Coaches Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola are having 2 similar fates. 2 great coaches are now 2 people that the media criticizes and rumors of being fired.
I find those who blame Pep Guardiola silly. Man City is still ranked 2nd in the rankings. do they want Man City to always be on top of the copy? Every team has to go through a period of decline. They will have to start building a new squad with young players, just like how Real Madrid is changing.
Man City have won the Premier League four seasons in a row, are consistently competing in the Champions League, and now it's time for them to weaken to give other teams a chance. They shouldn't dominate the league for too long, it won't be interesting if they keep winning. This could be a good thing for the league.
I find those who blame Pep Guardiola silly. Man City is still ranked 2nd in the rankings. do they want Man City to always be on top of the copy? Every team has to go through a period of decline. They will have to start building a new squad with young players, just like how Real Madrid is changing.
Man City have won the Premier League four seasons in a row, are consistently competing in the Champions League, and now it's time for them to weaken to give other teams a chance. They shouldn't dominate the league for too long, it won't be interesting if they keep winning. This could be a good thing for the league.
But rest assured they won't be too bothered about the media attacking them for not playing another perfect season. Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola have a combined 6 titles as world's best coaches. I was surprised to see that Mourinho is the only one with 4 titles in that category. Furthermore, Guardiola has 39 titles with the clubs he coached and Ancelotti has 30 titles including the Champions League 5 times.
I don't think these two coaches are worthy of overly harsh criticism. They are not above everyone else generally speaking, but going through a crisis like Guardiola or being 2nd in La Liga like Ancelotti with Real Madrid is still not something I would expect to initiate a wave of harsh criticism.
Both have achieved everything possible in club football and now it is going to be a bad moment for the sport when both could soon say goodbye to club football and either retire, which I think could be possible for Ancelotti, or become a national trainer like Pep Guardiola. But there will be tremendous changes very soon in the coaching landscape. Klopp gone, Ancelotti soon gone, nobody knows how long Mourinho will continue, Pep Guardiola has extended his contract, but could leave club football in a few years too.