The true meaning of Pep
What do you do when you have the best manager in the world? You try to get one of the best players in the world, too. How do you get one of the best players in the world? You have a lot of money, which Manchester City have, a lot of ambition, which they also possess - and the manager to attract him.Players join Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich because of the clubs they are and the dominance they enjoy in their leagues. Players will now want to join City because of Guardiola.The appointment of Guardiola is the game-changer for City, for the Premier League and for European football. With one move City have redrawn the landscape.It can take them to the next level; make them a European and global superpower.It hardly matters whether City can attract a galactico on the field. They will have that man on the touchline and Guardiola improves players. He will get the best out of what he has and that is pretty good. ..
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