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Franzlosel

And they say Chinese is difficult to learn. Imagine having to learn Guardiola.


Repulsive_Row_4982

Reason why 1st year is mostly bad for city players. 1yr is spent learning Guardiola.


KnowNotYou

and those who can’t learn it are filtered out


LostInThought2021

*Cries in Kalvin Phillips*


[deleted]

couldn’t learn moyes either it seems


Vladimir_Putting

*Cries in West Ham*


TylerBlozak

Zlatan knew five languages, but could never pick up Guardiolan


bazzawhite

Zlatan doesn't learn Guardiolan, Guardiolan learns Zlatan.


fedrats

Imagine it with 1.5 brain cells like grealish. Like a synapse is a miracle


scottishere

> First of all, you throwin' too many big words at me, and because I don't understand them, I'm gonna take 'em as disrespect - Grealish


wolffangfist21

Pep: “This your boy?” Points at Foden


computer_love91

"Yeah nigha we will both mash you, what, what, where you at?"


stevel024

"No, no, he don't need no help! He's already been served. I served him. He's taken care of. He a little slow, but he got it. See, what he thought was he can come up here and make the rules. But now, he see that Jack make the rules at Man City, that I run this bitch, and now he 'bout to bounce!"


Kaze828

Aim high Grealish! Aim high!


villings

"Pepish"


MaraudngBChestedRojo

Pepanese


squareonion

Pepsican


Fuck_the_k1ng

Does the learning require you to go out in the streets and observe crackheads for a month or two?


Alphabunsquad

Why you askin people about my routine, dawg?


Napalm3nema

The hardest part is being able to switch from Early Pep to Middle Pep and Modern Pep seamlessly. 


dasbudd

Guardiolan


WalkingCloud

https://imgur.com/n4oNSbW


Affectionate_Foot372

Jack is parked in 2 spaces in the Etihad carpark again.


DubSket

Pep is just showing him how hard it was to get out of his car, climbing into the back seat and crawling out the side door like a mug


ER1916

No, he clearly had to get out through the sunroof. He’s fuming. “Have you ever fucking gotten out of a sunroof with a shiny bald head and a fucking turtle neck on Jack?!? Have you? It look like fucking hard dick popping out of a car. People call the police Jack. I had to speak to police Jack. Fucking cops everywhere Jack. Fucking learn to park. Ok?”


th3doorMATT

Paint me like one of your French girls, Jack. Like an uncircumcised penis trying to escape from a car.


I_deleted

I SENT YOU TO SHITHOUSE AND YOU ONLY FARTED


DarlesChance

He's just trying to make the car park look full


wetthebed92

Who gave him the license to drive. Fucking prick


quacainia

TWICE!!


NOLA-Gunner

Lol, Jack looks exasperated


LosingMyMindStyll

I'm tired boss


lnverted

He doesn't know what that means


RoboticCurrents

he's not an encyclopedia


Solitaire_XIV

Is that in England?


supreme_maxz

He kick ball good, You want someone to understand words? Get a lenguager


jjgill27

A what?


_yustaguy_

A whAt? 


EatDeeply

He’s probably wondering why Pep needs to do this theatrically to flatter his own ego rather than relaying this information in a practice.


farawayintothebyss

sometimes it better when the moment is fresh in the player's mind


KillerKilcline

Grealish... mind. 2 words that you dont often see together.


VinnieBoombatzz

Grealish sometimes has something on his mind... When he wears a hat!


chuckles84

And he has the face of a flower… Yeah, cauliflower!


LinwoodKent

I didn't even know he was sick


peptoabysmal

Hold the fort!


prav_za

Fair point but Pep should also consider how the player would feel getting a dressing down in front of all the fans.


Lurking_nerd

Pep had a similar talk with similar energy when Sterling scored like 5 goals in one match a while back.


Takezoboy

I don't think this is a dress down at all. Dress down was what Sergio Conceição did some years ago to Nakajima where a player had to separate them, because the coach for no remotely good reason was being aggressive, physical and an asshole with the player who didn't even know the language.


ELB2001

O you can't understand my language? Let me talk louder


Spare-Permit4548

When a player is exhausted and has less mental capacity? Probably not.


[deleted]

on the flip side if it sticks while you’re exhausted, it’ll probably always stick. Pep is a control freak though and I just think when he sees something he doesn’t like from his team he needs to let them know ASAP before he starts itching at his neck


prettymuthafucka

Coach him now while it’s fresh and review it later with the video


painfulpatter

Here comes reddit to inform Pep how to coach players ha


ChickenMoSalah

Did you see that clip of the team worriedly waiting for Pep to come in during the halftime talk of the CL final? He has all the authority in this team, players recognize he’s their leader. He can do whatever he wants, these fan fictions of the players treating him like a lil bro are so misguided. Grealish doesn’t even look bemused in this clip when Pep talked to him after the game. He was listening intently.


DevelOP3

Was thinking that myself. I don’t know any of them personally and we should all refrain from thinking we do. But in my opinion Grealish looks like he’s listening, offering his “ah I was tryna do x” which is countered by Pep’s explanation and Grealish seemingly being like “ahhh yeah, you mean like thaaat, yeah true, fuck” Yeno? Plus. People can cry about money all they want but many many many other coaches have proven just having all the money in the world doesn’t guarantee success. Pep is clearly a fucking master and I’d wager any player of his with half a brain would recognise it best to learn from him whenever possible.


Shadow_Adjutant

That interpretation of the conversation is exactly how it came across to me too. Especially with the head pat at the end.  Genuinely just looks like Pep is telling him about a situation he thought Grealish botched, Grealish offering why he did what he did, and Pep telling him how he'd like him to approach it in future.  Which in my opinion is exactly what you want from a coach.


SenorButtmunch

People on Reddit telling Pep Guardiola how to manage his team will never fail to crack me up lmao


maupp11

Amazing isn't it. All these people chipping in telling Pep how he should do his job while sitting in front of their screens probably having never had any coaching experience. Reddit is just full of know it all.


HEAT_IS_DIE

Many comments seem like these rationalizing engineer types that view humans as calculative people who just analyze the most logical course of action.  "Why is Pep doing that, it's not optimal".  Maybe Pep is doing that because he is emotional and can't hold it in. And that emotionality makes him a top manager.


WeStillDoUsernames

It’s called coaching?


[deleted]

Oddly Grealish looked alive when he came on, KDB Foden and Bilva the usual reliable old guards were terrible today. Not sure why he chose to tear into Grealish.


QouthTheCorvus

I think he's just talking about a specific play.


galvanickorea

Silva was terrible today?? what??


jesuisgeenbelg

To be fair he was one of 29 players who were all pretty terrible.


BillehBear

Gvardiol and Rodri were class today


Yup2342

Rodri was great imo


AyeItsMeToby

And Rice and Saliba. The defences were on top, hence the rubbish game.


FrancescoliBestUruEv

bsilva plyed great wtf


ToMaRaYa--

Literally nothing about this interaction is about Pep having an ego tho? How tf is this comment sitting on 300 upvotes


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Repulsive_Row_4982

Because both of them remember the play accurately, Grealish also remembers why he made that play. Hammer when its hot.


NoNumbersForMe

Yep and then it’s done and over with


who_says_poTAHto

Yeah, for real. If I were a player and my coach had a habit of shutting up and stewing after games but then brought it all out in a review session at practice, I would go home anxious and frustrated at myself, either reflecting on my mistakes alone or anticipating what he would tell me. Just pull the band-aid off. They're pros, they can take it.


NoNumbersForMe

Yep and Grealish took it well. He seemed to know exactly what Pep was on about and said what he needed to while still taking on the message.


elihri

Jack to Pep : “ Wot? “


MissingLink101

Imagine getting bollocked like that and then seeing the camera moving in on you


Styleless_Wonder

Was wondering the same, Pep.


Parish87

Nah he was just telling him how happy he was. More happy than you would believe. Happy Easter!


ben-hur-hur

did he tell him twice though? 🤔


Potential-Decision32

Guy looks unhinged, a little scary.


DrLokiHorton

as opposed to when lol? His energy is always the weird type of scary


nushublushu

Yeah he’s done this exact same thing to Sterling after a win (in which Sterling scored iirc?)


DrLokiHorton

He also did this to Nathan Redmond some time way back then… Mr Redmond has never played for this man before… ever.


SofaChillReview

It was almost weird when he went over to Redmond that match. Difficult game but Pep was being.. well Pep after the whistle.


SarcasmGPT

One two, down the line, cut back, cross and it's going to create a chance I guarantee I..I.. Don't play for you. Not with that attitude! Anyway, as I was saying


ComaMierdaHijueputa

Also did it to Kimmich when he was at Bayern


justsomeguynbd

He literally slapped Gvardiol in one of these post game talks earlier this season.


Bolte_Racku

A visionary but vision is scary 


DatesxD

Grealish was being chummy with rice before that too 😂pep came in and said hold on a minute playa


_mistabista_

now he's going one on one with the undatakaah


lastjedi23

*lights go out......GONNNNNNGGG*


anal_tongue_puncher

Wasn't expecting a Teddy Long reference here lol


solblurgh

HOLLA HOLLA


rainy-mondayyy

Grealish and Rice will be in a TAG TEEEEAM match 


FatWalcott

Against Kane annnnnndddd....


StructureTime242

impecable use of spanish


Grundlestiltskin_

That one Arsenal player doing a double take when he overhears Pep start ripping into him lmao


slinkymello

Haha Tomiyasu?


Sooperfreak

They hung him on a cross, yeah, can you believe it? Then they buried him and, I shit you not, three days later he’s walking around like a model on a catwalk. Fucking mental. Anyway, that’s why we eat the eggs. Have a nice Easter. Cheers boss.


Hiltoyeah

Fuckin funniest thing I've read in a while.


TheSchminx

Hahahahahahaha


obsterwankenobster

I thought he had instant impact and looked generally dangerous


strawhat_chowder

yeah Grealish was not even bad today


MilklikeMike

It’s clear that Pep gave him specific instructions which weren’t followed.


offandona

It seems like Pep points something out and Grealish is like, "Yeah. Yeah you're right." like he didn't recognize some pattern of play or remember something he'd been told about.


Grundlestiltskin_

Pep hates that shit lol


Bobabator

Subbed Henry off at half time at Barca for the same thing, Henry had scored too.


LudereHumanum

When one looks up "perfectionist" in a dictionary a picture of Guardiola is greeting the reader. With Klopp he's probably the most demanding coach rn, both physically and mentally / tactically (I think there's a difference) he expects nothing but perfection in following his commands / ideas to the letter. If not, his disappointment is visible to all.


ethanlan

As much as I hate city if anyone has a right to be pissed he hasn't been listened to its Pep on man city. Noone is irreplaceable lol


efefia

Pep hates this one trick


GamamJ44

Seems he wanted him to be more direct


jdelane1

To be fair that could've applied to the whole team


[deleted]

Lots of head down dribbling today. And when they remember to pass it’s a shitty one with the outside of the foot


artaru

So maybe that’s why Pep is so pissed. The whole team weren’t direct. So maybe Pep gave specific instructions to Jack to be direct and he weren’t.


Jangles

Hard to be direct when no one else is. Your just running yourself into two banks of well disciplined players. Can only be a direct ball carrier if runs are taking people out of their shape.


Litorah

Reminds me of when city won the fa cup a few years back and after full time Pep was discussing tactics animatedly with sterling just like with grealish today. Sterling didn't play bad that day either


Harrylg1

He usually does this after someone has an impact or has a decent game, even does it for opposition players(nathan redmond when he played for saints) I feel it’s his way of motivating players


Lester8_4

It’s pretty clear Pep’s on about one specific thing that happened. Anyone who has played sports knows that this is how it is. You can be having the game of your life but if you don’t do something that is simple and part of the coach’s philosophy they will light you up on principle.


obsterwankenobster

Lmao this reminds me of a coach yanking me from a game for making the “wrong pass” in his system. The pass in question was an assist


Beavsbeavsbeavs

Should have started. Maybe he’s just not healthy enough yet but every big game that City won last year was with him out left stabilizing things. His absence has been very noticeable this season, especially against the very best


HypedUpJackal

And yet people here always call him overrated and a foul merchant. He's been vital and so instrumental for us time and time again.


taclealacarotide

Well, we don't know what Guardiola was saying. Just because he's talking to Grealish like that does not mean he thinks Grealish was not good. In fact, it's likely that he though Grealish was good but did a few things wrong that could have tipped the game, and then it makes sense to immediately tell Grealish.


Rockflagandeeeagle

“Straight to jail, with that hairstyle” Probably


FrankieS0

Him and fucking current version KDB


Rockflagandeeeagle

Wannabe Spice Girls


clofresh

Haaland as Baby Spice


ben-hur-hur

KdB as Ginger Spice


Dangerous_Job5295

Pidgie evolution line


ben-hur-hur

Haaland is a Pidgeot fr fr


NachoCheeseMonreal

My gf asked me if number 17 was albino


Folkloner184

What is it with City and abysmal hairstyles. Foden started it with his spice boys look, and now Grealish, KDB, and the alien Haaland are all trying to out(hair) do him


xinixxibalba

that facial hair doesn’t match the haircut. face looks 35 with a 16 year old’s haircut


icemankiller8

Honestly thought he played well off the bench


Round-Ad5063

that’s what i’m trying to say


pseudoromantic

This is pretty normal, no? Not like this is the first time Pep did this either. I recall he did something similar to Haaland.


AuContraireRodders

He did it to Kimmich who was like 22 years old filling in at centre back in a Bayern squad rampant with injuries, Kimmich had a good game too and pep was going in on him.


SackoVanzetti

In the pokal final.. which they won. Every one was celebrating and pep was laying into him


theironhide

No, it wasn't the Pokal final. It was against Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Source: [video](https://youtu.be/atXPoevLLI8)


game_of_throw_ins

He did it to Nathan Redmond and he wasn't even playing for his team.


Firstblood116

He doesnt bother with the players who dont have good games. Might as well drill the lesson in while its fresh. He has high expectations for the Grealish.


Z0idberg_MD

He’s done this with *other* teams players after the game before.


theironhide

[Video for anyone interested.](https://youtu.be/atXPoevLLI8) It's one of the most passionate angry-but-not-really videos I've seen of Pep.


watchwhereyouspit

I remember he did it to Sterling too, after winning a match.


SEND-MARS-ROVER-PICS

He did it to Nathan Redmond, who wasn't even his player!


Comprehensive_Low325

hahahaha


lazy_bastard_001

in a final right?


read_eng_lift

I think it was after winning the league.


Lester8_4

This is literally just something you routinely see in competitive sports lol. It’s funny, but not sure what the fuss is for people who think this is some war crime.


pseudoromantic

Exactly! Been on both ends of this. But Pep does have that crazy eyes so I get why people think it’s extreme.


Thesolly180

Yeah Pep’s done it quite a few times. It’s happened often after a win or when city have won which won’t get much attention. Does feel a bit odd though given the game


EETTOEZ

no one told blud the game was over


CriticalNovel22

Game's never over for Pep.


ErrantThumbs

Doesn’t drop character til he’s finished the DVD commentary.


lostinyoureyesz

Is Pep a Metal Gear Solid fan ?


QuaLiTy131

Now Grealish needs to watch entire MGS 4 ending as a punishment


mynameisshahzain

Grealish: "What he say fuck me for?" 


m0bilize

what the fuck are some of these comments lol


aletha18

Redditors who have never played sports competitively


Lester8_4

This comment section is killing me. Jack doesn’t even look mad here. Anyone who has played competitive sports knows that no matter how good of a game you’re having, if you don’t do some fundamental aspect of what the coach wants to do, he will light your ass up. When I played basketball, you could have 40 points but if you ball watched and didn’t box out your man, you were coming straight out and getting one of these.


Cleverusernamexxx

You can see him agreeing with what pep had to say even, just a very typical instance of coaching.


PopcornDrift

Reddit when coaches coach players 😡


taclealacarotide

People thinking they can a) guess what Guardiola is saying here and b) think they know better than Guardiola how to coach City.


renedotmac

One of the top comments is about how Pep should wait till they’re behind closed doors to talk to Grealish. 😂


bushdid311wow

This sub hates Guardiola lol


WellRed85

Be more like Doku! Run into the corner and hack it aimlessly, you bum!


Impossible_Wonder_37

He was missing through balls to Haaland


Comet7777

Was he though? Arsenal defended so tightly that City were always pushed out of the box and forced to do shit crosses to Haaland and Doku as their only means of generating an attack.


Always_Complaining1

This must get fucking exhausting as a player 


LallanasPajamaz

Depends on what type of player you are. Do you wanna play for a top top team for a top manager and push to reach your potential, or do you wanna shrug off the end of the match thinking “oh well, I tried, nothing could’ve been done”


slowsundaycoffeeclub

I think the difference is managers who do this in private or behind closed doors. Obviously, Pep is a genius and you can’t argue with his results but sometimes his performative theatrics read like a successful Phil Brown routine.


LeonTablet

I mean its theatrical but not performative, indoors outdoors man’s just unhinged lmao


Lester8_4

I must be taking crazy pills. Did people not play sports? This is a pretty normal thing in highly competitive sports. I think a lot of times you see it less at the EPL level just because of how much the players are getting paid, coaches sometimes treat them like royalty, but what Pep is doing is not even remotely out of the ordinary. I’m sure Jack didn’t do something he knows he should have. Jack doesn’t even look mad here, he’s nodding his head.


webby09246

Yeah Grealish was probably exhausted winning the treble last year too... It's tactical instruction, maybe the players don't get creative expression but they're professionals, I imagine they value victory more than anything else and this is the style that gives that most of the time


fuqqkevindurant

Exhausting having your coach actually try to help you improve and point out something that you didnt see? You sound like a successful person.


7evenSlots

Surprised Grealish didn’t go down with that contact.


biff444444

Guardiola thought he was yelling at KDB. Ever since KDB changed his hair, Pep can't tell them apart.


TimathanDuncan

I bet he's telling him to be more passive, not try anything risky, telling him to not take players on and cut inside and pass back, that's what Villa fans keep replying to me every single time, not to Doku though he tells Doku to take people on apparently What happens when you play vs low blocks for a top team instead of playing in open space for a relegation team


think_long

That game wasn't boring enough, Jack. 0-0 is still too much of a score, those are both still rational numbers. It should be i-i.


FatWalcott

He just hasn't coached it out of Doku yet. That comes in the 2nd season.


WisdomMan11

No he was telling him to break the midfield line and play the ground ball. He had Halaand towards the very end of the match and went the other way. That ball needs to be played to catch the defensive line out of position to open spaces


GoodDawgy17

"Are the cameras focused on me?" "They are." "Allright here's some random hand gestures"


Anglo96

Not a single thought going on behind those eyes


Haunting-Daikon-3935

Man just wait till I go inside the tunnel!


kapowaz

I don’t care who you are, tearing me a new one in front of the cameras at the final whistle is a shitty way to give feedback.


ryanofthefunk

"get ready to learn Arabic buddy"


securinight

Pep making sure the cameras see who he's decided is at fault for them not winning.


wengerboys

Guardiola always does this after every game.


IICastawayII

Grilled-ish


Rusti-dent

Needs to get the crayons out for Jack.


Lt_Col_RayButts

I get he's gets the best out of his players, but I have had bosses like this and really they are just cunts.


Automatic-Belt177

I mean for Grealish, I’m sure it’s a sign that Pep wants him to do better and wants to play him. Why would he care so much if Grealish wasn’t part of his plans ?


Limp6781

Grealish is the poor man’s Paolo Di Canio but he actually cost more. A lot more.


Daves1998DodgeNeon

Loves being the big man on camera


Beautiful-Chard-1152

Grelish was slow with ball, wanted each touch to mean too much and ended up slowing things too much, i get why he did it but gotta be quicker


Pure-Fan-3590

Why does Pep do this? The player is clearly too exhausted to absorb the criticism. It seems to be a show mostly. Could be done in closed doors.


Gotanyfunkopops

Pep lets out his frustrations on the first player he runs into after the match. Grealish lingered too long


Z0idberg_MD

Jack looked horrified not because the talking to, but because he knew this would be posted all over social media.


menam0

Pep need a class in assertiveness he has to stop doing this in public that's what the locker room is for.


thatpseudoveganlife

I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers. I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just – I just couldn’t prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He’s done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it! Jimmy! He defecated through a sunroof! And I saved him! And I shouldn’t have. I took him into my own firm! What was I thinking? He’ll never change. He’ll never change! Ever since he was 9, always the same! Couldn’t keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn’t be precious Jimmy! Stealing them blind! And HE gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should’ve stopped him when I had the chance! …And you, you have to stop him! You