#3 Pep Guardiola
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Who’d have thought that the maestro would’ve made the list? When Pep Guardiola was officially unveiled at the Etihad Stadium back in August last year, thousands turned up. His procurement was hard on the previous incumbent, Manuel Pellegrini, but supporters were sold on the fact that they were getting the most successful manager of the modern era as one of their own.
His start couldn’t really have gone much better and talk after half a dozen games centred around whether Man City could go unbeaten for a season. It proved to be short-lived, however, as Pep’s playing staff found it difficult to get to grips with his particular style. We’re now in May and it’s arguable that they’re still finding it difficult to grasp.
In all fairness to the manager, he has stuck to his principles and won’t change them, expecting everyone to adapt, but his employers can’t be happy with no silverware and no guarantee, at this point, of Champions League football next season.
Guardiola will forever be respected for what his Barcelona team achieved in the four seasons he was there, but that was then and this is now. He’ll be the first to admit that he hasn’t coped well with the demands of the English top flight.
