The fact that Heynckes wins two CL in his 30+ year management career, and Pep wins two in his 5 year career seems lost on a lot of the media and fans.
This is just a way to maintain their delusion of being a much better team than they truly were two years ago. Overrated then and that 2013 team has only become more overrated as time has passed. I cannot wait to see them continue their failures after they drop Pep, never coming to the realization that they were simply never that special.
It'd be fun to see Pep at Man City against Mourinho. That team really needs a revolution.
I agree with this post. Completely. Bayern fans and the German press are utilizing Pep as a scapegoat for the obvious collapse of their exceedingly inflated self-perception. It is much easier (and psychologically acceptable) to blame a manager (especially a foreign one) than to admit that you were never that awesome in the 1st place.
Pep made very bad decision with Bayern, he went with safest choice and it backfired. How much credit you can take with winning Bundesliga.It is like Barca buying CR7 and Bale from RM and bragging about winning La Liga. I have a respect for him as Barca player and prominent Barca coach, but I never liked the fact that he left Barca and went to Bayern. Look at Messi, Pique, Xavi, Inietsa.. Those guys could go to another club, make more money, more perks, probably more respect..but they stayed with the club through good times and bad timers and Guardiola should have done the same. Last year Messi played for a club with no silverware, with big scandals involving board members, with chaos inside the club and club management not really supportive with his own tax fraud case. It was perfect excuse for him to leave, but he didn't.
Bayern was a horrible decision by Pep, but when he signed, he did not know that Bayern would have won the CL (annihilating us in the process) and consequently the German fans and media would come to view the CL as their birthright
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He went for the apparent safe option, and it backfired on him completely. Any top EPL side would have been a much better option. As much as we hate it, the EPL holds many advantages over continental leagues (except playing the actual game itself that is) More exposure, more forgiveness in terms of missing out on titles, as much money as you 'd ever want, etc etc etc...
Had he chosen United (with their epic revenues, and no FFP since it is all business generated) he could have succeeded where Moyes failed. By his name alone, he would have attracted lots of top class Spanish/Spanish speaking players, and build from there.
City is also a very good option for him, especially if they can get round FFP in some ways. Having a bad CL record, will make semi-final exits look like a success.
But I would also add this: Liverpool are also a great choice. Before everyone jumps in horror, let me explain:
1. They are not as rich as the super-rich clubs of Europe. But more than rich enough to be great with the right moves. This would allow Pep to do his thing while also playing the "underdog" card.
2. Underperformers for decades now. Any success with Pep (such as a league title) would be hailed as colossal triumph. A league victory with Bayern means zilch. Something similar with Liverpool would enhance his reputation even further.
3. Hell, even a Top 4 finish would be a success there.
4. Had Pep gone there, Liverpool would not be the bang-on average side they are now. They would have players such as Thiago, Bernat, Alonso, and maybe even Alexis and/or Cesc. There would be no Balotellis, Markovic etc...
