New series; HITC Sevens: Mythbusters. The show where Alfie debunks myths and common misconceptions that he has seen. Possible copyright problems, but would be great. Just rebranding this series.

He clearly hasn't seen my FIFA 20 road to glory with Macclesfield town

While I almost entirely agree with the video, I think you missed out an important aspect of his time at Bayern. While he wasn’t breaking world transfer records or anything, a lot of the signings were weakening his domestic rivals. Surely, it’s far easier to win the Bundesliga when you’ve taken Lewandowski and Götze off Dortmund

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The argument that he couldn’t do it in league two is true, apart from the reasons Alfie said but also for the simple fact you need elite level players with elite mindsets and fitness levels, elite levels of dedication and a winning mindset. This is the same problem players who were world class players tend to have when they manage non top flight teams, they ask the players to do something or play a certain way but they simply aren’t capable. I think Lampard made a similar quote recently about Derby, Peps football requires 150% commitment and he ekes every last drop out of players.

Pep is the only manager ever who is a failure if he doesn’t win in the champions league every season.

I've always said that Pep going to a second division team just to prove he's a good manager would be like working at the NASA building space rockets and then quitting just to go build home rockets with your son just to prove that you're good enough for the NASA.

Can you make a video about the controversial 2002 World Cup? Or Phillip Lahm's Last Starting XI - Where are they now?

I remember seeing Barcelona back then and thinking " damn, this is the most dominating football I've ever seen". I remember watching Bayern back then and thinking "sh*t, this is the best football I've ever seen". I rember watching City some years ago and thinking " oh fu*k, I've never seen a team destroy team's like this". So yea, i think he might be doing some things right 🤔

I love these videos, even prefer them over the sevens and would love to see them more often.

Pellegrini failed with De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Aguero, and Sterling. It takes a top top manager to handle all these players.

Doesn’t matter if he spends money to buy players....some managers even with surplus amount wouldn’t be able to produce the results that Pep produces..

Tito Vilanova,Tata Martino,Luis Enrique, All inherited same or better players than Pep, But the Mesmerizing Football left with Pep.

Could've made the point that he took over a Division 3 team and got them promoted.

This is genuinely the best video you have ever made.

I think Pep is amazing. What he has achieved speaks for itself tbh

Hi Alfie, hope you’re keeping well during this bizarre period ! I would love to see a video similar to this dissecting the “Regista Role”. Cheers

been coming out with a couple of bangers recently. Love these type of videos Also 10:54 is so true its painful

The fact that Bundesliga is pretty much a one-team league, it´s difficult to look at league-winning season as a huge success and that´s the issue with Guardiola too in Munich. Therefore failing to win the UEFA CL is looked as a massive setback. Putting things the way u did makes me look differently at his time at Bayern.

Few things I want to add to this. If you think Pep needs a lot of money to be successful or he couldnt be successful without world class players, you should have started this video with what he did at Barca B. That is what lead to him being Barca's coach. He transformed that that Barca B team. Also its not about the money. its about having the right players to be able to implement your vision. None of Pep Guardiola's signings at Manchester City were marquee names. Look at the trajectory that players like Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling has had under Pep Guardiola. He has had players play in positions that they never have thought they would could. He had Messi play in a false 9 from a winger. He made Javier Mascherano and David Alaba thrive as center backs, a position which Alaba used even after Pep. There are a host of additional players as wel that have thrived under Pep's positional changes. Also I want to add that last season when Liverpool ran away with the Premier League title, it was Man City that still created the most chances amongst all the Premier League sides. The difference was that their finishing percentage was amongst the lowest. Again thats something out of Pep Guardiola's control. He put his team in the best positions to outscore the opponents. Pep for me was and is still the best coach in the world.

when pep was in spain, spain national team was unstoppable, he went to germany and germany national team won world cup, then pep arrives at england and england team who harldy ever made progress in national competitions finished at semi's, coincidence i think not

This is a bit different but it would be interesting. People need to understand the art of the regista role. A title could be... Setting the record straight on the regista role. eg. Sergio Busquets, Jorginho, Pirlo etc.

Lots of very good points very well made really enjoyable video

Nailed on analysis!! I'm not a fan of guardiola but he is one of the best managers in the world and deserves more credit than he gets.

Hey man as a follower of your channel . Can I ask you to make a video on the football in india from its inception. As it has some of the oldest football clubs and oldest football club in asia. It's an ardent request as hugh fan of this channel. Thank you 😊

Can you please do a video that showcases how underrated Vicente Del Bosque accomplishments are plus working with superstar players and merging them together including his very bland character on the bench 😅

You forgot to mention specific players he's made from good to great. Thiago, Sterling, Busquets, etc...

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It angers me whenever I see somebody call Guardiola a 'chequebook manager'

I'd love a video on football in England between the end of the first world and the start of the second world war. With all the turmoil of the 20's and 30's after a mass population loss from the great war, the Spanish flu pandemic and the great depression from the wall street crash. Hope all is good, Alfie

Loved the Barca side around a decade ago but that wasn’t due to pep. I loved Ronaldinho Eto’o etc. Then the evolution of Messi, Xavi (we know the list). That was the greatest team I’ve ever seen and it wasn’t due to the manager, they were all great players in their own right who suited perfectly. MSN afterwards also was a great team

Great video. I always find it amusing that some people talk like Pep is the only manager in history to be able to spend money. Managers at PSG in recent years, Barcelona since they started signing 100+ million signings on a regular basis, Man United, Juve, etc. etc. don't all turn into Pep. Also, one thing I think people forget is that while he has managed great teams there has also always been very high expectations, and he has always met or exceeded those expectations by delivering multiple major trophies

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Love these types of videos!

I agree with the video but as a Manchester United fan I hated how unstoppable his Barcelona side felt specially against us in the 2 champions league finals. Respect to Guardiola.

Whatever it id, even if pep spends a ton of money, no other football teans are so plaeasing to watch and yet dominate the game

Do not ignore what he did in his first coaching position, a 4th division Barca B side full of kids - won promotion and dazzled. A lie more than a myth that he needed big money signings

He is a great manager period. Good video. Hope he continues to evolve

Great video! Ps. Imagine not listening to *both* Bob Dylan and Coldplay.

To put it simple, Wasnt as interested in Football before Pep,wont be after, Pep the only Manager to play the Beautiful Game with Aesthetics.

I think this is overall a fair argument. I've never said Pep is less than a great manager. I do think Jurgen Klopp edges him for the best manager in the modern era, because he *has* won doing multiple job descriptions. At BVB, he took a mid-table side on the edge of insolvency, and through hard work and his football ideology, won multiple league titles and restored Dortmund to a global footballing brand. He didn't spend big. He primarily used players on hand or cast-offs from other clubs, and he won titles with players who frequently produced less everywhere else they played (Nuri Sahin). Then he went to Liverpool and won with Premier League resources, still playing football the way he believes it should be played. Like Pep, there were a lot of people who believed Gegenpressing wouldn't work in England. That the high lines would be suicide. That the tempo couldn't be maintained. But Klopp has done everything that could be asked of a manager at Liverpool. And held up well in his confrontations with other elite managers like Pep and Mourinho. So for me, while I agree both are elite managers, if we're asking which is the best manager of this generation, I say Klopp over Pep.

When the going gets tough pep gets going 😁

Before I go on, I don't not rate Pep, I think he's an amazing manager and has changed the game But, I will say, there are 2 things about him, 1, it's more of a pipe dream really, but I'd love to see what he can do without the funds, imagine if he had to operate on like Sheffield United's budget, or one even less, like Millwall or some budget like that, where they're weekly wage between all the players is probably under 120K and their budget on players is like, 5 million max, I'd love to see what Pep could do there But the one real criticism I have of him comes to one part of his man management, over his entire career I'd say he's only had 2 players with real strong ego's and "personalities" in Ronaldiniho and Zlatan, Ronaldiniho was sold basically immedinatly, and, well, he basically left Zlatan out to dry cause he wanted Messi central (seriously, he literally spends 60 odd million plus Eto'o and he doesn't play him, biggest mistake in Pep's career if you ask me) and he does tend to avoid the big egos to this day, whether it be out of a level of fear or a level of "I really can't be bothered" it is something that is noticeable, is it bad, probably not overall, but when Zlatan was at Barca, yes

I think the one valid criticism you can make of Guardiola is that he is actually too much of an idealist. He more often than not seem to have no plan B, if things don't go his way, which they mostly do I will admit. Surely adaptability of tactis etc. has to be a key element when judging a top manager. His stubbornness also sometimes seem to blind him. Putting Bravo in goal for City because he is "good with his feet", nevemind that he can't do the basics of goalkeeping! I respect Guardiola a lot for these very reasons, but these are also the reasons i prefer Mourinho.

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I just dont like how he treats players he doesnt want or like

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I think what people who are not watching every game misses is how Peps obsession with possession is an excellent way to raise the floor of performance and thus makes his teams great for long league seasons.

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Go through every prem team and pick their best ever player from each continent, could do a series of it.

New series idea: team of the league. Unlike a normal "best player on each team", the task is to make a balanced team of starting XI, subs and possibly reserves with one player from each team in a league. Total player number depends on the league.

could you maybe do a video on Kjøbenhavns Boldklub , they hold the record for most danish league titles but now play in the fifth tier

I agree with everything you said but look at Xavi and Iniesta they won Euro 2008 at a time where Pep was not the Barcelona plus Xavi was the player of the tournament and in regarding Messi he came 3rd in 2007 for the Ballon dor and 2nd in 2008, At Bayern he inherited the European Champions and he signed players from direct rivals which made them weak

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Pep is the guy you bring in when you have a high floor but need to raise the ceiling. Not the guy you bring in for the purpose of laying foundations, raising the floor. Although I would suspect he could do that. But it would be something that ruins not enhances a reputation. Sir Alex Ferguson for example is criticised for raising the floor and maintaining a standard but rarely achieving the highest ceiling. But what he did is what made him great. Tearing down a tallented but not competative enough team at United, even going so far as having multiple bad seasons before he managed to build a core standard and push on. Lots of mistakes but magnificent relentless competativeness. Pep can maintain standards and is showing that at City, even having superb heights. You should never see him have to take over a club in a real crisis. He was very fortunate to be given the Barcalona chance with such great resources, but he made more of that chance than any rookie manager I caj think of.

For 250k you should do a team or top 7 of your favourite players (not the best) but the ones you enjoy the most and have the most connection to

Is zidane better as a player or manager? Please make a video on this topic

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The last 7 top goal scorers for atalanta would be interesting.

Thank you Alfie

You didn’t mention once any of the players he bought that he failed to coach, and in doing so he shut them out

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People say guardiola is a chekbook manager when ancelotti have spent more money than him

I remember when he got appointed at Barca and replaced all the big stars with young unknown players. Everyone thought it was madness, and that he surely be sacked before Christmas

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Guardiola is like the kid who comes into the candy shop with rich parents

Dude, can you run for President of the US? That was the best analysis I've about anything in a long time. 100% honest, as objective as possible from an admitted fan. Facts. I find it amazing that some people think he not a good manager. Nobody manages the best players in the world as good as he does and always maintains a level of composure and class in victory AND defeat. If he stayed at Barcelona, he would have won at least 1 more CLs giving him the most.

+1 Pep's wardrobe is a testament to the brand of football he likes to play.

Make a video of every premier league club’s country with the most supporters outside of England

do 7 players who play different positions for their national team

Should do one about the myths around Jose.

1. He is Catalan, not Spaniard. Nationalism is a complex thing, but many Catalans wish for independence from Spain. It's similar to if Great Britain was a country and Scotland wanted independence. It's really disrespectful to refer to him as Spaniard when he has on many occasions supported Catalan independence and was even fined for showing his support for political figures who were incarcerated for organizing a vote for Catalan independence. Ok, now lets go by his time at his three different clubs and analyse them a bit. First is Barcelona. 2. I agree with the point that talented players don't make a a good team. You need a sporting project as well as players willing to buy into it. Many clubs understand this now, that's why they have a footballing director, or sporting director. (Nevertheless that doesn't mean you put a head coach who has no say in transfers as opposed to a manager who does have a say, although maybe not the last word, that's a topic for another day) The first Galactico era was a good example. We don't even have to go back in time; look at the Barcelona team now. They bought Coutinho who was a coveted footballer and in the span of a year and a half zapped his confidence and shipped him to Bayern on a loan after he failed to impress. Anyway, that's a story for another time. The point is that the team that Pep inherited in '08 was far from great. Yes, they had a lot of talent, but for one thing, Xavi and Iniesta never played together because that midfield was seen as too weak in an era of physical football at the time in Spain. It was either Xavi or Iniesta, (usually Xavi) never the two together. Pep made it work, however. 3. I disagree with your assesement that Messi would have shone anywhere. Again, this is something that will never get credit for, but I would argue that he unlocked Messi's full potential. For one thing, Messi was a good, tricky winger when Pep first arrived. Nevertheless, he was very injury prone. He was like Dembele, injured every 6 weeks. The first thing that Pep did when he first arrived was change Messi's diet. That went a long way. There was also a change in training regiment not only for him but for all of the team as well. But I would argue the best thing he did besides that buying Alves and selling Ronaldinho, which brings me to my next point. 4. Selling Ronaldinho was necessary not only for the long term health of the club, but also to the development of Messi. by 2006, Ronaldinho had fallen out of love with the game for whatever reason. I mean, he had achieved pretty much everything he set out to achieve in the game. He had a world cup, a ballon d'or, champions league, etc. He was universally regarded as the best player on the planet at some point. I guess once he had that, he lacked any motivation to keep going. It wasn't until the 2007-2008 season that became evident, however. He had gained a lot of weight, was known to attend training sessions hungover after a night out on the town and was more known for partying than his professionalism. Not only him, but Deco as well. Pep didn't want Messi doing that same thing so the first thing that he did was kick both Deco and Ronaldinho out. Thankfully he had the backing of the board. Nowadays if you tell your board that you want to sell players because they've become toxic in the locker room you'll probably be the one getting the sack, look at Pochettino... anyway, moving on. Now, onto Bayern Munich. He won the double every year he was there, but he was still seen as a failure in spite of the fact that it's not like Bayern was winning UCL's every year before he got there. Yes, they had made the final 3 out of the last 4 winning one but before that, you'd have to go back a decade for their last finals appearance. Which brings me to my next point: 5. Not winning the Champions League with Bayern does NOT mean a lack of success. Following on from my previous point. People think that just because you won a league, or anything, you're going to keep on winning. You kinda hinted at it, but often times after a team wins the champions league, they don't really win it again for several years. One reason which is the obvious one is that the champions league is a knockout competition. We've already seen that one dodgy refereeing decision or one unlucky bounce can mean the difference between advancing or going home. We saw it last year with the no handball call on Llorente for Spurs' goal or this year with Liverpool going out even though they created enough chances to win 4 nil vs Atletico. In one year, they went out to Atletico Madrid in a similar fashion that Liverpool went out to them this year. In the year prior they went out to a potent Barcelona side featuring Messi, Suarez and Neymar back when they actually pressed and Neymar was still somewhat humble to want to work for the team. There's talks of brining Neymar back to Barcelona. That's a suicide mission with all three of them in the same team. They are kinda like Ronaldinho not in the sense that they are known more for their partying than their professionalism (except for Neymar) but in the sense that they think they can live off past glory alone. I don't want Neymar back and Suarez can leave. The only one we can allow not to press is Messi. Furthermore, mentality and motivation can mean the difference between winning or losing it. It's those intangibles that means you get to 50/50 balls quicker or give that extra edge when you have already won something. I'm not saying that players do it consciously, in fact its the opposite. That does influence proceedings. Nevertheless, I will say that it was a bit of a dick move to pry Gotze and Lewandowski from Dortmund. That strengthened your team and weakened the opposition. Although to be honest I don't really know how much influence Pep had over those signings. Gotze already had contract sign before Guardiola took charge and Lewandowski followed the year after on a free. I'm sure there was some tapping up the year prior by the Bayern hierarchy was they usually do (see Leroy Sane.) 5. Lastly, yes, there's been a lot of spending at Man City. That said, you also have to look at it in the context of what is going on all around them. They haven't spend 90 million pounds on a single player like what United was doing 3/4 years ago. Rather, they've been making smart buys for around the 50-60 range. 10 years ago, 80 million pounds go you Cristiano Ronaldo, a world class player (best player on the planet summer 2009) but fast forward 10 years, all that gets you is a good, but not necessarily world class defender. Let's be honest, Slabhead is a decent defender who only looks better than he is because there is no other solid CB available for an england call up, at least at the time he was sold. He is not better or at a similar level to Van Dijk who we can all agree is the best defender in the world right now. He is at leasy two rungs below. Let's be honest, there was a 10 million pound tax because he's British and a 20 million Man United tax. Anyway, I'll leave Maguire alone, it's not his fault the market is inflated, but that's exactly my point, the market is inflated. Spending 50-60 pounds for a player now is the equivalent of buying one for 15-20 pounds 10 years ago specially if you're at the top of the premier league and clubs know that you have money. They try to take all that they can, just ask Man United.

Even with his flaws by far is a top 5 manager of all time. Imo my top 5 managers are: 1. Rinus Michels 2. Sir Alex Ferguson 3. Johan Cruyff 4. Pep Guardiola 5. Jose Mourhino

13:09 I think it’s robotic. Much prefer to watch Klopp’s teams, Bayern recently and Barca MSN before that…

When the going gets tough, the stuffed get going, when the going gets rough, the stuffed get going

5:22 How was that a master stroke by pep? The reasons for Ronaldinho leaving are debated to be him turning up to training drunk and Ronaldinho wanting to leave. Also, imagine that Barca side with Ronaldinho and Messi becoming unplayable. I say Pep took the MessixXavixIniestaxRonaldinho partnerships away from us too soon

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I dont completely agree with all your points but I do agree he's one of the elites in football management

Last time I was this early, Pep Guardiola had a full head of fair

Guardiola being a “chequebook manager” is one of the biggest myths in football. Last time I checked Mourinho and Ancelotti have spent more than Guardiola and have been managing for longer, yet they’ve won fewer trophies.

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I think judging Pep's success looking into a perspective of not winning the champions league with Bayern is a bit harsh because to a certain extent his job was to continue to set the standard at the Bundesliga. And at Manchester City his big money spending is due to the inflation in transfer fees

It's pretty obvious that a clubs quality will be diminished if you remove their 3 most valuable players. That ain't _rocket surgery._

His time at Barcelona needs no explanation. With Bayern he wiped out everyone domestically and reached the semifinals in all 3 years which is really good considering how much of a lottery that competition is, in 2014 a good Real Madrid kicked them out, in 2015 it was Messi's masterclass when he broke Boateng and in 2016 they lost to Atlético due to away goals (which imo is a rule that shouldn't exist, if it's a draw just go to penalties but it is what it is). Lastly with Man City he has broken national records in 2 out of his 4 seasons, reaching 100 points and then winning the domestic treble, 2 things no other team has done. In the Champions League it has been disappointing but once again, even though it can be better, it is a competition where pure luck plays a huge factor. We can round it all up with a single fact: Josep Guardiola is the most successful manager ever considering his trophies to seasons managed ratio (29 trophies won in 11 seasons as a first team manager, 2.6 per season).

Pep is a great manager but not the best coach. He has always had, in my opinion, the best team and a massive budget. Sure he didn’t spend much at Bayern but the club gave huge contracts to players for him and bought the best two players from his biggest competitor for him so that is saying a lot more than this video gives credit. Man City have won the league 6 times in the last 7 and yet he is still spending big money every window because he can. What more does that team need? Though just because you have an expensive team doesn’t mean you win. You only have to look at Chelsea to see that. So you can credit Pep for that. Pep isn’t a project manager though. He has never had a project in his career. He takes over teams that are already winning trophies. When he buys players he buys players that are already very good if not world class so he doesn’t really have to do much to improve them. If they fail under him then they fail and he just plays someone else because again he has a budget which has given him a nice bench. Arteta has Nketiah as a back up for Jesus and he nearly wins the league. That to me is a manager who can create wins from lack of depth and talent. Not Pep who has Alverez, Haaland, Grealish and Foden. 3 of those were big signings and world class before they came to him who would get in any team. What bothers me most is he times his jobs perfectly. Skipping over the obvious Barca team he took over. He takes over a Bayern at the right time. Then City when they are starting to become a very consistent PL trophy winning team. Mark my words in a few years time when City get done for all the rules they have been breaking then he will leave. By this time Newcastle will have gone through a couple more managers who have built a title winning team and boom Pep will swoop in, become Newcastles manager and remain a manager who has always had a great team with a huge budget and wins everything. This man is great but come on…. He is spoiled and always has been.

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Ayyye I love Pep and Chris Martin

I think the main reason why people criticise him so much is because they're jelous

It is also untrue that Pep buys the players at city. Txiki has all control over player recruitment

Yeah indeed football is all about preference, some idiots like me never enjoy football getting recycled for bout 10 minutes sideways through overloads, but rather with quick transition from back to forward line,, Thats why i always enjoy Klopp teams. But Pep is a brilliant Manager who has done great things for football.

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Seven players who struggled at certain top club series, this series needs to come back.

Great points and great video but u got the criticism wrong .. pep is a few titles away from being the best manager in history.. the thing is he never did something like Mourinho with Porto klopp with Dortmund .. in barca and bayern pep didnt need to spend a lot of money players wanted to go their because of the salary and team's name as much as wanting to learn from pep .. no need to speak about mancity cuz ma man be spending hella cash.. the overall point of the criticism that pep endures is the same as zizou : it's like criticizing them for having an F in an exam the didn't even pass.

While I’m not blind to the fact that others truly believe Guardiola isn’t a good manager, I certainly think he is phenomenal. I also think your argument regarding his time at Barcelona in particular is very strong. However, I wish you would address the comparison between Guardiola and Klopp, because many people feel that Klopp is the best because he might be able to do a job like that of Chris Wilder and also bring a top team to the next level.

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7 most MOTM awards in the premier league era and where are they now

There are a lot of ' worst players to play for...' Videos for every major premier league team but none for any major Seria A team.