I just don’t see it. After the nightmare of going straight in after Arsène Wenger, why would he walk into the same situation at Man City and be the first manager after Guardiola? I can actually see them hiring Vincent Kompany for that difficult ‘post-Pep’ transition period. It’s a big no-no for him and from me.
Agree. Pre-Guardiola Man City were a different prospect to the post-Guardiola version. I suspect they’ll not want to change much about a move they’ve been successful under, which necessarily would mean the person coming in would not have blanket powers to alter it. There’s also going to be the *huge* and probably unrealistic expectations of instant success.
Emery turned down the Newcastle job before he took us on, at a point when they’d have been the more attractive proposition on paper. NSWE have also been clever in getting Real Union integrated within our wider structure which is another small but not insignificant reason for Emery to see his medium-to-long term future as being with us, with complete control over the football side of things & some influence on the other side of things (eg change in approach to closing the North Stand as it may impact the playing side).
The one thing running against us is the financial side, but that side of the income is growing rapidly and looks likely to continue.
Emery’s unlikely to get what he has with us anywhere else - complete control of the football side of the club, complete financial freedom within the foreseeable future, and ability to compete at the top end (Champions League) of the spectrum. It’s a unique set of circumstances and I’m sure he realises that.
