But it was City who announced it, no?
I think the idea that Pep's announcement killed their form is kinda crap, didn't they go like 3 entire months from when Tottenham beat them without an away win?
"Pep was going regardless of what Pellegrini wanted." -- is that not an indictment of City and not Pep?
They are the easiest job, I didn't deny that, but it's not an easy job to just go there and win the league. I think calling it some easy route is kinda cheap given how old their squad are, and given this 2 poor seasons in a row. Money helps, but it's certainly not everything, especially not in England.
I know you've been giving them a bit of credit in the Champions League - and rightly so - but they were lucky against Sevilla in the 2-1, and extremely lucky against Gladbach the first day, and were beaten home and away by Juve. They've done well, but benefited from a nice draw and circumstance quite a bit. And that's fine, I just feel people will use that to say that they're a perfectly oiled machine ready for Pep to have right from day 1.