My people, dem dey talk say dis season fit be the last for Pep Guardiola as Manchester City coach. E don dey shine well well, e don carry six Premier League titles, some FA Cups and even Champions League come home. But wetin we go see next?
Na remember when Pep first land for City? E don tell dem say di process of im goodbye don start. Naija style, we fit call am ‘early warning sign’, but people no take am serious because dem dey enjoy di squad wey he build.
Now, after e don stay for almost ten years, rumor don dey fly say dis season fit be im last. E be like say City fans dey hope say e go change im mind, but di vibe no de strong like before. Dem don plan to find successor as dem sabi say any time wey Pep waka, e go leave big shoes to fill.
Guardiola no just carry trophy come, e don change di way wey our people dey see football for England. E don make possession-based play like second nature, and no one dey do am better than am right now. Na why you go see clubs get their own coaches wey dey follow him steps. E also get serious players like Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland wey sabi ball like wetin!
But wetin make am wan waka now? We no fit talk say na pressure, but people dey hint say after plenty years of success, maybe im dey feel say e don run im course. Just like as Jurgen Klopp fit look Liverpool, dem dey carry di heavy load and when e don see small light for di tunnel, e fit feel say na time to commot.
Dem don even get names for who fit take over if e decide to go. Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca dey high for di list. He don work under Guardiola before and people sabi say he gatz genius for football. But e no go easy to take am from Chelsea, na serious negotiation go start.
Apart from Maresca, Vincent Kompany wey be City legend and current Bayern Munich coach dey also for di radar. He dey do great work for Burnley, but if e fit chook eye for City, na serious matter. And we dey hear say Andoni Iraola from Bournemouth self dey waka for di talk.
As e be now, Guardiola’s influence don spread well well, all di coaches wey don work with am dey carry im philosophy dey move on top. Dis na wetin fit make dem candidates fit check dem playbook quickly, but any coach wey follow Guardiola fit get label of ‘Guardiola Lite’ no be small.
No forget say dis City reign dey under di shadow of di ongoing Premier League investigation. Di results fit touch Guardiola’s future, but as e dey be now, wetin e go do no fit be determined by dat wahala. Di fans dey hope say dis go end with glory and victory, and if dis na farewell, dem go wan make am epic.
In case dis na di last dance, dem fit look forward to last-minute titles, di Carabao Cup or even another Champions League di hopes dey high. Pep don make football sweet for City, and as e dey pack im bags, e get plenty memories wey go hard to forget.
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