28 Nov 2014 00:30:33
Bringing up a football subject. Considering how well bayern performed against city with 10 men and not really getting tired. Is it likely that pep has the same medical team as he had at barca? I mean it was almost an even game after bayern had a player sent off early on and I didn't really see them tire even late on and I think city were a little lucky to get the result they did.


 
Hey Supasub, I've always had a feeling that there is something different about Peps teams, even watching Peps Barcelona I always thought this is unreal, these guys never slow down, never looked tired. Definitely something in the water, wish I had some!


 
Being heavily into football both as an (ex)player and coach I can see how they don't tire. We played a very similar way in my time in The US where we played a low intensity defence until the ball reached certain positions and even then it was a zonal way of playing - we found the results were staggering; we ere full of energy in latter stages of the game despite it appearing that we never stopped running (and we were not of the level of Munich or Barca). Now I know that Pep has had trouble wit banned substances in the past so am definitely not going to rule that out but just thought I would put forward a bit of an explanation of sorts.


 
Geordie steve. It's been reported that one of lance Armstrongs medical team worked for real madrid and Barcelona on an "ad hoc" basis. That basically means the entire Spanish national football team too. Rumours of blood transfusions etc and 300 blood bags that were strangely ordered to be destroyed by a Spanish lawyer. Pep also got his players to take cocktail "shakes" of which non of the players knew what were in them. Messi/Barcelona have been allowed to play unpunished for use of hgh from a young age. I'm sure you know that it carries a lengthy to lifetime ban which would bring into question the trophies barca won recently. Notice how imo barca's performance level seems to have dipped a bit too. Real and bayern Munich are the "liveliest" teams out there. Also notice that imo Messi is in a rapid decline at his young age as it's rumoured that his body is pretty ravaged due to the medical assistance.


 
Also one of the doctors at the Italian team that pep played (genoa was it?) for when he tested positive for nandrolone (yet escaped punishment due to a technicality) then went on to be one of the club doctors at barca when pep managed. I'm guessing he could now be at bayern with pep.


 
Not being rude mate. You claim Messi is rapidly in decline? Seriously, have you been watching any football this past few months? the guy is a footballing genius. He's on top of his game. Barca's decline is most definately to do with Guardiola moving on. Messi thrived much more in Pep's team but if anything he's showing how good he really is by still ripping it up with a different manager.


 
Boozy, yes I have watched a bit of Football these last few months. And you say barca's decline is since pep has left, well isn't that what my post says? Try reading it again. But you obviously think pep is the Messiah or something and there is nothing to anything I've mentioned which is just a small bit of things that have gone on surrounding barca & also peps career.


 
To be honest I thought bayern did tire towards the end of the game, and barca were needing rebuilt when pep left


 
Supasub
I think Pep was a Brescia; I understand the link etc but just fet another view was possible.