Pep Guardiola to be the NEXT England manager?! | Guillem Balague reveals ALL! | Kickin' It

[@pauln0371]

I bloody hope Guillem is right about Pep and him becoming the next England Manager. They would be unstoppable. MOT ALAW 👍👍👍

[@thrilla72]

He will do it once most of the England squad are players that he and City have brought through

[@詹姆斯-k2k]

People are overlooking the fact that Pep excels working with and coaching players on a daily basis. The profile of international management and the demands are totally different.

[@adamhughes404]

Good point,you essentially become a scout for 18 month.. 😅

[@JamesCM86]

The rumors of him coaching England have been swirling for a while now. People don’t want to believe it because it’s everyone’s worst nightmare come true. It’s going to happen

[@pauln0371]

So he already lives in England, his family are settled in England and he has worked with most of the England Squad. Not to mention he just doesn't have the time to get the American team anywhere near the standard required to be competitive on the world stage.. ENGLAND is the obvious choice. The only other might be Argentina🤔🤔

[@JamesCM86]

⁠@@pauln0371I’ve read a few articles and I believe it. At first I didn’t but google it, a few interesting articles. Guillem seems to know something too. He is friends with both Pep and Gareth. Look at how much Gareth has invested in England, before he even managed the senior team he had various roles at the FA in which he developed the England DNA/the 10 yr plan etc. Gareth will choose his successor, that’s how much power he has at the FA and he won’t be picking someone who he feels will undo all his work. Whatever you think about how he chooses to set England up, this is his team and he has worked with most of them since they were 15/16. He cares what happens to them when he is gone.

[@mikerich3741]

@@pauln0371or maybe Spain the country he is from 😂😂😂😂

[@carolsomewhereinengland2541]

Absolutely It's Happening!

[@ERICTENHAG56]

In case u dont know he hates spain ​@@mikerich3741

[@Agustin-nf1eh]

Guardiola has to be the England coach

[@torreslion3773]

Pep’s a boss ❤

[@bokehintheussr5033]

Pep... I know you're reading this... you're seeing England at the euros... We need you mate... please... from one baldy to another... baldies of the world unite!

[@ethantownzen9432]

Jurgen Klopp to manage the USA & Pep to manage England. Classic rivalry where Pep is given everything he wants to work with and Klopp is given the chance to prove everyone wrong with a lesser team. 🙌

[@StanleyG77744]

Klopp still had salah mane firminho etc

[@siviter]

A more realistic option and a better rivalry to England would be for Klopp to manage Germany.

[@sumitsharma4706]

@@siviter klop will not manage germany he can manage club team and naglesman will manage germany

[@istvanszabo8698]

Pep is a fantastic trainer and teacher. Is it what England needs? You may need English players first, much better Academies different style...

[@alexoneill301]

Balague is the most air filled pundit on the circuit. The players do not need a genius to be great, they need a great leader

[@nadjibmennouni975]

Any other manager , so we won't see 5 right backs and magwaya and hendo in the england squad !!!

[@aru8302]

Pep is the boss of England, he must to be the coach. Even I will put him over Sunak as a primer minister.

[@Cebz2.0]

They said Klopp is a better manager then Pep so why dont they go for him? Hypocrisy at its finest

[@sriramkasyap6590]

That espanyol comment was straight up demolition man

[@CG68810]

The US needs to hire him. They need someone of that caliber that is NOT American. Someone who can change their entire system and doesn't bring drama or incompetency.

[@KingGopherNuts]

We don't have the money to hire him

[@Delboy0]

The USA just don’t have talent to attract Pep or even play his style of football. It is delusional to think he would want to coach mediocre American players.

[@CG68810]

@@KingGopherNuts They do if they are committed to being a player in the elite of this sport. The US thinks by hiring a US coach is going to move them forward and that isn't ever going to happen. They live in a bubble that is the land of mediocrity. I believe that most Soccer fans in the US accept that and are ok with it.

[@CG68810]

@@Delboy0 Going to a team filled with talent is not a challenge or something a coach like Pep is going to be motivated by. A team that has potential and being able to coach them to high levels, along with impacting an entire system is what someone who is accomplished as Pep wants. He did that with Man City, except this would be even greater to do with the world's greatest sports nation and media market.

[@Delboy0]

@@CG68810 Pep is never going to coach the USA. The players are not as good as the American think they are. Winning with England would be a father bigger deal than coaching America who have zero chance of being competitive and don’t even have the players he needs to action his tactics. He like to vacation in the USA that is it nothing more and more less.

[@Shahanshah-ys1bi]

PEP IS BEST CHOICE TO BE ENGLAND MANAGER in SUMMER 2025 1 PROVEN RECORD OF MANAGING PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS GETTING BEST FROM THEM - WON LOADS TITLES 2 . KNOW ENGLISH PLAYERS EVEN TOP PLAYERS AT OTHER CLUBS THAT PLAYS AGAINST WEEK IN WEEK OUT 3 WORLD CUP TITLE ON CV - ONLY FEW TEAMS IN EUROPE CAN WIN IT . 4 3/4 HIS PLAYERS ENGLAND INT AND OTHERS LIKE BELINGHAM PLAY TOP CLUBS - HE BUILD A WORLD WINNING TEAM FOR USA . 5 . HES A WINNER AND ENGLAND IS HIS SECOND HOME / LEGACY / MEDIA LOVE HIM

[@ArmyofLove]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@joelabsalom968]

What an interesting podcast. An excellent host, a word class journalist, two nobodies, and dude who played for Fulham.

[@CG68810]

Pep has everything to gain by coaching the US and everything to lose coaching England. First, England is stacked with talent. Thus, anything less than a World Cup title would be a major hit for him. Plus in England, as he is aware, the amount of scrutiny by English fans and media for anything other than a World Cup (especially with someone like Pep) would be oppressive. In the US, the hopes are so low and there is no where near the media attention for soccer, he can work his magic and not feel like he is coaching in a fish bowl. If the US doesn't get deep in the tourney, he won't get the blame, we will all still blame the system that is in place. Imagine if he can change the US into a world power in the largest sporting country in the world, it would be his greatest achievement. I am sure it is just a pipe dream, but as an American, having someone of that stature that can come in and smack around the US Soccer executives and demand they scrap their horrible system, would be the best thing that could happen. He would have the full support of the US soccer fans.

[@kJ922-h3j]

There would be some truth to that if England had won a lot and won recently…we’ve won 1 World Cup and it was nearly 60 years ago 😂

[@Delboy0]

Americans need to stop this delusion about Pep coaching the USA, they neither have the talent or the players able to play the way Pep wants. Turning the USA from a mediocre team to a slightly better than mediocre team is not an achievement, they don’t have the players to be contenders because of the pay to play system. Winning a trophy with England the oldest and most prestigious national team with 60 years of failure, would be by far his biggest ever achievement and England actually have the quality players and depth to win.

[@parmaman8551]

I'd love to know where Americans get this sense of entitlement from

[@JamesCM86]

He has nothing to lose by coaching England. He wouldn’t even have to move house. Delusional perspective but not surprising, Americans tend to be that way.

[@CG68810]

@@kJ922-h3j Yes, but England has perhaps the most talented team in the world and will be going into 2026. The expectations will and should be higher than any time in a long time for them. English fans want nothing less than the World Cup win any time in an average year, but with the talent they have going into 2026, there will be an expectation that they should win it all. Why would Pep want to risk his reputation and be torn to shreds if that doesn't materialize. In the US if they make it to the quarterfinals that is a huge victory. If they flop, his reputation will not take a hit because everyone will blame it on the pathetic US soccer system.

[@carolsomewhereinengland2541]

England fans! Pep is coming!!!!! 🎉

[@parmaman8551]

"Would he consider US."' Where do they get their sense of entitlement from?

[@JamesCM86]

It’s wild. By virtue of them being American they think the world owes them and they deserve the best.

[@kb5509]

The English

[@timg63]

And people complain of English media being bias and overrating the national team.

[@chrisstones3488]

Money.

[@TheJuanvegas]

Are they saying US national team tongue in cheek? They seemed serious 😂

[@chvrlieclark]

Typical Americans, they draw one game against England, and they suddenly think they're gods gift to football who can actually get Pep Guardiola 🙄🙄🙄

[@timg63]

I actually couldn't believe they weren't being sarcastic at the beginning. Then they kept banging on about it. Would be understandable coming from fans but they're professional players!

[@ArmyofLove]

Howevet, Luis dunk is the missing piece

[@clipped6963]

I've been saying England should of got Pep for the longest time but the FA don't want someone that is demanding and a big character, they want a puppet like Southgate they can control. Us fans will have to force them to get rid of Southgate proving they are not pro-active....

[@thrilla72]

What exactly would Pep have done differently? Remember he can't just sell players if they aren't working out?

[@sammybeck4855]

​@@thrilla72Made substitutions a lot earlier

[@thrilla72]

@@sammybeck4855 Ok, point. Any specific games, subs you are referring to?

[@thrilla72]

USA need to develop at least 5 world class players before they can start thinking about getting a manager like Pep

[@mariusstrmglendrange2411]

Pep won t take over a country that calls it soccer…

[@omizzle35]

Love the insight from Guillem but, why is there no talk about Spain? Last time I checked that's who Pep played for.

[@maggggers5108]

He's a proud Catalan and doesn't see himself as Spanish

[@kb5509]

​​​@@maggggers5108he saw himself as Spanish enough to play for the national team for years. Why would managing be any different?

[@aaronbaker8173]

lmao bros spanish he speaks spanish everyone that claims catalan speaks spanish not catalanish no and pepe would never coach england wdf why would he do that when he could go back to spain or barca again @@maggggers5108

[@sidkumar9838]

@@kb5509 Maybe the rising political tension between them in the last decade could be an issue, not sure though

[@rajkaranvirk7525]

@@kb5509 Political tensions are different than compared to when he played. In City's Amazon doc, he referred to Catalonia as "my country"

[@noorazean5370]

If he become england coach after he won world cup or euro or both, he will surely leave the job..then all supporters 😂

[@s0ccer96]

Logically England makes the most sense. But really, the U.S. are heading into a World Cup on home soil with a core of players that are capable of making a run and doing something special. It’s a great opportunity to leave a lasting legacy here. Also, for someone like Pep, there will always bring more opportunities available to coach England and/or any other larger footballing nation. So I figure it would be intriguing to try something with the United States, given if the opportunity was there with a World Cup on home soil.

[@mahmoudmohammed6578]

Also U.S. in Qater WC 22 was really good the lack of experience was their problem with more players in Europe they will improve plus being in your country play a big role Morocco was in the top four because of the fan support as Arab country so why not the U.S.

[@JamesCM86]

The delusion over the 0-0 trophy against England still reigns supreme I see.

[@s0ccer96]

It’s not delusion that the U.S outperformed them in that match. Most of us watched that match and realize that we should’ve won it with proper finishing. English fans always banter about how they will embarrass us, and when it counts on the World stage, England underperform. Or maybe, just maybe, the U.S. is getting better. Y’all are always so scared to admit it just because we call it soccer. Deal with it.

[@joshnewton2826]

@@s0ccer96 just support your ladies bro

[@s0ccer96]

@@joshnewton2826lol

[@eugenemullan4957]

With the players england have they could win the next two world cups with a proper manager

[@kb5509]

Lol. Said every England fan ever. And they've done almost nothing.

[@thrilla72]

​@@kb5509EXACTLY!!!

[@thrilla72]

​@@kb5509We don't have a squad that is vastly better than any other nation.

[@TheJuanvegas]

​@kb5509 isn't that the point? To have a manager to fulfil their potential? Kane and Bellingham are arguably the best players in the world right now, he's already worked with the likes of Foden, a top manager could do wonders with that team

[@thrilla72]

@@TheJuanvegas Your focus is purely on the attack, no mention of the keeper, defense or midfield. Also International managers get very little almost no time to train/coach/improve players

[@johnmassey2980]

I would hav thought one of the primary requisites of an England Manager is the ability to speak the English language, which Guardiola cannot.

[@sidkumar9838]

Is that a joke?

[@johnmassey2980]

@@sidkumar9838 No. His English is dreadful. Unintelligible. Compare to Arteta, who is always crystal clear, if not always grammatically perfect.

[@sidkumar9838]

@@johnmassey2980 wow! If that’s a reason for not picking him, it’s quite stupid. He’s worked in Premier League for 7 years now and if the players don’t get what he’s explaining, they wouldn’t be playing half as good as they are now. But anyways I wouldn’t want Pep to be England’s manager so I’m all good😂

[@dibeshshrestha9277]

@@sidkumar9838I was about to ask the same thing ..

[@cmoney2041]

If Pep win with England he is the best manager every!!

[@andeez4663]

Yankland is a footballing backwater. Yank league has no promotion / relegation FFS. Pep ain't goin there!!!!

[@Abrantelo]

umm actually Guardiola will ended up go to Newcastle or Saudi Clubs