Not convinced. If Pep is still here next season he will just buy a replacement. He didn't start tonight and there was no Silva.
I'm in two minds re Pep leaving or staying. He has a history of short stints and did jump ship at Barca when things started to get tough but where does he go that will be set up for him like City are?
Not sure you can just look at today's selection and assume he won't play either. City have several top class creative midfield players and they've all had more than their fair share of games. Foden won't be a first name on the team sheet like a KDB but he'll get plenty of games next season when Silva leaves. And given the work City need to do on their backline and possibly replacing Aguero, can't see them signing any midfielders in the summer.
People are expecting Ole to be at Klopp and Guardiola levels after only 1 year that's what I am trying to point out. It is not dig at all. Simply pointing out how it is. Klopp has been in management of two top level teams for 12 years just like Guardiola and everyone is expecting Ole to be at their level in just one year.
There is no arguing it is an expensive risk at what they are doing but we have tried all the big managers already there is not much left to try unless we do something crazy like Bielsa!
I didn't take it as a dig, I just think it's silly to compare. Just because it took x so long to reach a certain point, that doesn't mean you should give y the same amount of time. I've said it time and time again, look at the progress Klopp showed in each and every season he's been at Liverpool. From the first game you could see Klopp's mark on the team. Without any transfers and little time on the training ground due to ridiculous amounts of Cup games that season, Klopp was still able to make noticeable changes and improvements to our style of play. When he did get that time to work on things and was able to make a couple of signings you then saw the next phase of our development, moving to a 4-3-3 with the likes of Wijnaldum and Lallana in orthodox central midfield roles, playing with players that are comfortable on the ball at fullback (Milner in this case) and a front 3 with Firmino as a false 9 and Mane as a wide forward. There's been a gradual upgrade of certain positions year on year but the basis of the side we are now, in terms of system & playing style and personnel, was built in Klopp's first summer.
Where are the same signs of progress at Utd? I watch pretty much every Utd game and I cannot see what Utd are building. There's no clear system or style of play, certainly not something capable of getting Utd back challenging for the biggest honours again. It might seem a strange player to pick out because he's probably been one of your better performers but the signing of Wan-Bissaka highlights the total confusion around Utd right now. He's a good defender, particularly defending 1v1 situations but he's not a good footballer. He's somebody that you want in your side if you're battling at the bottom of the table, not looking to push on and compete for Leagues and European Cups.
