A Beautiful Obsession (2026) TV Thread

[The GOAT]

Looking forward to watching this one. Some of the snippets I've seen are quite explosive, especially when City were on their poor run of form when they lost 9 out of 13 games.

 

[Best]

Actually felt sorry for Guardiola during it, as we all know when City were going through that awful spell in 2024/25, he looked awful - the scratches, the divorce, etc it all looked to be taking its toll.

It sounds like he should have left a season or 2 earlier, but especially with that run he didn't want to leave them in a low point.

 

[Jason]

Actually felt sorry for Guardiola during it, as we all know when City were going through that awful spell in 2024/25, he looked awful - the scratches, the divorce, etc it all looked to be taking its t

I don't think moments like these should be filmed.

 

[Cappuccino Kid]

Actually felt sorry for Guardiola during it, as we all know when City were going through that awful spell in 2024/25, he looked awful - the scratches, the divorce, etc it all looked to be taking its toll.

I don't think moments like these should be filmed.

Yeah, there were a fair amount of tears. De Bruyne, when he was basically told the club wanted rid of him, looked in bits as well, and when you see him with the family it's easy to forget that these guys are people and family men as well.

There were a couple of bits of decent insight, like the fact that they acknowledged there was noise about Cherki's attitude off the field and showed the background checks they did with former coaches, and one did actually come back with a bad report, although the rest were fine, and that's why they decided to proceed.

 

[Scottish Batman]

The main thing I take from this is that he definitely stayed too long at City and shouldn't have signed that extension.

 

[Bob the Ninja]

Aside from being tactically brilliant, you can't deny his passion and dedication. I also think his man-management is on point and that players were willing to run through brick walls for him. Some critics say he is manipulative, but I don't think that's the case. I think the biggest difference between him and, Sir Alex Ferguson who many regard the best manager ever, is that Ferguson was much more stable and unfazed as years went by. This 10-year stint at City pushed Pep to the very edge with the intensity he brought.

Honestly, I'm not even sure what is next for him or if there is some gas left in the tank. He will probably decide to come back after a certain time, but I'm also not that convinced it will be a success.

Brilliant manager, though.