We live in a world in which football has shifted into a major profit making industry, and that has altered the dimensions of the game in many ways as well.
Like it or not, managers are a lot more susceptible to pressure than they ever were. Sir Alex’s initial few years at Man United were trophyless but a modern football manager will never be allowed such time and space.
This directly correlates to the fact that Pellegrini is on the verge of being replaced by Pep Guardiola at the end of this season. Nothing is confirmed yet for now, with Arsenal and Chelsea reportedly going after him as well, but it’s fairly certain that Guardiola will be down in England sooner rather than later.
Question is though, what exactly is his philosophy? Thierry Henry provided an excellent breakdown of Pep’s style of play and talked about why it’s relatively similar to Louis van Gaal at United.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB9jpteTgH0
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