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18/19 for sure.

17/18 season is the best

2017/18 or 18/19.

18/19 for me but i also really like the 17 / 18

4-3-2-1

especially when you have 2 very good CAM/False-9 and 2 very dynamic double pivot. The midfield is basically yours to control.

Ha ha it does! I play Pep's 2 3 5 with a false 9 free 8 & inverted fullbacks it works all the time. But Ive been follwing Pep closely since 09 if you told me he'd play that type of 4 4 2 Id say never. Espescially as you saw it at Bayern. Their 4 2 3 1 was more like a 4 2 4 at times & he hated that. At Barca the closest he came was a 4 2 2 2 once. Pep is a Master adapter that's what makes him a master tactician.

@@q.veyane5388 I think Pep also played 343 diamond a few times too in the past, mimicking Cruyff style to some degree, but of course on the pitch the players movement are fluid and it looks more like 3412 or 3142 with Alba and Alves overlapping then Pedro and Villa cutting into the half space and Messi dropped wide to link up with Alves.

FIFA 😂😂

@@colouredIncognito yup, fifa 22 PS5 requires tactical skills to beat your opponents

Don’t even bother explain these types of things to people who say that they’re the ones who get most of their opinions from fifa and can’t analyze actual football

@@FullyOnVolks true either that or they actually rate him but just talk trash

Yeah, I also think his time at Barcelona b is underrated(since it is it's own entity and therefore it's own team I think it's just not allowed to compete with the first team so no Copa Del Rey football and they must play at least one division below Barcelona). Relegated from the 3rd division and on a downward spiral(with failing to win their final ten games) Pep took over and already had a style of play in mind, people around him at the time say although the Barca DNA was there, he always demanded extra from his players. From an article about this "Things were stale and there was disbelief that Guardiola even wanted the role - turning down the more prestigious position as head of the academy. Luis Enrique and Eusebio have since used the job to progress their careers but that was only viable _after_ Guardiola...He disbanded the C team and merged the two groups. He allowed a limited number of older players to join the squad and brought added professionalism. Fines were introduced. In-depth opposition scouting, practically unheard of at that level, became commonplace. It quickly became apparent that the B team was better run than Frank Rijkaard's first team." Dimas Delgado and Sergio Urbano (a midfielder and striker, respectively, in Pep's team) gave their thoughts on him later in their careers to sky sports "He had very clear ideas and he was fantastic at explaining them. He explained himself so clearly. Every player in the team understood their job and the plan for how to win every game. I think this is his secret." and "He was different to anyone before. It was noticeable when he talked about the game, but above all it was noticeable in the way that he transmitted ideas, how he lived and breathed football and understood it" This must've been tricky, he wasn't working with people who had been playing for a while, these were teenagers getting their first taste of competitive football so he probably had to be careful when conveying his message ( that said it most likely helped that he is Spanish and is also a product of the same academy). Gai Assulin(another player from the team) said "I remember that the videos were never longer than 10 minutes. He knew that the players would disconnect after 10 minutes. But he used to have a lot of information for himself. I remember that he used to arrive at the stadium hours before the players and leave hours after the players. He put in a lot of preparation himself before games but he never made the mistake of giving too much information to the players." From an article that quotes another player "Urbano endured a tougher time through injury, but credits Guardiola for his support. 'He was always attentive about how I was mentally and physically,' he says. 'My memories of playing in that team are ones of joy, having fun with the ball in difficult situation on small pitches. We knew that we had to be the protagonists. We defended by keeping possession. It was strange because the pitches were very small and it was believed at the time that it was impossible to play football on them. But Pep and his concepts made us believe that it was possible to play football on the floor." He won the title securing promotion back to the 3rd tier and the team went on, I believe, to secure promotion again when he went to the 1st team.

@@jeremiahnsube372 I knew he did well at Barca B but this was a pleasure to read, thank you!

People who said that wasnt born in 2008/09... Because if they were they knew that if he won 2 Champions is not because the squad was amazing but because he made it amazing !! Guardiola's Barcelona was totally unexpected, it was an earthquake, not just in results, but in the way of playing the game And 13 years later Guardiola continue to changes it ! People who only swear about Champions lies to themselves. Everything could happen in a game. And anyone is invincible, like a God of the game. Guardiola didnt win since 2011 in Champions but he won A LOT 3 Liga, 3 Bundesliga, 3 Premier League (I mean... OMG) with the breaking record of points in the three countries. He had great squad ? Of course, but he never underperformed, and most important : it's just that every club in the world want him.

Rinus Michels is the most influential figure in football history.

@@positional_play He is a football dinosaur, a relic of a bygone age. You hipsters need to pipe down lmao

@@douglaswalters2670 Guardiola will be the same in 50 years, so what's your point ? Only managers who are alive are in this discussion ? Michels' idea of Total football laid the principles of Positional Play. Michels influenced Cruyff, Cruyff influenced Guardiola and hopefully Guardiola influenced Xavi in the right way.

@@douglaswalters2670 without Michels Pep Guardiola would be playing Brexit Dycheball.

@@positional_play Michel's total football was revolutionary. However Cruyff's Total football was way more impressive, and Pep's is even better. Total Football was popularized in Barcelona and will always stay Barcelona's identity (of playing). Sadly I don't think that Xavi will as successful as Pep was for Barça, but only time will tell. I used to remember that Barça's fans back then considered Pep as too young and inexperienced to coach the 1st team, there was even rumours of sacking in the very start of the season. He went on to win a treble

@@dikoenatsolo5561 how do you know what he's like in bed? Kinda sus lmao

He play everywhere. Cancelo was like the "bogey man"!

those were the days

The best team in that decade?

@@hellohi1445 unfortunately no since Barcelona 2010/11 also shares the decade xD

@@catthomas3097 I meant premier league. Lol ain’t no way they were near barca lool

@@hellohi1445 yep I don't think any team comes close in the decade to that city team, not even city themselves

Yea Cancelo's Season reminds me off you in bed, it didn't last 😹(jokes)

Walker played that game

how this comment has aged

@@dranthony1882 came in after Cancelo was beaten

@@zachpajat720 positively or negatively? Zinchenko has been great at left back. His interception and recoveries run and not to forget he is relentless. Also, Dias moving to the right with Laporte on the left. Walker still more defensively solid than Cancelo but the team are able to cope well. Not to say Cancelo a bad player just their play is a bit different. Walker still the top choice against a team with pacey left winger.

I'd say that City team still lacks "Messi" (or the dominant player), but with Silva-De Bruyne partnership in the half space being the highlight (now with Foden-Torres).

Facts. That Sané/Aguero/Sterling front 3 fed by KDB and David Silva was devastating in attack

@@HenSt-gz7qj foden ,Grealish ,KDB Torres and Jesus have the potential to be one of the best attacking line ups in the world

Yep the double 10s was unbelievably audacious. Two fragile playmakers in midfield in the so called physical premier league. Amazing

Factssss

Kudos to Pep, but Fergie has already done that. In 07-08 nobody was out and out striker among Rooney, Ronaldo, Tevez

@@Channel_Math_and_Physics yep. But man utd were playing four attacking players and they were not as dominant as peps city they main thread was to counter

Lol aged so bad

@@JacoboSnake may you please enlighten how?

yeah but it also makes city unique

what year?

@@natuna23 probably 2016

@@natuna23 19/20

Seems like Pep humbled him😉

the jinx is broken now if there was any.

Are you tuchel

@@abdallaharafat88 you meant tuchel humbled him at the final? 😂😂

@@revolutionaryleader9615 nope Pep was always humble it’s Chelsea after winning last season 3 games in a row they started undermining Pep so this season he humbled the whole Chelsea in their own stadium in front of many of their fans with 0 shots on target.

"Most of these Players in City squad were discarded or unknowns before they boomed with him" I agree with your comment in general, but that particular quote is false. Apart from Zinchenko, Jesus and Foden, who came through the own youth squads, literally all players of City's current squad played on a very high level at their previous clubs, were well-established and had many clubs interested in them. Why do you think City spent so much money on these players, if they were unknown or discarded you'd think they would get them for a low price. So I don't get how you can come to such a conclusion/statement.

@@xMythpug Zinchenko , Dias , Ferran , De Bruyne ( was good but never world class ) , Sterling , Stones , Cancelo ( again was good but never this good ) , Ederson , Foden , Laporte, Jesus ( still not the player I think he can be ) . I never heard some of these names & I think many really didn't know either , or they were not really good but in a short time they turned into higher class. He turned Semi knowns to Well Knowns as well. I understand the Amount invested too tho

​@@BeerLicious Oh, yes, I agree completely that he took those players to the next level, of course. I just wanted to say that apart from the three I mentioned (Jesus, Zinchenko and Foden) none were generally unknown or discarded. For example, Sterling was really good at Liverpool already and a starter for them, De Bruyne carried Wolfsburg into the UCL knockout rounds and broke the Bundesliga assist record (back then), Cancelo made his first appearance for Portugal in 2016 already and played for Juventus before going to City (and to my knowledge was only sold for financial reasons?), Dias and Ederson were both high-ranked talents at Benfica, Dias was amazing and made his Portugal debut too when he played there, Stones made his national debut also in 2014 so two years before going from Everton to City. Of course, all of them reached their next level at City under Pep and he definitely made them better players, but it's not like they are a team of underdogs and discards who proved everyone wrong, that's what I wanted to say, so maybe a misunderstanding here =)

@@xMythpug sure 👍🏻

Simeone is a fantastic manager too

imagine if he even manage to make city's academy to operate like La Masia back in the days. XD ... now I want to see Foden - Pedri partnership in the midfield. (I know Pedri is not La Masia graduate, but he did play like one).

😂😂

He is a Barca fan so naturally he loves Pep

@@vaibhavpachori017 i thought he was an Arsenal fan.The only Barca thing ik abt him is that he is a long time admirer of Johann Cruyff.

@@GM-kj7sy Most of his videos are on Barca and I think he also said somewhere of being a Barca fan

@@vaibhavpachori017 link?

You are not a true United supporter if you think Sir Alex only coached one team kid.

I think he did play as a LM and sometimes LCM before moving to City.

He plays in midfield for his national side

Kane have played deeper too now. So it's like Pep+Lewa again

Kane is more of a false 9 these days

They won't win the league this season. Everyone was so upset before the season, City would easily win again and what not. It feels like the team is just so lethargic and tired by him and because of the fact that they got so close to winning the CL, but lost against Chelsea. Before the season started, I had said that I wouldn't be surprised that they lose their motivation and will.

Kane can somehow fit in the system because he Can drop deeper

the league should really be thanking levy if pep had gotten kane his false 9 system would have gone two level ups imo 2020/2021 Harry Kane is the perfect Striker for Man city its a pitty that the transfer didn't happen and now kane will not be the same player due to his age i just hope haaland somehow improves his overall game i want a striker who fits our style in this City Team Haaland could be that as he is young

Let's see how the second leg goes.

@@revolutionaryleader9615 he won that too

@@Hakwbebsu26 yeah let's see if tuchel can overcome him when next they meet.

@@revolutionaryleader9615 tuchel got fired. 🤣

I think too Tottenham passed with a hand goal

3-3-4

bro go to emptyhad, Pep is begging u'll to be there.

@@justindesouza977 the salt is strong with this one

@@justindesouza977 funny,the fact is I go to all games mate

@@mohammedaffan7942 nah, it's just hilarious. even Brentford don't need to beg for fans.

@@crystallan21 funny, when I searched empty seats on google, I saw emptyhad

They struggle at times but otherwise, this team,with some more signings in defense and attack, will become quite amazing. He should make a video

This channel is a guardiola fan channel

@@vandijk8899 hater spotted

@@vandijk8899 could be , he may not be the best in the man management department bt tactically speaking pep is currently the best.

@@vandijk8899 He is a Barca fan so obviously he loves Pep

Also Van Dijk. I don’t get why people think that you need a left footed center back, the best duos had two right footed ones.

@@mixfcb1086 Hmm exactly, even dias n stones r both right footed

it's because the defenders you'll mentioned are elite and remain composed. Hence, they can turn their body without being scared, and switch the play

@@shoukotchoudhury8819 but dias does more defensive work than offensive so he doesnt progress the ball that much

Sergio Ramos is literally the best passer among defenders of all time! Of course he can do what others can't do

😂

I dont get it

@@Snay10 There was a mistake on 5:13 as Kyle Walker was mistakenly named as Laporte.

@@siphesihlegama4545 right

He had a bad knee injury at the start 2020 season

He did at the 18/19 season

Yes i think the same

Mount injured