Manchester City Identify Pep Guardiola’s Replacement: Good Pick By The Citizens?

Manchester City Identify Pep Guardiola’s Replacement: Good Pick By The Citizens?

Manchester City are keeping tabs on Girona manager Michel as they look to find a successor to Pep Guardiola.
Wansh Agarwal BY WANSH AGARWALMay 30, 2024Reading Time: 3 mins read
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City, looks on prior to the Premier League match between Manchester City and West Ham United at Etihad Stadium on May 19, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Manchester City have started preparing for life without Pep Guardiola as he is unlikely to extend his contract. The legendary manager’s current contract runs until the end of the 2024-25 season. While there were speculation that he might leave the club following this season, he confirmed his will to fulfill his contract.

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Hence, the Citizens should be ready to sign a new manager to fill the highly designated role. According to Fichajes, the English club have identified Girona manager Michel as one of the possible candidates to fill Guardiola’s shoes at Etihad Stadium.

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Michel’s stocks have surged
Michel joined Girona ahead of the 2021-22 season and has done wonders since then. He has inspired the Spanish side to set better standards for themselves. Their best performance came this season as they managed to secure a Champions League berth for the next campaign.

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VALENCIA, SPAIN – MAY 19: Michel, Head Coach of Girona FC, looks on prior to the LaLiga EA Sports match between Valencia CF and Girona FC at Estadio Mestalla on May 19, 2024 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)
Under the coaching of Michel, Girona fought for the La Liga title this season. They were a serious threat to the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona throughout. However, a slip-up towards the business end halted their place to the third position in the points table.

Is Michel good enough to coach Manchester City?
Pep Guardiola, who arrived at Manchester City in 2016, led his side to six Premier League titles and a Champions League. He is a genius and one of the greatest coaches ever the game has seen. Hence, filling his shoes won’t be as easy as it sounds despite taking over a star-studded group.

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Michel has a year left on his contract with Girona and hence, it would be ideal to sign him after the end of the next season. Interestingly, the Spanish side are also owned by the same group as of Citizens, which makes his signing earlier.

However, it will highly depend on how the 48-year-old does in the next term. Having no experience of managing a top-tier club could be a hindrance to his appointment.

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Manchester United won the FA Cup final 2-1

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Manchester United supporters are rejoicing following a 2-1 win against rivals and neighbours Manchester City – but for fans watching the game at FC United it was never in doubt that their team ‘would do them proud’.

Reds from all over Greater Manchester gathered together at the FC United ground in Moston to watch today’s game. Just before kick off flares began to turn the air red and white as the 5,000 fans in attendance waited for the referee’s whistle.

Adrian, match day secretary, of FC United said: “This is the first time we’ve had an event like this. We’ve sold about 5,000 tickets.”

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After the Garnacho goal in the 30th minute, the fans erupted into joyous and euphoric chants, screams and applause.

The screams of joy erupted again only nine minutes later when Mainoo, who has been selected for England’s squad prior to the upcoming Euros this June, made it two. The red side of Manchester could barely contain themselves, with flares and flags flying through the air.

However, nerves grew in the second half with City finding their stride after a rough first 45 minutes, with substitution Alvarez and long range shots from Walker putting Manchester United goalkeeper Onana to the ultimate test.

Fans continued to cheer and rally until Jeremy Doku managed to pull one back for the blues in the 81st minute. With seven minutes of added time and the blues piling on the pressure the nerves and tension was palpable with screams of ‘come on!” ringing around the ground.

But by the 96th minute, those watching knew they had done enough and began to storm the pitch, throwing pints, shirts and hats into the air. Together, supporter gathered around the big screen set up by FC United to watch their side clinch the cup and take it back from the blue side of Manchester in the second consecutive Manchester derby FA Cup final after a 142 year wait.

One life long United fan, Sam, said: “I’m buzzing. We needed this, not only to for a bit of a boost after a rough season but to get into Europe. Yeah, I’m happy. Ten Hag has done his job, we’ve won the game and I’ll start the Euros with a smile on my face.”

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‘My mistake’ – Pep Guardiola accepts blame after Man City FA Cup final loss to Man Utd
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Published 25th May 2024, 17:58 BST

Pep Guardiola took responsibility for Manchester City’s Fa Cup final defeat.
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Manchester City surrendered the chance to win back-to-back doubles, when they lost to Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola took responsibility for Manchester City’s FA Cup final defeat against Manchester United.

The Premier League champions came into the game on the back of a unbeaten run of 35 matches, and closed the league season with nine straight wins, but were far from their best at Wembley. City looked disjointed for long periods of the game, particularly in the first half, and lacked an their usual oppressive hold.

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Guardiola made a double change at the break, an indication of how sluggish City were. After the introductions of Manuel Akanji and Jeremy Doku, City were much better. The latter got on the scoresheet, but was enough to overturn United’s first-half strikes from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie.

Speaking after the game, Guardiola said it was his tactical approach that cost the side, not the performance of his players. “I think my game plan was not good,” claimed the Catalan.

“The second half was much much better. We were more intense, in part because we were 2-0 down and had nothing to lose. It was a tight game.

“We gave away the first goal, they made a good transition for the second so credit to United for the second goal. We tried; we had clear chances in the second half which wasn’t easy because they had man marking and defended the pockets. We had the chances and unfortunately we scored a goal a little bit late.

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“Maybe it could have been different but the team was there like all the time when we lose. Disappointed today, it’s normal teams can lose finals but this season has been extraordinary fighting for all the trophies in a good way.

“For my decisions we were not in the right positions to attack them,” he added. “My mistake, my game plan was not good.

“I was not good today,” he added. “You plan a game for different positions but it didn’t work. Even with that, we arrive two or three times in the final third and byline and made nothing from crosses.

“They made one goal from one shot and the goal from Mainoo and no more than that. Always when we play against United, we have the control and we created in the second half but we were not able to do it.”

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Chris Sutton says Man City are ‘totally different’ when £55m player is on the pitch
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Chris Sutton has said that Manchester City look like a different team when they have one particular player on the pitch.

The Blues ended their season by losing the FA Cup final to Manchester United with a scoreline of 2-1.

At halftime, City were 2-0 down thanks to goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo.

Despite getting one goal back in the second half, the Citizens were ultimately denied the chance to win a consecutive domestic double.

During the second half of the game, one pundit made an observation about one particular figure in the City team who grabbed a lot of people’s attention.

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Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live (via BBC Sport), Sutton had this to say about Jeremy Doku and what he did on the pitch in the second half against United.

He said: “They are just a totally different team with Doku in it.

“He’s been such a threat in the second half and a good battle between him and [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka.”

The winger was substituted on at halftime as Pep Guardiola tried to switch things up and see his side come from behind to secure a victory.

Doku made a big impact against United
In the first half, City had 74% possession but racked up fewer shots at goal than the Red Devils (5 vs 3).

Then in the second half, when they had Doku on for Mateo Kovacic, the Blues had 16 attempts at goal compared to United’s six.

In terms of his individual efforts, the Belgian, who City paid £55m to sign last summer, made two key passes and had one shot on target, which ended up being City’s only goal of the game.

While it’s clear that the entire team stepped up their attacking efforts from the first half, Doku undeniably had a big impact and did a lot to help his side turn the scoreline around.

Now that Sutton has highlighted how different City looked when they had the winger on the pitch, this begs the question of why he didn’t start in the first place.

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OPINIONPep Guardiola handed awkward reminder about his Man City future by laughing Man United
Pep Guardiola has accelerated Manchester City’s rise past Manchester United but the FA Cup Final showed they can never take their dominance for granted

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Manchester City arrived at Wembley to make more history but saw the end of a few eras instead after a drab defeat to Manchester United.

Whether Erik Ten Hag remains at Old Trafford remains to be seen but the Blues and Rodri must start again next season after seeing 35-match and 74-match unbeaten runs respectively ended. On top of English football six days previously celebrating a fourth successive Premier League title, here they were outplayed by a team they had beaten twice and finished 31 points above; to make it worse, it was their neighbours who they have spent the year laughing at.

Pep Guardiola had warned this performance could happen, and singled out Bruno Fernandes before the game as a specific threat for United. Yet in truth nobody saw this coming as United produced a performance they hadn’t done all season to stun the Blues.

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Kyle Walker had to be alert inside the first ten seconds as United looked to catch City as cold as they had been done on this occasion last season. Marcus Rashford hounded down on goal after a long kick over the top but his England teammate used his exceptional recovery pace to get the Blues out of trouble.

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Still inside the first minute, City went straight up the other end and were furious that a penalty wasn’t given when Lisandro Martinez barged into the back of Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola, smart in a suit but without the lucky sweatshirt that he never dared go against in the title race, was remonstrating on the touchline as his players queried the decision.

City enjoyed the majority of possession even if they struggled to make further inroads on Andre Onana’s goal in the opening half-hour. United’s threat on the counter remained though, and Stefan Ortega – the hero a few weeks ago at Spurs – had already shown a rashness when he passed the ball to Mateo Kovacic inside the six-yard box when the pass wasn’t on, and then came out almost to the halfway line approach a ball that Walker already had covered.

Moments later, the goalkeeper charged to the edge of his area when he sensed danger but didn’t get there ahead of the leaping Josko Gvardiol and could only watch as the defender headed the ball over them both to give Alejandro Garnacho a simple tap-in. Not for the first time this season, City had given away a soft goal.

The uncertainty among the backline has not been present in recent months though, and with John Stones and Nathan Ake – brought in for Ruben Dias and Manu Akanji – unable to grasp control of the game a sublime disguised pass from Bruno Fernandes allowed Kobbie Mainoo to add a second before half-time. They left the field asking for even more from their fans as City trudged off wondering what on earth had gone wrong.

A double change at half-time instantly brought improvement, with Jeremy Doku troubling Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Erling Haaland seeing a shot come off the underside of the bar and bounce out as Onana’s goal began to be troubled. Before the hour-mark, Guardiola took a big call in replacing the ineffective Kevin De Bruyne with Julian Alvarez.

Onana produced a stunning save from Walker from outside the box and then Alvarez missed one presentable chance and then one sitter within seven minutes of coming on. City were well on top by this point, they just hadn’t made it count on the scoreboard.

It remained that way until the 87th minute, when Doku’s wriggling finally paid off as he squirmed a shot through Onana to get City back into it. The celebrations from the City fans at that end were not matched by the players, who ran back to the centre-circle to try and get another.

The game plan was simple: get the ball to Doku. He had United all ends up whenever he touched the ball, and there was an awkward ping-pong in the box as another ball failed to be dealt with. City had simply left it too late though and even seven minutes of injury time couldn’t see them force extra time.

Defeat allows their neighbours to play European football next season and may yet keep Ten Hag in a job, but also provides extra fuel for Guardiola and the City players when they return next season. The manager showed his players a mountain that they were at the bottom of last August as they attempted to move on from the Treble, and now the eighth- best team in the country have given them a reminder that they cannot afford to rest on their laurels.

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Guardiola appeared broken after the Premier League win last weekend, admitting that he didn’t know how to motivate his side for next season while stating that he was sure they would all find a way after a break. Captain Walker agreed with him ahead of this final, challenging them to win five in a row and keep ‘swinging the pendulum’ away from United.

Nobody expected the City boss to stay as long as nine years at the Etihad, but a serial winner has been addicted to finding new ways to defeat opponents and prove that they can be the best team in England and Europe. Ten Hag’s Uni