⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[Docnaster]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood. The verdict on the 115 charges is expected in no distant time, i don't know if this is playing in mind of the players, knowing the verdict is so close, i am not saying City is guilty or that they will be found guilty, but i hope the mental worry has not gotten into the heads of the players.

I think Pep Guardiola is absolutely ready to make up for recent poor results which is why he accepted to extend his contract with the club even when he knows the club currently have a legal issue that might leave them playing in the second division of English football. I wasn't expecting Pep Guardiola to extend his contract with City but I think he had to do that because of his love for the club and his conviction to help them reclaim their position as the best English club

[legendbtc]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood.

I don't think we should blame Pep for this. Much of Man City's troubles stem from an injury crisis, including the loss of Rodri in September. Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Jeremy Doku, and Jack Grealish have also been absent at key times. You have to accept that. You can't blame each other.

The verdict on the 115 charges is expected in no distant time, i don't know if this is playing in mind of the players, knowing the verdict is so close, i am not saying City is guilty or that they will be found guilty, but i hope the mental worry has not gotten into the heads of the players.

Yes, Man City also faces a legal battle involving 115 allegations of financial misconduct. I heard a rumor that Man City will be acquitted of all charges. this is just an unconfirmed rumor, but something a friend of mine told me at the bar, or something like that.
If Man City are found guilty and faces a points deduction, they still have the right to appeal. This could further prolong the case.

[Josefjix]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood. The verdict on the 115 charges is expected in no distant time, i don't know if this is playing in mind of the players, knowing the verdict is so close, i am not saying City is guilty or that they will be found guilty, but i hope the mental worry has not gotten into the heads of the players.

There are uncertainty at the club, the manager already said he's ready to relegate and bring back the club to the premier but the problem is they will lose many senior players as they will not be able to pay salaries and some player will not like to play in the championship.

[Dump3er]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood. The verdict on the 115 charges is expected in no distant time, i don't know if this is playing in mind of the players, knowing the verdict is so close, i am not saying City is guilty or that they will be found guilty, but i hope the mental worry has not gotten into the heads of the players.

There are uncertainty at the club, the manager already said he's ready to relegate and bring back the club to the premier but the problem is they will lose many senior players as they will not be able to pay salaries and some player will not like to play in the championship.

What I don't fully understand about the financial fair play rules is what would happen if they did indeed get relegated because of legal trouble and then the Manchester City sheikhs would be willing to continue paying all the players those high salaries, would that be allowed or would they break any financial fair play rules if they had to go down in the Championship? I wonder what the baseline is there to determine how much it is allowed to be paid in salaries to all the players.

[Josefjix]

What I don't fully understand about the financial fair play rules is what would happen if they did indeed get relegated because of legal trouble and then the Manchester City sheikhs would be willing to continue paying all the players those high salaries, would that be allowed or would they break any financial fair play rules if they had to go down in the Championship? I wonder what the baseline is there to determine how much it is allowed to be paid in salaries to all the players.

They will not be able to pay those players from their own pocket, players salaries are paid from revenue generated and they are not going to generate anything  near half of what they're currently generating. It's against FFP.

[shogun47]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood. The verdict on the 115 charges is expected in no distant time, i don't know if this is playing in mind of the players, knowing the verdict is so close, i am not saying City is guilty or that they will be found guilty, but i hope the mental worry has not gotten into the heads of the players.

I think Pep Guardiola is very absolutely ready to make up for their shortcomings

But he is only a human being as everyone else and I think everyone can run into deadlocks. Klopp had a weak season with Liverpool despite being one of the best coaches in the world. That is how it works, they are now caught in a downward spiral and keep in mind that this doesn't go without consequences for the players mental state. They aren't used to losing four games and I believe this could have trailing effects on them. But then it is still Manchester City and it is not like the players lost their ability to play on the highest level possible. It is just that they can't do it right now for some reason, but then a strong coach like Pep Guardiola is an important leader for the time, regardless of whether or not he can find the best answers for a few weeks. They will be back soon and I wouldn't count them out of any competition just yet.

[imamusma]

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There are uncertainty at the club, the manager already said he's ready to relegate and bring back the club to the premier but the problem is they will lose many senior players as they will not be able to pay salaries and some player will not like to play in the championship.

What I don't fully understand about the financial fair play rules is what would happen if they did indeed get relegated because of legal trouble and then the Manchester City sheikhs would be willing to continue paying all the players those high salaries, would that be allowed or would they break any financial fair play rules if they had to go down in the Championship? I wonder what the baseline is there to determine how much it is allowed to be paid in salaries to all the players.

Most likely, Manchester City will have to release most of its players if it is really relegated, to adjust to the FFP rules in the Championship division. In addition, another reason is because their annual income will decrease drastically, although we realize that Sheikh Mansour is able to finance all club expenses without sponsorship from any party. We do not know for sure the budget limit that is allowed if Manchester City is relegated. What is clear for now, there has been no official decision from the court regarding the accusations of 115 violations directed at Manchester City.

[tottong]

But he is only a human being as everyone else and I think everyone can run into deadlocks. Klopp had a weak season with Liverpool despite being one of the best coaches in the world. That is how it works, they are now caught in a downward spiral and keep in mind that this doesn't go without consequences for the players mental state. They aren't used to losing four games and I believe this could have trailing effects on them.

Now the eyes will be on Pep Guardiola after five consecutive defeats and I am sure there will be a lot of talk of his sacking.
They were a shocker when they suffered a heavy defeat against Tottenham and I think it was unexpected because even though Manchester City are not in great form we did not expect them to lose by such a big scoreline.
Every manager will hit a dead end and now it is Pep Guardiola who is under a lot of pressure after a losing streak.

[Oluwa-btc]

There's no excuse for losing as Tottenham too weren't with some of their best players and they brought in young players and still they defeated Manchester city again. What I think is happening is what always happens to Pep Guardiola that's why I was suprise he extended his contract at Manchester city although it was just for another year. Pep Guardiola has a record of dominating everywhere he goes to for some years but other managers soon begin to figure him out and he doesn't have a plan B. The premier league managers has figured him out just as they did in La Liga and in Germany. His time in the premier league should be over by now as he isn't dominating their again.

Concerning the image,  how did Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga league competition for the last 11 to 12 years consistently? Props to Tottenham Hotspur,  hopefully they can win consistently for the manager not the way they did with Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte. Hopefully this won't be another trophy less season for Maddison and Johnson? Lol. 1 December will tell if Liverpool will finally win the Premier League competition if city fails to win that game against Liverpool.

[Hirose UK]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood.

I don't think we should blame Pep for this. Much of Man City's troubles stem from an injury crisis, including the loss of Rodri in September. Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Jeremy Doku, and Jack Grealish have also been absent at key times. You have to accept that. You can't blame each other.

Yes you are right, all of those are the main factors that have caused Manchester City performance decline lately and also added to by some pressures within the team management related to the problems that are befalling them, this decline is natural condition but they still have to resolve it immediately and get back on the right track.
Pep job is only to work by correcting every mistake and really restoring the players confidence because besides that efforts to improve the line-up and find replacements for injured players can only be done when the transfer window has opened.

[legendbtc]

Coaches Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola are having 2 similar fates. 2 great coaches are now 2 people that the media criticizes and rumors of being fired.

I find those who blame Pep Guardiola silly. Man City is still ranked 2nd in the rankings.  do they want Man City to always be on top of the copy? Every team has to go through a period of decline. They will have to start building a new squad with young players, just like how Real Madrid is changing.

Man City have won the Premier League four seasons in a row, are consistently competing in the Champions League, and now it's time for them to weaken to give other teams a chance. They shouldn't dominate the league for too long, it won't be interesting if they keep winning. This could be a good thing for the league.

[mammusu]

But he is only a human being as everyone else and I think everyone can run into deadlocks. Klopp had a weak season with Liverpool despite being one of the best coaches in the world. That is how it works, they are now caught in a downward spiral and keep in mind that this doesn't go without consequences for the players mental state. They aren't used to losing four games and I believe this could have trailing effects on them.

This season has been Guardiola worst run at Manchester City, the consecutive defeats they got certainly show a very drastic decline in performance, but in reality it is not something surprising because all great coaches have experienced a bad phase in their careers, including coaches such as Mourinho, Ferguson, Ancelotti and also Klopp before,so what Guardiola is currently experiencing is a natural thing to happen, if remember him for too long  staying with his glory with Manchester City so far, so it is not surprising if sooner or later he will also have a bad phase in his career and that may be the case this season.

Now the eyes will be on Pep Guardiola after five consecutive defeats and I am sure there will be a lot of talk of his sacking.
They were a shocker when they suffered a heavy defeat against Tottenham and I think it was unexpected because even though Manchester City are not in great form we did not expect them to lose by such a big scoreline.
Every manager will hit a dead end and now it is Pep Guardiola who is under a lot of pressure after a losing streak.

If you say Guardiola will get pressure sack after those streak defeats, it seems like you are wrong because currently Manchester City have extended his contract as coach until 2027,  I think, that it will be a big loss if they fired a coach who has able to win a lot of titles for 7 seasons just because of a failure in 1 season.

[Zackz5000]

But he is only a human being as everyone else and I think everyone can run into deadlocks. Klopp had a weak season with Liverpool despite being one of the best coaches in the world. That is how it works, they are now caught in a downward spiral and keep in mind that this doesn't go without consequences for the players mental state. They aren't used to losing four games and I believe this could have trailing effects on them.

Now the eyes will be on Pep Guardiola after five consecutive defeats and I am sure there will be a lot of talk of his sacking.
They were a shocker when they suffered a heavy defeat against Tottenham and I think it was unexpected because even though Manchester City are not in great form we did not expect them to lose by such a big scoreline.
Every manager will hit a dead end and now it is Pep Guardiola who is under a lot of pressure after a losing streak.

I don't believe that Manchester City will sack pep Guardiola due to the poor performance of Manchester City in there last 5 game which they lost all 5 game in a row unless pep Guardiola says it's time to leave honestly this this the first time am seeing Manchester City perform this low ever since pep Guardiola came in as Manchester City couch definitely something is wrong somewhere which I know they will figure out soon and get back to their form again despite their there losing Manchester City are still in a good position in the English premier league table as they will still at top 4 if they fail to win the league which they have been winning in the past seasons.
Manchester City next game in the English premier league is against Liverpool which will be a tough game for both team, pep Guardiola may decide to leave the team if Manchester City gets another loss from Liverpool which will make them to loss 6 game in a row which will be a poor record for pep Guardiola and Manchester City.

[mamesso]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood. The verdict on the 115 charges is expected in no distant time, i don't know if this is playing in mind of the players, knowing the verdict is so close, i am not saying City is guilty or that they will be found guilty, but i hope the mental worry has not gotten into the heads of the players.

Previously, Pep had never experienced a slump like this since starting his career as a coach, losing five games in a row is certainly not good news for the entire club management because so far Man City has always managed to dominate the EPL in the last four seasons. Management will not make any rash decisions after a series of bad results, Pep's position is still safe because they still have great confidence in him. In my opinion, firing Pep is not a good decision because they will have difficulty finding a replacement, it is better for the management to give him time because only he is able to improve the team's performance which is starting to have a winning crisis.

[Furious 7]

Pep will be responsible for this, therefore he did not leave Man City and is ready to prove everything. Pep will not let this losing streak continue.

The manager is always the one who feels the most pressure, the players cannot be sacked, but the manager can, i am not saying that there is any chance in hell that Pep gets fired, but he has a lot of work to get his serial winning team back in hunting mood. The verdict on the 115 charges is expected in no distant time, i don't know if this is playing in mind of the players, knowing the verdict is so close, i am not saying City is guilty or that they will be found guilty, but i hope the mental worry has not gotten into the heads of the players.

Actually this is a new thing for me when I see the hashtag pep out because this might not even happen during his coaching career but of course this is not without reason.

The successive defeats received by Manchester City including the massacre of Tottenham this week will clearly trigger mixed reactions from several parties including from Manchester City fans so it is quite natural when Pep's hashtag out in recent days is always heard.

But in this case I honestly don't feel sure this will be the right decision, there are several things that allow this not to happen. Pep just added a contract extension with Manchester City some time ago and obviously the chance of him leaving is very small at the moment. Also, I'm pretty doubtful that management will let him go quickly although the defeats in the last few games have been a bit annoying but the Pep era at Manchester City is still not over.

[Barikui1]

I find those who blame Pep Guardiola silly. Man City is still ranked 2nd in the rankings.  do they want Man City to always be on top of the copy? Every team has to go through a period of decline. They will have to start building a new squad with young players, just like how Real Madrid is changing.

Man City have won the Premier League four seasons in a row, are consistently competing in the Champions League, and now it's time for them to weaken to give other teams a chance. They shouldn't dominate the league for too long, it won't be interesting if they keep winning. This could be a good thing for the league.

People are just crazy, did they think that is that easy? To be consistently at the top year in year out?
They actually don't know that to remain at the top is even more difficult than getting there.

Let's take a look at this Manchester city side, it's very obvious that age is gradually catching up on them and the absence of most of their key players due to injuries hasn't really help, it makes things even more difficult, so I believe that Manchester city won big time by tying pep guardiola to a new contract, because he is definitely going to build a much more stronger team before his contract expires.

So am not that surprised by the criticism him and carlo ancelotti is receiving right now, because they have set a very high standard, and anything short of that, is term a failure, so I understand also the angle where this sentiment of most football fan and pundit are coming from.

[Marvelockg]

Man City have won the Premier League four seasons in a row, are consistently competing in the Champions League, and now it's time for them to weaken to give other teams a chance. They shouldn't dominate the league for too long, it won't be interesting if they keep winning. This could be a good thing for the league.

when they were winning back-to-back games and trophies, we praised them and spoke highly of pep and Carlo Ancelotti and now that things look a bit tough for both teams, we have to also point out that they are performing bellow expectation. the squad dept of these two coaches are unparallel when comparing it to those of other teams. they have the best of young and well experienced players all combined more than any other thing and when you look at it, they should be performing better than what we are seeing now.

Ancelotti has been the boss of the champions league but this season they have really struggled to gain some balance. pep has been the king of the premier league but this time around, it's not as usual and we are about to see power changing hand and likely, Liverpool is going to take over the league from him. past record has come and gone and for now, we have to embrace the reality that at the present they have to come from behind to contend for the trophy or leave it for Liverpool while hoping that next season, they will be fully back from injury and give a better performance. for the sack, it shouldn't be a subject of consideration because looking at what these two coaches have done and achieved for their teams throughout these years, talking of a sack at this small challenging moment only shows that you are not being grateful for all the good result and trophies they have brought for the club in the past.

[TastyChillySauce00]

What I don't fully understand about the financial fair play rules is what would happen if they did indeed get relegated because of legal trouble and then the Manchester City sheikhs would be willing to continue paying all the players those high salaries, would that be allowed or would they break any financial fair play rules if they had to go down in the Championship? I wonder what the baseline is there to determine how much it is allowed to be paid in salaries to all the players.

They will not be able to pay those players from their own pocket, players salaries are paid from revenue generated and they are not going to generate anything  near half of what they're currently generating. It's against FFP.

In addition, City could lose a lot of their income, i.e sponsorship, ticket sales and merchandise. It'd impacted the club's income.

In result, the bad financial might be forced them to sell their players as well. and this is also giving a bad image to the club.

It's gonna be a snowball effect to the club.

[MainIbem]

I find those who blame Pep Guardiola silly. Man City is still ranked 2nd in the rankings.  do they want Man City to always be on top of the copy? Every team has to go through a period of decline. They will have to start building a new squad with young players, just like how Real Madrid is changing.

Man City have won the Premier League four seasons in a row, are consistently competing in the Champions League, and now it's time for them to weaken to give other teams a chance. They shouldn't dominate the league for too long, it won't be interesting if they keep winning. This could be a good thing for the league.

People are just crazy, did they think that is that easy? To be consistently at the top year in year out?
They actually don't know that to remain at the top is even more difficult than getting there.

Let's take a look at this Manchester city side, it's very obvious that age is gradually catching up on them and the absence of most of their key players due to injuries hasn't really help, it makes things even more difficult, so I believe that Manchester city won big time by tying pep guardiola to a new contract, because he is definitely going to build a much more stronger team before his contract expires.

So am not that surprised by the criticism him and carlo ancelotti is receiving right now, because they have set a very high standard, and anything short of that, is term a failure, so I understand also the angle where this sentiment of most football fan and pundit are coming from.

You shouldn't be suprised cause it's in human's nature to criticise people when they're not at their best, although not everyone has such nature but the majority does especially in the EPL, for instance during the early years of Sir Alex Ferguson's coaching career at Manchester United, fans lashed him and even wanted him to be sacked but currently lot's of fans are now depending on his success and glorifying him even after he's retired from coaching for years now, I believe that if he was unsuccessful in the season before he resigned same fans would've slashed the he'll out of him and even forget his success story, that's humans for you. However, it's not easy cause those coaches have really tried for their various clubs, especially Pep Guardiola, he's set crazy records in several clubs he's coached especially in the EPL and fans should stand by him instead of lashing him, imagine him going online to see same fans he's made proud and gave trophies to their club for the past years, lashing him on the media, it's not really encouraging.

[Oluwa-btc]

Coaches Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola are having 2 similar fates. 2 great coaches are now 2 people that the media criticizes and rumors of being fired.

No body has said shiit concerning Pep Guardiola being fired. I have only read news about Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti who has found it difficult utilising the young lads he has this season. I don't know the reason for this post lol but, it has nothing to do with transfer window and news. But I will come to agreement with you that the both them are poor tactically this season. One due to the absence of a pivotal player while the other due to lack of proper decision making.