Man City ‘lost the FA Cup final on purpose’ with Guardiola symbolic of everything rotten at club

Pep has already complained about the short recovery time following the cup final and has been worried about Bournemouth’s physicality and aggressive press – see recent newspaper comments.

Winners of the fa cup ‘only’ get a place in the Europe league. Which city have already got in the bag. But they are trying for champions league, much more financially valuable.

So by letting palace win, Bournemouth now cannot qualify for Europe, even if they finish 8th. Meaning little incentive for the cherries players on Tuesday.

City have won countless cups and pots in recent years – one more would mean little to them.

So by losing they have now maximised their chances of getting 3 priceless points on Tuesday, before the final game at the weekend.

Kiwi Cherry (parentheses, not brackets)

First of congratulations to Palace on a historic first ever major trophy and cup win after a courageous and intelligent performance against an opponent who should be far superior and who spends more in one winter transfer window than they can in 5 years.

And secondly can we talk about Pep and his post match reaction. Not for the first time he has hunted down and opposition player after the final whistle to attack and berate him after losing a game. Am I the only one who has a problem with this?

I ask because it seems to have been completely overlooked in your 16 conclusions and then by some strange coincidence there is an article on premier league managers reactions which exonerates Pep and calls him a lovely old chap who wouldn’t harm a fly.

I for one thought after yesterdays game how would I react if one of the most famous successful managers of all time ran after me and shouted at me, allegedly calling me and my teams victory a disgrace. Would I have the presence of mind to not react, or if I did answer him back what would I say and how might it affect me and my career?

You see the problem here is disparity of power. And in a very obvious way Pep’s actions are symbolic of everything that is rotten with City as a club.

Pep uses his power and status to attack someone beneath him, in the greatest moment of his career. And also a player who reveals lost his father earlier this year and played with him in his mind all season. Where I’m from that makes you a giant a-hole.

Pep doesn’t confront an equal like an opposition manager in his frustration because he is ultimately a coward. He wants an unequal playing field in his anger just as he does for his teams. For Pep has never been the underdog, the one who has to scrap and fight against the odds. The one who has lost a hundred times and gets the redemption of one moment when all his efforts are rewarded.

He is a spoilt man child who can’t take losing and so stacks the odds in his favour anyway he can and is this fails he cannot cope. Like his state owned club he will behave anyway he likes and knows he will be bailed out by his name and reputation which is he has so carefully curated his whole career. Just as his club can break every rule known to the league they play in and bully that same league in court for years on end rather than pay their dues.

I hope Pep didn’t ruin Dean Hendersons one moment of glory yesterday but I suspect he must’ve because that became the story this morning. For shame Pep, for shame City and for shame football365 and your City and Pep apologists for airbrushing this behaviour and not calling it out.
Dave LFC