I liked Guardiola back when he was coping with Mourinho. In a way, I'm sure a lot of people gave him a free pass as he seemed the antithesis to Mourinho, which was a refreshing change, both in personality, and in football philosophy.
But I've since gotten a little weary of him, especially since he joined Munich. And I know it sounds strange, considering how immensely successful he is, and how exciting his football philosophy is, but it's true. I was hoping he would have gone to Italy, where there would have been more competition, or even England. But to Bayern? A team that seemingly recovered from the Dortmund resurgence and finished the season with a treble. A squad absolutely brimming with talent, easily among the top 3 in the world.
And now it seems he's destined to join City? In a way, Mourinho and Pep are two sides of the same coin, in terms of how they pick their prospective teams. There's nothing wrong with that, Ancelotti has also done well for himself following the same strategy. But it somehow seems more disappointing when Guardiola does it, at least for me. Probably because I heaped too much respect for him, raised him to a standard which was probably not achievable. I wanted him to manage a team that wasn't guaranteed a top 2 position in the league, or one that didn't have the highest wages and transfer buys in the league.
At the end of the day, how great is his football philosophy, if it's only manifested on the pitch by the world's greatest players. Mourinho was extremely successful with his philosophy, but bar the exception of Porto and their Championsleague run, he also had the world's best players at his disposal. I want to see their hypothesis really tested, when they're managing squads that aren't the most talented in the league. But then again, why should they care? If the opportunities are out there, and you can walk into any managerial seat in the world, why not pick and choose based on risk, opportunity, and possibilities.