25 Aug 2016 07:56:46
Am I the only one who finds Pep Guadiola boring? I have tried very hard to be objective but the more I listen to him, the less impress I become with his personality. I find his interviews uninspiring and lacking a bit of humour. What do you think?

1.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 08:23:35
Pep is boring, from his style of football to his press conferences.

2.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 08:29:17
I find him refreshing. I think he is extremely intellgent and modest. He keeps his cards close to his chest appears to be honest and has plenty of integrity. He has always refused to blame referees and does not take kindly to stupid and leading questions from interviewers that are trying to get reactions and stupid quotes from him.
His past players generally speak highly of him too.
Notwithstanding all the above personally I prefer the style of the likes of sir Alex and Jose and Conte which is more heart on the sleeve type.

3.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 09:48:25
Reminds me of a young van gaal tbh.

4.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 10:12:31
I don't really watch press conferences for other teams, unless you watch a manager many times in many press conferences it can be hard to read them or get any true meaning out of it.

On the whole very little is given away in them, and what is given away is planned by a press officer.

Personally I don't see the point in having a press conference with a manger who is too measured, or quite. The whole point of a press conference is to whip up excitement, and create interest. Saying something outlandish therefore makes more sense.

5.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 10:36:31
Integrity? From tolerating the antics of Busquets et al to the highly suspicious medical activities at Barcelona.

6.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 11:09:23
Precisely my point Shappy.

7.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 12:43:25
Pep may have many qualities but integrity is not one of them, his barcelona team was one of the most notorious divers and play actors and it is quite understandable to not complain about referees when somehow most big decisions in big games go your way.

8.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 14:40:36
Here here, mort. I wonder if Guadiola has brought his own medical team/ doctors with him yet?

9.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 15:08:34
Modest? I think sometimes he tries to be clever just for the sake of it.

10.) 25 Aug 2016
25 Aug 2016 20:26:30
We will find out what the messiah is made of in his champions league group it is one of the toughest groups I've seen in the competition.

I think Barcelona will beat them home and away and I think monchengladbach will win home and celtic is always a nightmare they will really struggle in that group imo.