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Which kind of proves my point. Elite club uses loads of money to fund elite manager (and players).
It’s fair to ask if another manager would have delivered as much success as Pep at City, but it’s fundamentally about money.
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It’s fair to ask if another manager would have delivered as much success as Pep at City, but it’s fundamentally about money.
They had Mancini and Pellegrini, two elite level managers at the time they were appointed, neither of whom got close to the level of success or quality of football of Peps City.
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That’s not true though is it, football is littered with examples where a club has splurged cash on players (and elite managers) and not won major trophies.
Guardiola got lucky only in the sense that Barcelona took a risk and appointed him, but since then he’s repeated the success he had there in two other leagues. There’s not many managers who’ve achieved that. Of course the money helps, but he’s an era defining coach who has changed how the game is played at the highest level.
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This discussion seems to have diverged.
Did/do man city financially dope themselves yes or no? If yes they've cheated and their results are invalid. The quality of coach, players, club pitch etc is irrelevant
Prole.
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