Pep's Arrival

[Shane 2,275]

Frank Rijkaard >>> Guardiola. If Guardiola had taken the reigns at Barcelona when Rijkaard did and Rijkaard never managed Barcelona, I highly doubt they'd be anywhere near where they have been these past few seasons.

Surely Rijkaard would like to swap the Saudi Arabian job for the Chelsea job.

I'd rather have Rafa fucking Benitez as manager then Rijkaard, and his antics in '05, he is a disgrace.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

Anderson Silva won't be when Chael Sonnen knocks him the fuck out!

So in your post, you think it would be okay for any club in Europe to sack their manager and bring in Guardolia? And its funny how you don't mention in your post that he has no plan B. As RDM exposed to the world.

Also, you go on about how he won everything, He's had MAJOR help from referee's in the Champions League especially. In '09 against us which was a joke, and in '11 against Arsenal AND Real Madrid. He's had every priveledge he could get. He had the easiest job in football, and also, he was TERRIBLE in the transfer market. Look at Ibra, Sanchez (41 apperances, 15 goals for a team that was free scoring, also only 5 assists), Affealy or whoever you spell it and Fabregas.

Stop saying Pep is Roman's ideal manager, because you don't have a clue who Roman's ideal manager is.

Come on Shane, you know that wint happen, Silva is undoubtedly the pound for pound greatest MMA fighter ever.

No, if the club are content with their current regime then they won't sack their manager. However we don't have a manager and if Abramovich was completely happy with Di Matteo then he would be the manager already on a long term contract. Barcelona's style and philosophy was such that the "big man" option was never that important m, when they did have Ibrahimovic (a genuinely world class target man) he didn't have the impact expected. To say he didn't have a plan B us extremely harsh when you consider the amount of formations he employed during his time as head coach and his tinkering of roles and positions (Messi, Fabregas, Sanchez to name 3).

That's ridculous. You could name any side winning a major trophy and find a handful on contentious decisions. The easiest job in the world? I've wrote about how that is completely false before and I will get back to you in that in a separate comment.

At Chelsea, ability in the transfer market isn't that important. After all we have secured a deal for Hazard and are closing in on Hulk despite not having a manager, Torres too is another Roman signing. Also Sanchez has been fairly successful and has added something different to Barcelona. Ibrahimovic was the plan B that you wanted. Fabregas is only a season in and had a terrific first half of the season and Guardiola's deployment of him was creative. Ad delay was injured all season, nothing Pep can do about that, he is a very promising talent and he was bought at a cheap price.

He signed AVB, the closest thing you could get to Guardiola short of the man himself or raising Barcelona's coaches. He yearns for beautiful football and it's no secret that he wants the first team and youth teams to play in a Barcelona type way, I feel pretty safe saying the Guardiola is Abramovich's dream manager.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

Frank Rijkaard >>> Guardiola. If Guardiola had taken the reigns at Barcelona when Rijkaard did and Rijkaard never managed Barcelona, I highly doubt they'd be anywhere near where they have been these past few seasons.

Surely Rijkaard would like to swap the Saudi Arabian job for the Chelsea job.

No.

[chealsist 23]

He is welcome in chelsea, if he really arrive next year 7/7 trophy

[Leif 6,006]

No.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

No, the comment simply wasn't worth arguing.

[xPetrCechx 13,569]

Can it be Pep as Manager and Robbie as A.Manager?

[tmessy 139]

in RDM we trust...

[Leif 6,006]

No, the comment simply wasn't worth arguing.

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Can it be Pep as Manager and Robbie as A.Manager?

Robbie's pedigree is far too good. He won't be confined too Assistant. Lazio seems very likely.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

I had just written a massive block of text on a mobile phone, to go into depth on why Guardiola is so much superior to Rijjaard would have destroyed my fingers.

Though I do enjoy your witty pictures.

[Shane 2,275]

Come on Shane, you know that wint happen, Silva is undoubtedly the pound for pound greatest MMA fighter ever.

No, if the club are content with their current regime then they won't sack their manager. However we don't have a manager and if Abramovich was completely happy with Di Matteo then he would be the manager already on a long term contract. Barcelona's style and philosophy was such that the "big man" option was never that important m, when they did have Ibrahimovic (a genuinely world class target man) he didn't have the impact expected. To say he didn't have a plan B us extremely harsh when you consider the amount of formations he employed during his time as head coach and his tinkering of roles and positions (Messi, Fabregas, Sanchez to name 3).

That's ridculous. You could name any side winning a major trophy and find a handful on contentious decisions. The easiest job in the world? I've wrote about how that is completely false before and I will get back to you in that in a separate comment.

At Chelsea, ability in the transfer market isn't that important. After all we have secured a deal for Hazard and are closing in on Hulk despite not having a manager, Torres too is another Roman signing. Also Sanchez has been fairly successful and has added something different to Barcelona. Ibrahimovic was the plan B that you wanted. Fabregas is only a season in and had a terrific first half of the season and Guardiola's deployment of him was creative. Ad delay was injured all season, nothing Pep can do about that, he is a very promising talent and he was bought at a cheap price.

He signed AVB, the closest thing you could get to Guardiola short of the man himself or raising Barcelona's coaches. He yearns for beautiful football and it's no secret that he wants the first team and youth teams to play in a Barcelona type way, I feel pretty safe saying the Guardiola is Abramovich's dream manager.

Sonnen kicked the shit out of him before, and he'll do it again!

To say they had no plan B is not harsh. You mention that he employed different formations, But it was the same thing, pass the ball to death around the box. It got predictable. It also seemed to tire Barcelona out themselves. You seen in the second leg at the Nou Camp, they were slow. Towards the end, bar Messi, they created nothing. On Ibra, he paid 46 million, Gave the Eto'o, and Hleb on loan, and then sold him after one season for 24 million! Thats laughable business!

If he is Chelsea's manager he's going to have to go into the Transfer market sometime, and he has not been impressive in it so far. He's also had Xavi, Inestia and Lionel fucking Messi handed to him, i'd expect him to win things. He also never bought a decent left back tbf. That should have been his priorty instead of splashing out on players in positions he didn't need.

Yeah, he got AVB, and that worked out well. I imagine he's learned his lesson.

Can it be Pep as Manager and Robbie as A.Manager?

More like Pep as assitant and Robbie as manager.

[Fhaarkas 39]

*snip*

[Jase 43,479]

Frank Rijkaard >>> Guardiola. If Guardiola had taken the reigns at Barcelona when Rijkaard did and Rijkaard never managed Barcelona, I highly doubt they'd be anywhere near where they have been these past few seasons.

Surely Rijkaard would like to swap the Saudi Arabian job for the Chelsea job.

Rijkaard better than Guardiola?! :doh:

Shocking. Just shocking.

[robdog 2,084]

Sonnen kicked the shit out of him before, and he'll do it again!

True, but what happened in da end?

is that Mr. Sonnen sniffing Da Spyda's nutz??? Bro, stick w/ footie & leave the MMA for the people that know the know!!!