Great piece Sarthak! Would’ve been nice to see some mention of Pep’s arch nemesis in Spain and CL, and who often unlocked those tactics with brilliance of their own. RM :)
I hear you, but that tangent would then lead us into a nowhereland. :) Madrid cannot be mentioned without mentioning Klopp, Dortmund, and Liverpool; then Ole and Conte. Felt that would distract us from the spine of the story. Maybe I'll have a nemesis essay for another day, haha!
1- pep’s tenure creating a certain fear psychosis in RM, which almost never existed earlier, and that enormity given their rivalry. And frankly how much catalans love to go on about it :P
2- That as much as Pep’s style is about the process, trying to win the CL often boils down to mentality and moments. Where his teams have often fallen short post the barça time.
I know I’m probably overreaching here - but wanted to take that chance since it’s honestly one of the most balanced pieces on him I’ve read :)
Oh no, I thoroughly appreciate you reaching out, don't worry about that! Your POV is totally valid. It just didn't fit for *this* piece, is all. :)
Also, let's not accuse Lahm and Muller of lacking mentality man hahaha. But I hear you, a lot needs to go right to finish the CL job, which it didn't for Pep's teams. Maybe we can unpeel what goes into winning the big tournaments in a future essay!
Brilliant writing ❤️
Thank you! :)
This was excellent. And both disappointing and inspiring to read as a long time Man City fan. Thanks for this deep dive Sarthak.
Thank you so much for reading, Abhishek!
Unbearably good piece! (Unbearable cos I wish I could write and find patterns like you do.) 😊
Thank you so much, Venkatesh! Very kind of you :)
Great piece Sarthak! Would’ve been nice to see some mention of Pep’s arch nemesis in Spain and CL, and who often unlocked those tactics with brilliance of their own. RM :)
Thank you, Sudhanshu!
I hear you, but that tangent would then lead us into a nowhereland. :) Madrid cannot be mentioned without mentioning Klopp, Dortmund, and Liverpool; then Ole and Conte. Felt that would distract us from the spine of the story. Maybe I'll have a nemesis essay for another day, haha!
Hmm..I was coming more from the pov of
1- pep’s tenure creating a certain fear psychosis in RM, which almost never existed earlier, and that enormity given their rivalry. And frankly how much catalans love to go on about it :P
2- That as much as Pep’s style is about the process, trying to win the CL often boils down to mentality and moments. Where his teams have often fallen short post the barça time.
I know I’m probably overreaching here - but wanted to take that chance since it’s honestly one of the most balanced pieces on him I’ve read :)
Oh no, I thoroughly appreciate you reaching out, don't worry about that! Your POV is totally valid. It just didn't fit for *this* piece, is all. :)
Also, let's not accuse Lahm and Muller of lacking mentality man hahaha. But I hear you, a lot needs to go right to finish the CL job, which it didn't for Pep's teams. Maybe we can unpeel what goes into winning the big tournaments in a future essay!
Wanted to savour this when I had the time to give it my full attention. I wasn’t disappointed. Great, great piece, Sarthak!
An ultimate read on Pep!
Thank you for reading!