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?

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    The scandals are all about Mancini, so probably doesn’t change much from Pep’s perspective

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      Seasons under Pep’s charge are still being investigated by EPL, so I wouldn’t be so sure about that just yet

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        11 months ago

        Indeed, however all the charges are pre-pep

        It’s just speculation to think it was after.

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    He’s not the one that broke the rules but I’m sure he’s connected enough within the club to know at least some of what they’ve done. Plus, with Mancini being paid via all sorts of channels, it’s hard not to believe Guardiola has also benefited from their rule breaking as well. I don’t think anything will come back to him as even if he’s found to have been paid from various sources it’ll probably go to his agent, but he definitely knows they’ve cheated.

    His legacy would be done for if they’re guilty as every single trophy won would be deemed won through cheating. He’d surely need to resign from a club that, according to him at least, told him they’re completely innocent and it’s merely his great leadership that caused all of their success. Any morals left in him would surely cause him to not want to be taken down with them.

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    11 months ago

    Yes it would. That plus the referee payments Barcelona is accused of would seriously tarnish his legacy.

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    11 months ago

    It would make all his achievements at city null and void. If you can’t win within the rules, you are effectively a cheat.

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    We all knew they were cheating even before he got there and he was part of various scandals, being it with referees, corruption, players, shady deals and so on, even from his time at Barcelona and even form his time as a player.

    I never considered him the best manager. He is the one willing to do anything it takes and to make his hands dirty, yes.

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      11 months ago

      Tbf, Fergie was the exact same way and he’s also often included in the conversation. Who do you consider the best? José?

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      Agree. He would never take on a lower half PL team, because he would be found out. They can’t afford the bribes and rule breaking to secure success.

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        No, it’s because he’s way too good for any of them. He’s even way too good for ol’ Yanited, who have a shite Pep wannabee rn. Do you also cry that Messi and Ronaldo are frauds because they only played for the biggest richest clubs and that they would be found out at a smaller club?

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    Great manager for sure, but I’ve always found the notion that he’s in the same bracket as the all time greats kind of odd. He might end his career winning more trophies than Ferguson did, but he’s not on that level.

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    I remember him saying when all this was starting that he would leave if he thought they were cheating. It’s been obvious since they did cheat and it was only on technicalities they got away the first time. So his legacy regarding his honor, integrity is tainted for sure. Same with players.

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      I just hacked your pc and it says your a nonce, police will be round in 15 mins to take you away.

      If “obvious” is hacked evidence with no verification then you need to be ready to accept that standard across the board.

      Let the process take place and then it will be obvious because if it was obvious this wouldn’t take over 3 years to sort out.

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      I think his words were if they lied to me (the owners) he would leave. I think the owners have told him they cheated and he worded it like that on purpose

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      100%

      My opinion on that statement has always been that he’s being a snake. He knows they cheated, but by saying that he thinks he can jump ship if they’re found guilty and pretend its because he has integrity.

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      “Obvious they did cheat?”

      Do you know something about this case that the general population is not privy to?

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    Hes not the one who cheated, he is part of the cheating.

    Pep is one of the best managers in the world. Thats why man city need to cheat the money so they can afford the best.

    Its like haaland. He still scored all those goals, even if the finances used to build the team were unfair.

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      Still strange that he always ends up with clubs cheating and all his players diving

      Barcelona was buying referees and had a strong relationship with Dr Fuentes when he was there

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    11 months ago

    There’s no denying his quality as a coach. It would certainly taint his Man City career though.

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    It would void everything that was achieved during the relevant periods. Financial doping is what it is, doping. If you cheated to win in a sport, you didn’t win, and you may as well have not played at all.

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    In theory, it would depend on whether or not it can be proven that he was aware of and/or responsible for any of the violations.

    In reality, it will be guilt by association. His ardent supporters will claim innocence, and his detractors will claim he should have known enough to stop it.