it certainly would be interesting, but don't underestimate the job he did at Barca and Bayern, it's not as easy as you think keeping Champions motivated, as Mourinho is finding out this season
How did we blow it? By improving?
Certainly is easy, when you have to play Getafe, Malaga and Bilbao every week!
Thats because Chelsea are playing like utter **** mate.Or Real Madrid, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Seville or Villareal.
And just for the record Getafe, Malaga and Bilbao are no worse than some of the sides Chelsea have lost to this season
Thats because, like SAF in 92, he was lucky enough to have half a dozen awesome players come through the Youth Academy. Thats not to say SAF's successes were solely down to that, he kept United challenging long after most of 92 lads had bailed, on a much cheaper budget than most considering Uniteds spending power.I agree the TV situation in Spain needs looking at, however he got the better of Real Madrid more often than not, and they where spending a lot more money than his Barca side was. Even Mourinho struggled to stop Peps Barca, when he was at Real
I agree the TV situation in Spain needs looking at, however he got the better of Real Madrid more often than not, and they where spending a lot more money than his Barca side was. Even Mourinho struggled to stop Peps Barca, when he was at Real
Not debating that Pep isn't good at coaching kids.It wasn't down to luck that those players came through our academy, when Fergie took over he hired more scouts and invested more in the youth development system, and it payed off. Had another manager been there those players may have been snapped up by other academy's. Beckham and Giggs certainly would have been anyways. Becks was poached from London, and Fergie himself went round to Giggs's family home to persuade him to join us rather than City.
As far as Guardiola and getting lucky with the youth players that came through, who coached those players in Barcelonas academy before they where promoted to first team action? Guardiola did. That's why the team instantly responded to him when he took over the first team, as the key players already liked and respected him
Woah! Woah! Woah!
Steady on, boys! Don't get too carried away, here!
Here's some news in, hot off the press...
Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is being lined up as an interim manager at Chelsea - should they fire under-pressure Jose Mourinho. (Belfast Telegraph)
Alternatively, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is preparing to replace manager Mourinho with former Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas. (Metro)
So, which one of these two would you boys like to see take over at Chelsea? True, Rodgers was a clown at 'Pool, but he did manage to get them 6th or 7th spot most years, which is more than Jose is looking capable of, this season.
I think the problem with Guardiola going to Chelsea, is that Chelsea have been playing the way they play for so long now, and the squad have been built to play that way, so it would take a massive overhaul for Guardiola to implement his style of play. The flair players that Guardiola likes, the likes of the Mata's and De Bruyne's who are good at keeping the ball have been shown the door, and been replaced by players who are more defensively minded. The defence aswell is built to play the Chelsea way, you really think that a slouch like Ivanovic would play fullback in a Guardiola side? Or Terry would get a game at centre half with the defence pushed up to the half way line? No chance. AVB tried to get Chelsea playing that way, and it backfired spectacularly, so I don't think it would be a good idea for Chelsea to hire that type of coach again. Unless they are prepared to give him lots of time and accept some poor seasons during a long transitional period.
Guardiola I think will leave Bayern soon, I think he just wants a Champions League trophy with them and then he'll be off. And I think it's very likely he'll come to the Premier League, but it will be with either ourselves or Arsenal, all depending on who's got a vacancy at the time. Though I think it's a strong possibility that there's already an agreement for him to take over once LVG leaves next season
Woah! Woah! Woah!
Steady on, boys! Don't get too carried away, here!
Here's some news in, hot off the press...
Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is being lined up as an interim manager at Chelsea - should they fire under-pressure Jose Mourinho. (Belfast Telegraph)
Alternatively, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is preparing to replace manager Mourinho with former Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas. (Metro)
So, which one of these two would you boys like to see take over at Chelsea? True, Rodgers was a clown at 'Pool, but he did manage to get them 6th or 7th spot most years, which is more than Jose is looking capable of, this season.
