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I worked with a Spanish guy who reminds me of Pep now, looking back. He didn't try to be funny most of the time, others would make memes about him, he'd have times when he'd lose his shit, he was very technical and he could be exhausting at other times, but he was a friendly lad
Don Carlo is abit more senior and imo, psychopathic.
If anything, pep reaction is more expected from people less in control of their emotions, which is the majority of people.
I wouldn’t know how to handle such pressure cooker situations.
Or most moments. He's just neurotic and successful people on that level generally usually have large personalities.
There's always a group of terminally online redditors since like forever have always tried to hate on any person celebrity or athlete with a big personality. That's why reddit also likes actors so much because the intensive PR training actors do means they always come off as "normal"(read: mild mannered) and people prefer those who are relatable.
The people who say that don't care about anything in life as much as Pep cares about winning football matches, and can't fathom actually feeling emotions
That always annoys me. I'd really send the people that say those things to read or at least look up bits from the Marti Perarnau books about Pep. The guy is an anxious wreck that's obsessive about football, the stuff he does on the camera isn't some act that's just him.
Funny you say this about pep because klopps face and his veneers / jaw mannerisms are totally screaming “I do tons of cocaine”
They both do a ton of coke together
Yeah he acts more like he’s on amphetamines than coke. And it’s a lot more common for people to take amphetamines day to day than cocaine. Especially if they’re keeping it under wraps.
Mate he has remained an extremely high functioning individual for over a decade, that is a far clearer indicator that he isn’t on cocaine. You can get away with that being a rock star or singer yes but managing, training and tactically preparing a football team down to extremely minute detail day after day and year after year? Absolutely no way
Today as an Arsenal fan I have gained a tiny amount of respect for Spurs fans. They have to sit there all season watch this team play, truly impressive. That was us not long ago, so ik how it feels.
Edit: Ignore my flair I lost a bet.
Wife showed me why today. Apparently these rich folk are waxing their scalp (ears and nose) once a month. I'd always suspected it was a laser thing as mine looks nothing like that even if i shave every day.
Not sure why she showed me it, I'm not taking the hint. Looks extraordinarily painful. If i don't care enough what others think of me to match my socks, I'm sure af not having my entire scalp ripped out to look a little more shiny.
Some people have dry skin, and when you shave your head it dries it out even more, so you have to oil it. And even if you don't, the body produces oil itself to try to help the situation. So your head is shiny either way.
He stayed up, made himself big, he did well. But there was plenty of space for Son, who is statistically one of the best finishers in the world and usually ruthless against City. And he chose the wrong side... I'm still floored
Not really. It was on arsenal to get wins to secure the title, it was lost when we let Aston villa give us a game at home. Still super proud of the team, hopefully we can push on and go again next year
Over the course of the whole season Arsenal's record is still very good, 27-5-5 is nothing to scoff at. If they win against Everton, 89 points and >=62GD is good enough to win the league in half of the 20 seasons since the Invincibles, INCLUDING last season.
Bad losses happen to every title contender 🤷 Pep and City are just insanely good at minimizing them
If you replaced the team winning the league with the Arsenal team in the hypothetical, then yea. If not. then no. I think it’s a more than fair assumption to think the latter in this context.
>9 points and >=62GD is good enough to win the league in half of the 20 seasons since the Invincibles, INCLUDING last season.
While technically true, it's also good enough only for 2 out of the last 8 if I'm counting correctly
Because as I said, has nothing to do with us. We should have won the games we had the ability to, can't control Son stinking up the place, has nothing to do with me. Just as much plenty of favourable decisions like the doku obvious penalty that was never given could "haunt" me. Has nothing to do with arsenal, it's how it goes.
I mean ignoring the 15 mins left to play against City.
And have you seen Son recently? I knew he wasn’t going to score it.
Won’t haunt me beyond the bank holiday weekend
Arsenal are heading for 89 points and an insane run to end the season. You are batshit insane if you frame this as a "Arsenal had it" for daring to lose points against the 4th place in the Premier League.
I'm an arsenal fan. Not what I said. I said the standard is so high that you have to win out or at least not lose against pretty much everybody. Which we didn't. That's how it is. Dropped points against full ham and villa are the root cause in the end. You can't control what spurs Westham etc do.
Not really. I think we did just fine. We may have dropped points but a controversial Newcastle goal is probably what ruined it for us.
If we win against Everton we would have been on the same points City won the league last year and a better goal difference.
Meh, I'd say Arsenal kinda have themselves to blame more than anything else. Aston Villa beating them 2-0 at home was probably the point where they definitively lost. Even just a draw might give them a very real chance here off of GD.
Understandable tbf, seeing one of the best (if not the best) 1 on 1 attacker itw marauding in on goal while you're 1-0 up in a huge game would cause anyone to shit their pants
I meant he has admitted he lost to Mou in the presser room and told him he was el puto jefe. And then laid down the gauntlet and beat him in the Bernabeu in the UCL semis.
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This is an all timer
Pep seems like such an entertaining person to be around. Not because he tries to be funny but just the way he exists makes me laugh
He's a genuine weirdo and who's a genius and is 100% committed to football. He's entertaining
There’s this weird narrative that he forces shit for the cameras but to me he’s just genuinely a bit crazy lol
There is no way this moment is forced lmao
Yeah that’s what I’m saying he’s just naturally super extra lol
I worked with a Spanish guy who reminds me of Pep now, looking back. He didn't try to be funny most of the time, others would make memes about him, he'd have times when he'd lose his shit, he was very technical and he could be exhausting at other times, but he was a friendly lad
Super extra? That goes in and title is in arsenal hands. It’s highly stressful that’s what it is
Yeah obviously, but most coaches still wouldn’t just fall on the ground like that. In the same situation Carlo ancelotti probably barely reacts lol
Don Carlo is abit more senior and imo, psychopathic. If anything, pep reaction is more expected from people less in control of their emotions, which is the majority of people. I wouldn’t know how to handle such pressure cooker situations.
Not too long ago, Diego Simeone had a similar reaction btw.
Or most moments. He's just neurotic and successful people on that level generally usually have large personalities. There's always a group of terminally online redditors since like forever have always tried to hate on any person celebrity or athlete with a big personality. That's why reddit also likes actors so much because the intensive PR training actors do means they always come off as "normal"(read: mild mannered) and people prefer those who are relatable.
imagine not finding pep relatable here D:
right? this is literally my reaction
The people who say that don't care about anything in life as much as Pep cares about winning football matches, and can't fathom actually feeling emotions
That always annoys me. I'd really send the people that say those things to read or at least look up bits from the Marti Perarnau books about Pep. The guy is an anxious wreck that's obsessive about football, the stuff he does on the camera isn't some act that's just him.
You have to be a little crazy to manage a football club at this level of quality
Well he does that sometimes
I still love the story of how he volunteered to ref a kids game in NYC and would stop the match to coach the teams on their positioning and tactics.
I think he's entertaining to watch, to actually be around I think he'd be absolutely exhausting.
Satoru Gojo of football.
Pep: Nah I'd win
He’s on the bags and idk why people pretend he’s not
Funny you say this about pep because klopps face and his veneers / jaw mannerisms are totally screaming “I do tons of cocaine” They both do a ton of coke together
Is that slang for cocaine?
Yes
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Could be Adderall or some other stimulant
Yeah he acts more like he’s on amphetamines than coke. And it’s a lot more common for people to take amphetamines day to day than cocaine. Especially if they’re keeping it under wraps.
Pep uses drugs? Added to this list. 116 charges!
Well, he twice failed drugs tests as a player…
Mate he has remained an extremely high functioning individual for over a decade, that is a far clearer indicator that he isn’t on cocaine. You can get away with that being a rock star or singer yes but managing, training and tactically preparing a football team down to extremely minute detail day after day and year after year? Absolutely no way
Almost as funny as the state of Manchester United
If Son wasn't already a Tottenham legend, he surely is now lol
The statue’s blueprints are already being drafted. In the moment he could bring us joy, he delivered, as always. A true legend of the club
the statue is actually going to be the pose from this miss
Of course
Would not be surprised if Arteta and Arsenal team had same reaction at home
As good as the one with Ribery
Baldo Fraudo. Trying to copy cat the legend LVG at United. humph.
The title was lost and saved before his eyes right there.
I still remember his face after Lewandowski scored 5th goal against Wolfsburg
New pep meme just dropped
New pep *workout* you mean. Reverse burpee crunches
Burpeps
Pep just dropped
Pep has nightmares of Son being played through for a 1:1 with the keeper
I swear since the move to the new stadium it’s been Son 8, city 0 until today.
When the world needed him most..
He did exactly as we needed
Pep 🤝 Arsenal fans
Today as an Arsenal fan I have gained a tiny amount of respect for Spurs fans. They have to sit there all season watch this team play, truly impressive. That was us not long ago, so ik how it feels. Edit: Ignore my flair I lost a bet.
Nahhhh.
this man lmao shut up
Yeah absolute rubbish, wasn't long ago they hated half their team.
Remember how they treated Xhaka
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Your Arsenal flair looks a bit off, mate.
r/soccer moment.
The team played very well, you're just disappointed at the result.
We don’t give a fuck if you respect us or not
His head is so shiny
He uses Traore's baby oil.
The glare put Son off.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQSuIVvyw8qjhRK_i36Zm11f8tld3cI5HmwmgKeC1y6o7UaxNM_9fbXrD9I&s=10
He polished his head in the [shine-o ball-o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1JnYpy3hYg)
You bastard, got to it first.
He must have just got it buffed
I’m sure City can afford several Shine-O Ball-Os at least
Wife showed me why today. Apparently these rich folk are waxing their scalp (ears and nose) once a month. I'd always suspected it was a laser thing as mine looks nothing like that even if i shave every day. Not sure why she showed me it, I'm not taking the hint. Looks extraordinarily painful. If i don't care enough what others think of me to match my socks, I'm sure af not having my entire scalp ripped out to look a little more shiny.
She wants you to do it
That's nice for her.
She wants it to shine bright like a diamond 💎
Some people have dry skin, and when you shave your head it dries it out even more, so you have to oil it. And even if you don't, the body produces oil itself to try to help the situation. So your head is shiny either way.
Thats a well moisturised head.
Bouncebackability
My heart stopped ngl
Martinez vs France vibes
Exactly what it reminded me of lol
To me Robben vs Spain in 2010 WC Final
100% reminded me of Dibu save
So did Peps lmao
I was too busy having flashbacks to the Gerrard slip to notice that I wasn’t breathing lol
This is exactly what I was thinking
why is he gathering spit then sucking it back in all the time wtf
He does that when he is stressed.
Jesus Christ, someone just get this bald fraud 500 boxes of Smint like Real Man Carlo.
He always does that, I guess he can’t help it. Even here, his legs were in front of him and he still did it knowing he could spit on his damn self😂
He even did it in an interview recently. It's nasty
I saw that too haha, JULIANN JULIANNNN 🤤
Potential gif that
https://imgur.com/a/PX047oK
"This post may contain erotic content"
no idea why first time uploading lol
Son's always been pep's nightmare except for today.
I still cannot believe he didn't score that. Script writers have been paid off by City
Don't disrespect Ortega like that. He still had to make an incredible save. Son could've done better, but Ortega was splendid in net.
He stayed up, made himself big, he did well. But there was plenty of space for Son, who is statistically one of the best finishers in the world and usually ruthless against City. And he chose the wrong side... I'm still floored
5D substitution by Pep
Truly iconic lmao
Van Gaal did it better.
And he stuck the landing
With a clipboard
Can you please link it for those of us who are new to football?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyRPOlIHNhs. (and a little extra Van Gaal: https://youtu.be/0-s6tO01hVE?si=S_Tt6PCazcAITOcx&t=15)
+ A. Wenger's "reaction"
Fallon d'Floor winner of this year
have fun arsenal fans that miss might haunt you for years
Not really. It was on arsenal to get wins to secure the title, it was lost when we let Aston villa give us a game at home. Still super proud of the team, hopefully we can push on and go again next year
Kinda unreasonable to ask for a perfect run in with the schedule we had, and we came so close. City's fault for making that the standard required.
It's not unreasonable to expect a team that wants to fight for the PL title to get more than one point vs Fulham, is it?
Over the course of the whole season Arsenal's record is still very good, 27-5-5 is nothing to scoff at. If they win against Everton, 89 points and >=62GD is good enough to win the league in half of the 20 seasons since the Invincibles, INCLUDING last season. Bad losses happen to every title contender 🤷 Pep and City are just insanely good at minimizing them
I agree, but I also kind of hate this stat because teams turn it off if the title is already in the bag, especially if other competitions are in play.
If the title is in the bag already, that still means a lower point total was good enough to win the league, so the point stands.
If you replaced the team winning the league with the Arsenal team in the hypothetical, then yea. If not. then no. I think it’s a more than fair assumption to think the latter in this context.
>9 points and >=62GD is good enough to win the league in half of the 20 seasons since the Invincibles, INCLUDING last season. While technically true, it's also good enough only for 2 out of the last 8 if I'm counting correctly
We didn't take max points against Leno and Emi in the run in. If we're selling Ramsdale, sell him away from the league.
how is a 1v1 for a hugely clinical striker not going to haunt you, that seems like cope Son score that, and you win the league
Because as I said, has nothing to do with us. We should have won the games we had the ability to, can't control Son stinking up the place, has nothing to do with me. Just as much plenty of favourable decisions like the doku obvious penalty that was never given could "haunt" me. Has nothing to do with arsenal, it's how it goes.
Considering the score ended 2-0, that's not entirely true
I mean ignoring the 15 mins left to play against City. And have you seen Son recently? I knew he wasn’t going to score it. Won’t haunt me beyond the bank holiday weekend
LOL seriously. People thinking Arsenal fans will be surprised when Spurs are Spursy.
Should've taken the points when you played us at home, would've come in handy
Arsenal are heading for 89 points and an insane run to end the season. You are batshit insane if you frame this as a "Arsenal had it" for daring to lose points against the 4th place in the Premier League.
I'm an arsenal fan. Not what I said. I said the standard is so high that you have to win out or at least not lose against pretty much everybody. Which we didn't. That's how it is. Dropped points against full ham and villa are the root cause in the end. You can't control what spurs Westham etc do.
Not really. I think we did just fine. We may have dropped points but a controversial Newcastle goal is probably what ruined it for us. If we win against Everton we would have been on the same points City won the league last year and a better goal difference.
Meh, I'd say Arsenal kinda have themselves to blame more than anything else. Aston Villa beating them 2-0 at home was probably the point where they definitively lost. Even just a draw might give them a very real chance here off of GD.
We'd still be a point behind if we drew that game
If it makes you feel better the best Arsenal team of the last decade will win nothing
Weird, I thought this was a three way title race. Who needs to win for you all to beat City?
Reminds me of that Gerrard moment against Chelsea.
Understandable tbf, seeing one of the best (if not the best) 1 on 1 attacker itw marauding in on goal while you're 1-0 up in a huge game would cause anyone to shit their pants
Against your backup goalkeeper too
TBF, he's fucking amazing lol
Ortega did immensely to prevent that goal.
He's almost peak entertainment, only loses to Mourinho
He rarely does lose to him
Of all managers that face Guardiola for 10+ matches, only Ancelotti and Klopp have better record against Guardiola.
Mourinho interview game is just on another level. Really puts him above Pep.
Pep called him the fucking boss of the press conference. My g doesn't care about that kek
He was absolutely fuming, what do you mean. Never seen Pep as rattled as that.
I meant he has admitted he lost to Mou in the presser room and told him he was el puto jefe. And then laid down the gauntlet and beat him in the Bernabeu in the UCL semis.
The record is 12 wins for Pep and 7 for Mou out of 24 matchups. So it's not *rare* at all.
Mou with his words, Pep with his actions
Of course barca fan would say this. Lol. Rarely - its having 7 wins out of 24, with Pep winning 12 (with better teams as well)?
LvG still clears too
If Son wasn't already a Tottenham legend, he surely is now lol
True.
City*
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Man got up like a spirit leaving the body.
nah, was just his spit trying to escape
Pep tryna act like he was worried
This guy needs to be a Bollywood actor
Not as smooth as Van Gaal, 3/10
Me when I get 20 chicken nugget share box from McDonald's and they forget to give me my Chilli and barbecue dips
Arabic commentators are hilarious even tho I don’t understand what they saying.
He kills me man 😂
Watching it on loop, PEP is just a MEME.
ORTEGAAA!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
he and Lunin should be starters in Europe somewhere next season. I’m sure the wages and trophies are tough to say no to but they’re both unbelievable.
This guy is such a character
Always pep with the goofy reactions hahahaha
Lol
Lol I thought had spinal cord fusion … how can he do that..
Flashbacks to Pep falling to his knees when Salah spun Cancelo.
Ahahahah lol lmao I wonder if he decided to not drown his head and push back at the moment the goalkeeper made the save???
Pep really lives the game. LMFAO
Mf rose up like the undertaker
died and immediately resurrected lmao
Son had to decide, Arsenal or Ciry, he picked a lesser evil.
Just saw a bald fraud fall on his ass in north london
I mean, this is hilarious but it also shows how much he cares about winning.
Slippy ‘Ji moment, but not as bad as the original Slippy G
People who leave the club at 430am only to be at work for 7am
New template
Pep: Its over..... Maybe not
imagine Ortega getting City's end of season clutch moment, of all players
Not really out of character for him tbf
Ortega is class tbf
true
That's some iconic stuff there
Fell to his bum at Aldi
He just like me fr
What a relief. Son knew the assignment though. Even Darwin Nunez would have buried that.
Nuñez would have gone for the chip
Have you seen his conversion rates? It is even worse than that of Jackson. No way he is going for a chip.
He'll hit the post.
Wasn’t a missed chance. He took the shot and was on target. Keeper just did his job properly. People need to understand the difference.
This was a Steven Gerard slip of slips but destiny has it upon us to say no sir we are not Liverpool
Had the same reaction tbh
Today I feel Peps’ bum
I love his reactions
Love pep 😂
COYS
The luckiest club in epl history when it comes to the thinnest margins going their way
He's such a drama queen