Surely it would place a massive asterisk on all the trophies won during his time at Man City? In future discussions on the greatest manager would this be a talking point which stains our perception on him? Or will he still be lauded as the greatest by some despite the wider context?
Same as that American who won all the Tour de France races for years in a row just totally discredited now.
Was it City or Pep who broke the rules?
If it him who did then too bad, but if he did not, in my books he’d still remain the GOAT that he is.
He is and will always be known as the “Bald Fraud”
If they were found guilty of all (they won’t) then he won’t have much of a legacy in the premier league.
Lmaoooo the amount of cope in this thread by United and Liverpool fans 😂😂
There already is a massive asterisk. Football fans know, whether they get docked or not.
That’s the third time this week already 😂
Of course it would stain his reputation. How can there be any pride if you have won through cheating?
There will always be debate as to how influential he actually has been considering each of his managerial roles have been at clubs at the peak of their powers, regardless of how they got there, and by all accounts his input kept them operating at those levels - if not beyond expectations considering he’s won silverware everywhere.
He’ll always be lauded as one of the greatest - any possible club biases or protections had been made and maintained at club level prior to his involvement - yes he aided them getting the plaudits during his time, but I’d argue each of the clubs he’s managed would have achieved similar success regardless of who was in charge, but they would have likely had to have thrown more money to get the job done. Similarly I’d argue he could win silverware regardless of where he managed - providing they had enough to be decently competitive.
He’s coached some of the greatest players of this and last generation, he’s won some of the biggest trophies as a manager for every club he’s coached and is widely respected by fans, clubs, players and media everywhere - in spite of whatever questions about his influence or the clubs political power/corruption.
Badly, hopefully… they should be stripped off everything and all of a sudden the hype around him would dissappear.
The only time in his coaching career he hasn’t been accused of cheating are in his bayern tenure iirc. Cheated as a player, too. I think being found guilty here too would be pretty damning, honestly. People would rightfully recognize his coaching ability in the short term, because despite cheating (hypothetically) Pep has still had a significant impact on the game. In the long term however I’d hope to see the public bin him
does anyone else feel like the charges will never go anywhere and nothing will happen
Badly, hopefully… they should be stripped off everything and all of a sudden the hype around him would dissappear.
If it comes out that he essentially cheated throughout his entire managerial career. All respect I have for him and any good opinions I have of him will be gone.
I watch WWE for the fake bullshit, I watch football to see a real competition.
That being said he won’t get stripped of his titles, he’ll always have his money and he doesn’t give a fuck what I think of him
How would all of the big six legacies count if super league actually got punished, or we all realised it was the league saying no these clubs have to stay winning and protected and get special treatment like hello haha