ThierryJay:


You have a point but the difference is that then, only the big teams with the best players could play possession based football.

Now, mid-tier teams with average players are able to play possession based football and do the high press and this is where Pep's influence trumps that of Cryuff and co.

airmark:
Raumdeuter ngbo?

nateevs:


Not jumping on this argument but this is bad deductive reasoning. Every player has a dedicated penalty taker for a reason. And the reason is that said player offers XG of 0.8 scoring the goal.

But statistically, this is just one player from a squad of 26. This XG does not translate to more than 1/26th of each sample size. Therefore your extrapolation is wrong.

If you are to measure approximate XG per player in each squad, average XG per squad may drop down to 0.2, making it the generally acceptable XG for penalties across the board.

Amoto94:

This is what I have been explaining to him in plain English but he's using maths to argue blindly Palmer takes the PK because he knows how to take it not because xg says pk has 0.8 probability of it being converted

Android17:
I know you are full of mischief but I want to nip this in the bud so that when City are cleared off all the charges you won't mislead other members of your citadel on another "City cheated" campaign.

The charges levied at City are from 2008-2015. Nothing to do with Pep or his time at City.

Android17:
I know you are full of mischief but I want to nip this in the bud so that when City are cleared off all the charges you won't mislead other members of your citadel on another "City cheated" campaign.

The charges levied at City are from 2008-2015. Nothing to do with Pep or his time at City.

Sportsweb:
No too stress yourself..when Man City gets cleared, a new goalpost or excuse will pop up.

I don't why it's too hard to give Pep Guardiola his flowers. Ego and sturbornes of EPL fans that swore with their lives that Pep will fail in EPL.

Android17:
I think this is being overanalyzed.

xG is entirely probabilistic which means it is based on the likely outcome/possible outcome (for all penalty takers in the sample size). That number just means any player has an 80% chance of scoring from it.

To that end, GodX is right.

Android17:
Pep copied Cryuff just as much as Doku can say Neymar is his footballing idol. Those who watch them keenly will know they don't play the same way AT all. I usually dismiss all those "Pep copied blah blah" as simplistic nonsense - depending on the context or who was saying it.

For the gazillionth time (not to you obviously), Pep does not play "possession" football or "total" football. He plays POSITIONAL football and he tweaks it every season. In fact, you can't watch Barca 2008-2012 and compare with this City if you are looking for similarities as you'd barely find it. People still have a hard time reconciling this truth.

Android17:
Pep copied Cryuff just as much as Doku can say Neymar is his footballing idol. Those who watch them keenly will know they don't play the same way AT all. I usually dismiss all those "Pep copied blah blah" as simplistic nonsense - depending on the context or who was saying it.

For the gazillionth time (not to you obviously), Pep does not play "possession" football or "total" football. He plays POSITIONAL football and he tweaks it every season. In fact, you can't watch Barca 2008-2012 and compare with this City if you are looking for similarities as you'd barely find it. People still have a hard time reconciling this truth.

nateevs:


Except this is purely singular opinion and not entirely representative of real life.

Tell us why you think teams have a designated penalty taker if every player has equal XG.

airmark:


Your records on this platform have shown that you are not a responsible person. The BBC report below is just a reconfirmation.

The only mischievous and shameless person here is you.

Android17:
Your lack of education will always betray you. What part of your post has to do with Guardiola?

Don't try to be stupid. He is still the manager right? So why would his 2023 title be in jeopardy if that timeline you presented means 2009-2018 = Guardiola

Before you waste anyone's time with your lies. The timeline with regards to City managers SPECIFICALLY mentions Roberto Mancini.

Use your brain you won't. Someone must spoon-feed you every time.

Android17:

The charges levied at City are from 2008-2015. Nothing to do with Pep or his time at City.

airmark:


Who was the manager of Man City in 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons, in which the charges covered?

Now reconcile the lie you shamelessly told and highlighted below and the period in the list of charges I attached and underlined under your lie.

A goat should piss in your mouth.

Android17:
I told you. You argue like you don't know how to understand anything.

Granted, Pep was manager in 2017/18. So what part of the charges levied at City from your screenshot have to do with the manager?

Android17:

The charges levied at City are from 2008-2015.. Nothing to do with Pep or his time at city

airmark:


Apologize for being a shameless liar with this post below.



In your desperate quest to treacherously shield Fraudiola, you succeeded in nailing him to the cross. I supplied the nails though (list of the charges).

Android17:
You're silly. You supplied list of charges but won't point to the 1 aspect related to the manager? Why is it hard?

So was Pep the manager in 2009 or why are you not mentioning all the City managers from that time if timeline = manager during timeline?

Android17:

The charges levied at City are from 2008-2015.. Nothing to do with Pep or his time at city

airmark:


The financial fraud perpetrated in 2016 through 2023 (during Fraudiola's period), gave them the power and advantage to sign players in the team to edge other teams in quality in depth. The proceeds of such fraud (trophies), should never be hailed.

Meanwhile, apologize for this shameful lie below as the charges cover Fraudiola's period in Man City.

airmark:
Are they using Summerville's rumor to ask Sterling to gather his luggages and leave?

airmark:
Are they using Summerville's rumor to ask Sterling to gather his luggages and leave?

Gucciboy:
🚨 🗣 Cole Palmer admits his first season at Chelsea has gone better than he imagined.

“It’s my first season and I thought I’d go there, hopefully play - but it’s gone much better than I could have imagined. I definitely feel I was justified. I came to play football. I made a difficult decision to leave Man City and go to Chelsea but thankfully it’s paying off and hopefully it will continue to do so.”

(@johncrossmirror) #CFC

nihilistjnr:


I cant help feeling like Pep made a huge mistake with Palmer. I guess Ice Cold was a victim of Grealish being a senior man in the dressing room, and that has cost City the chance to have Palmer, Foden and Silva behind Haaland.

Maybe Pep felt it would be too many lefties. Or maybe Palmer and Foden might want to occupy the same spaces on the pitch.

Either way their loss has been our tremendous gain.

Gucciboy:
Golden boy leaving an established mancity side and forfeiting winning trophies last season to a struggling Chelsea side .

Thank you so much Cole Palmer......

It can only get better next season...

Amoto94:

You cant have Silva, Foden and Palmer for the same roles you won't have enough minutes to share knowing that there is Grealish, Doku and Alvarez on the opposite side or as qn option to play f9. I applaud Palmer for asking to leave giving those ahead of him in the pecking order. City's loss is Chelsea or should I say it's a win-win situation for all the parties involved, City got a decent sum for an academy graduate a pure FFP profit, Palmer gets playing time and Chelsea got a superstar in the making for cheap in hindsight.