This is because Haaland is simply a goal scoring machine. He rarely offers any other thing unlike his predecessor, Aguero did. Aguero just like Haaland was a traditional striker. However, Pep slowly transformed Aguero to be more involved in City's game like build up play. So after a season or so, we begun seeing Aguero play in that false 9 role where he would link with City's midfield to progress play up the pitch. Aguero's movement allowed City to create numerical overloads both in the centre and in wide regions of the pitch. So opponents defensive lines were being stretched and disorganized for large times in the 90 minutes.
With Haaland, Pep tried to make him drop deep to link up with City's midfield but Haaland is "heavy". Due to his size, he cannot play those quick one twos and dribble in tight spaces like Aguero did. So Pep decided to use John Stones as a makeshift CM /CDM when City had possession. Since Haaland could not often drop deep to create numerical overload, Pep decided to be using one CB who pushes up as a CM to create those necessary overloads. Pep used this tactic mostly in the treble winning season. However, this system only works perfectly if you have the right player for it. John Stones is highly intelligent and thus fitted perfectly in that system. Ake and Akanji are not as good in that system as Stones.
I think Pep needs to go back to his striker-less system.
Haaland is a great striker no doubt but he is heavily reliant on world class services from midfielders and if the midfielders are not at their best, then Haaland becomes ineffective which means that City's main source of goals is dried up.
During the Aguero days, City were never reliant in KDB. I remember in the 2018/2019 season when City won the domestic quadruple. In that season, KDB suffered a serious injury that put him out for a couple of months yet City was still destroying teams with high margin score lines.
Pep needs to go back to that system. The Haaland system is obviously great when it works but catastrophic when it doesn't.
In City's earlier system, even if Aguero was injured, City would still beat teams comfortably. This is because Pep had created a system where there were multiple sources of goals. With Haaland now, it seems that this is a system designed with one major source of goals and this one source of goals is heavily dependent on one key midfielder. So if that midfielder is injured, then that one source of goal is seriously restricted.
A team isn't won on a one player, what a sad excuse... you win games on the strengths of many players... I think Pep is just tired and it takes alot of mental energy to rebuild a squad... my Chelsea FC has has had a hell of a rebuild and we are still in that stage... I think Man City needs a new manager, Let Pep go, he has done your team proud... Just my opinion
It’s seems like you just watched the first minute then commented. I explained in detail what the issues are and they go well beyond just Rodri. It would help actually watching the video instead of sprinting to the comment
@@pedtalkssports I watched the whole thing dude
I always know Foden might fall off , most British players nowadays always fall off at some in their career, probably when it’s time to truly build the team around them, if I’m a football coach I’ll never try to build a around a British player
The most important unsung position on the pitch
Next time haaland gonna keep his trap shut.
That was some epic shithousery gone wrong,
tbf if Rodri didnt get injured, it wouldnt have been this bad for them.
@@mr_j9207a team who are supposedly as dominant as them shouldn't fall apart with one missing player
@@graemeorr5884 they *were* dominant when most of their players were at their primes. Walker, Gundo, Silva are all past their best and losing Rodri made it evident.
Foden's poor form was the worst AS THERE IS NO ONE TO STEP UP IN MIDFIELD. Recruitment over past 2 years have been poor. None of the wingers apart from Bobb have been good. No replacement for J.Alvarez.
Most of the issues seen now were there last season as well, but it wasnt talked about much coz they won the league.
This year more teams are playing low block and countering city, basically following what Madrid did in UCL.
This caught me off guard 😂😂😂 8:17
😂😂😂me too
People trolling mancity for one bad season is madd
stay humble eh?
Rogers scored against them 😂 7:50
I swear I’m watching this a foden scored
You've earned a sub mate. Quality work.
thank you, means alot to me
Damn...the score on this video had me cheerful at first, then feeling ominous then head banging until I was left crying in a sad heap. I'm not even a City fan but I was invested in their downfall (long may it continue)
glad you enjoyed the video brother
Pep's system is like playing jenga with the opponent. You pull one piece out quickly and the whole thing collapses.
Rodri still didn't deserve the ballon d'or . But great points
It seems that you rodri has a 0 case to win the ballon d'or
Yeah so doesn't Vinicious but hey who cares
@@tanvirsourav83no ball knowledge
@@Bry_72Mo Salah is way better than Vinicius
@@jackbolland-tw6mi nice joke ☠️ don’t think salah won ucl or the league for the d’or
Pep misses Klopp this season. All the motivation or sense of competition left together with Klopp. Arne Slot is good too, but Pep was different with Klopp. They like each other and I believe he misses him. Maybe even Pep is considering leaving Prem League. Or maybe he is building a comeback story for the history books.
Pep won’t want to leave ManC until he rebuild ManC’s foundation just like Klopp.
@slai.. I doubt that, pep has never been a rebuilding type. His strength is taking a solid team and improving
No manager plans to lose to make a comeback 😂 and he won't be thinking about Klopp
Literally enjoyed the biggest successes of his career (FB Barcelona) when he wasn't competing against Klopp.
one of the best vids on cities downfall, and i agree with it, im a city fan andi belive that rodris absense is the reason we arnt doing good ive watch most of our matches after rodris injury and its clear that our midfield is our main problem adn the right back position is also, i think walker would be a good play for the becnh and who can come on in the last 15 min or so with new fresh legs aswell
Doesn't even mention haaland until at the very end? People say rodri this rodri that but no one in the attacking side is injured yet they just can't score. Haaland has had enormous chances in those 11 games yet he failed again and again. Also the whole city way of play dies help. If anyone's at fault it's pep
Pep cant put the ball in the net for Haaland. Despite the chances missed, Haaland is still at the top of the premier league goal scoring charts. Goals isnt as big of an issue as much as the midfield and defence is. Blowing multiple leads has nothing to do with the attack.
@pedtalkssports Pep cant defend the goal for walker too tho 🤦. If you watched those juventus and mu games, clearly they don't have a clue how to attack despite holding a fair amount of possession. And what does haaland being the top scorer has to do with anything? Since the stay humble eh is he the same striker he was before? Clearly not if you're pocketed by maguire 🤦
Foden being labeled the best player in the premier league is the single most damning indictment of the premier league ive ever heard
You saying that just speaks volumes
They are trophyless this season, nothing will save City. Aston Villa wont laugh with them anyway.
I am a man united fan . Why should I not be happy about city's downfall. Erra do come to an end . Nothing last forever.
6 humbling moments
1 min ago is crawezyyy
This guy’s content is top
i feel like players like doku and debruyne are trying to impact the team as much as they can in these trying moments, its like a 2 man team against 11😕
The problem with city is the tactics. Pep should do the basic. He should let other teams play. This will create space at the backs of the opponents. 80% possession isnt a good thing. Players get tired.
Pep also made huge mistakes for not buying goal scoring wingers. The successes of man city made pep overconfident.
I have 4k on Everton
Did we pity United and Newcastle last season with their injuries? Or when Liverpool had Henderson and Fabinho at CB? cmon now, this is ridiculous.
This video should be titled “The Satisfying Downfall Of Man City.”
Klopp signed an extension till 2025. Meant nothing when his feelings changed about staying. If things keep going the way they are I can see Pep giving up the ghost.
I feel Pep will do what he feels is best for his club and he won't stay if he feels going is better for the club than staying.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's not that far off IF the team keeps losing and losing badly.
What music did you use in the beginning
Pedtalks curse has saved citeh
Prison break reference never though someone would actually say that😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I don't like or dislike the city team itself, but I have watched them over the years because I was a fan of Guardiola... so I kinda feel bad for the whole team as well
How did City become so reliant on Rodri? Football requires teamwork and one player cannot win an entire game.
Someone above had a perfect summary of rodris role
You don’t need to be good at football to play for England
I think something went down behind the scenes. Remember when Chelsea dressing room downed tools a d got Jose sacked. It looked just like that
My favorite team we need better focus on the game and new strat
It’s a wonderful time 🎉🎉🎉
Oscar Bobb would have done good if not injured.
Zubimendi is a good buy for Pep
That 3 Ws joke is brilliant 😂😂
now players aint geting under the table payments as they are being watched they cant cheat anymore they are not playing as good. money motivates and not getting that extra money cost them this.
If what you said about Rodri is true then Pep should never be in G.O.A.T conversations again.
makes absolutely no sense. He has had plenty of success without Rodri, they just recruited poorly so they didnt have a replacement
That's why I believe City's poor play shouldn't be used to justify Rodri Balon D'or. Even though I feel and know Rodri's absence is part of the reason City are struggling, I don't think he would be able to solve the problem. Pep looks lost out there, for the first time in his career he looks ordinary as a coach. Teams no longer fear City and even if Rodri was present, it'll not change because watching City now it's like you know they are gonna get got at any moment and that's how teams play them.
And also pep's inability or reluctance to build a system that involves all his AMs and wingers make sure they can create a whole lot of chances for Haaland is another reason why they're having these problems teams know that if you can put a big dude on Haaland that is capable of keeping up with his runs then City midfielders won't try to get the ball to Haaland much. The only exception to this is DeBruyne of course since he's a playmaking genius with or without Pep's strategies.
Best Christmas in years.
The sad music at the end 😂
It's not because Rodri isn't playing. That is not the common denominator. Look at their squad as a whole, they've been slowly letting players go and not really replacing them with the same quality. Mahrez, Alavrez and Sterling as examples. Then you have to look at the players who are coming to the end of their career, Walker, De Bruyne and Gundogan.
That's what Sir Alex was best at, knowing when to move players on whether it was falling out or just realising the squad needed to be refreshed. 26 yrs at the exact same club and to refresh is not easy. Letting go of players like Ruud, Beckham and Roy. These are not regular players. He sacrificed for sure. Even bringing in players like RVP who was a game changer, short term but won us the league.
It wasn't perfect all the time and we didn't win the league all the time but were very successful over a long period of time.
That's all I'm gonna say
@@giovannij1368 you clearly didn’t watch the whole video
Their server is down because they cant string 3 w's together... 😂😂😂😂😂
Genius line.. 👍
The truth is Pep has lost manykey players, dealt with many injuries and rebuilt his squad various times over the years with City buy now thay cracks are showing everyone says its the first time hes having to rebuild his team.
Guardiola is up against player power.
He should resign before he makes a complete fool of himself, and ruins Man City.
It’s very simple. The players are not fit the party so much.
if any team needs a break from winning trophies it is City....and imho they will get back to winning ways next year when they get Rodri back...
if a team revolves around one man (Like man city do with rodri) then it's not a good team.
make video on alvarez bro.He is so much good with atletico
madrid
Agreed he’s been great. Wish he stayed but he didn’t wanna be second best to haaland.
City style is too slow for now. Game has gotten faster.
Pep hasn’t adapted. His subs are mid. His team is old, old tactics.
His style looks forced, can only force it for too long. Too robotic
They may be dying but they are not dead.
They have downed tools! There must be a limit to how much you can take of Pep and not being able to play how you want and being a robot
They will come back even though they are my most hated team
STAY HUMBLE EH
Lincoln burrows from prison break🤣🤣🤣🤣
oh i see so its like liverpool losing fernando torrez in 2011, welcome to the club , man city.
Even last season, this is THE CLUB that no one wanted to play. Indeed Pep created an illusion and narration that MC is UNBEATABLE and a KILLING MACHINE. But sorry Pep, the fear is gone, we now know that you are very much mortal. The tables have turned, everyone now sense & smells the blood spilling and everyone will try to come and Punch MC as hard as possible. REVENGE time. Game Over, Pep.
I fear haaland might leave this season if he stop getting chances i can see frustration through screen
It's going to need some spending to fix Man City. Yeah, spending. Otherwise they would have been mid table at best.
@@I-change-light-bulbs fan realizes teams have to spend money to compete. Welcome to modern football genius
Real Madrid lost a ballonD'or winner in benzema but still they continued winning 😅
they arent trophy less. They won the community shield....
we're talking about real trophies not micky mouse ones
No im not seeing any Rodri value at all he didint deserve that Ballon Dor period. That value didint help them win the UCL last season.
Real Madrid would still be good without vini and evidently Man City are terrible without Rodri plus being good for club and country rather than just club shows why Rodri deserved the ballon dor
real madrid are good without vini because they have at least 2 other players that can play that role. As i stated in the video, City dont have a single holding midfielder
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Supposedly best manager in the world crumble just because one of his key player missing? Nah, I don't buy it.
you clearly didnt watch the video. or you watched 1 minute then sprinted to the comments cuz your initial question was answered in depth
@@pedtalkssports I watched the whole thing. This video is just pointing out Rodri's importance and how nobody can step up to it, which could've been averted with proper recruitment and/or academy promotion. And a little bonus in the end about players making individual errors, so you can't really blame Pep.
My question is about supposedly the best manager's ability to adapt. Not every time will you have the player you want or their replacement. Sometimes you need to make what is available work.
@@ironclad-m3q yap yap yap yap
BTW: Kalvin Philips is still a man city player and he is a backup DM😅
the failure of his transfer was discussed in detail in the video
Can’t stand Phillips.
This is all blown way over the top...city are KNACKERED simple as that man and theyre in the middle of a transition, pep started with pace with sane and sterling then went possession based with KDB and gundogan now hes going back to pace🥱 modern football is way too emotional🤦🏻♂️ liverpool shouldve won the league last season if it wasnt for klopps terrible timing 🙄
@@maxdecmer616 this was all mentioned in the video. Don’t get why people sprint to the comments without watching the video
@ but youre making a mountain of a molehill for views, youre going on like theyre about to do a leeds 2001-2004🤦🏻♂️
@@pedtalkssports no reply??? Hahahahaha youre chasing views simple as, man city came from much worse than the current "tragedy" you're overplaying 🤦🏻♂️
That thumbnail is gruesome