Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti believes former coach Pep Guardiola will succeed at the English Premier League club.In his introductory news conference last week, new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was asked about the astounding number of high-profile managers in the Premier League and what it means to have such a collection ofcoaching talent."Big managers take me to another level," he proclaimed. "They push me to achieve things."The problem now is that even if all of these high-profile managers take their tactics to the next level, the nature of the competition means that not all of them can achieve the heights Guardiola speaksof.There are at least six clubs that will expect to challenge for the title next season, but only one can win it -- and only four can qualify for the Champions League. Some managers are going to fall short of their expected targets even if they are doing all the fundamentals of their job correctly.In short, we are going to have to recalibrate our notion of what managerial"failure" really means.Will Pep Guardiola's first season with Manchester City be deemed a success?Take the case of Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur. With a bright young squad and an even brighter young manager, Spurs should be expected to build on their third-place finish last season. But the parameters of last season have already wildly changed, and they could well be engulfed in the waves made by wealthier clubs.In that regard, the Premier League could transform into a league reminiscent of theSerie A of the mid-90s, when teams finishing as low as 10th place, like GabrielBatistuta's Fiorentina, were still dazzling and worthy of great respect.The campaign is also likely to be the opposite of last season; the 2015-16 campaign was defined by underperformances from all the richest sides, paving the way for clubs like Leicester City and Tottenham to perform beyond expectations. Wealthier sides have since stepped up with signings and appointments like Guardiola at Manchester City.This unrelenting competitiveness is goingto make the new campaign hugely exciting for those watching but intensely demanding for those involved. So, what actually should be demanded of the league's top sides?Manchester CityDue to the manner in which he was chased, the amount of money City are willing to spend and the debate around his last job at Bayern Munich, there is probably less leeway for Guardiola than anyone else. He has to win the league next season or the campaign will be deemed a failure and the hype around his arrival will go unjustified. This may be unfair, but it's the expectation his profile has created.Manchester UnitedJose Mourinho has expressly been brought in to restore United to the standards that the club have come to know and expect. United have dropped solow in recent years -- finishing seventh, fourth and fifth in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, respectively -- that any kind of title challenge from Mourinho's side will be acceptable in his first year in charge. The club just needs to regain their competitive feel.Jose Mourinho will hope to bring Manchester United back into title contention.If Mourinho can produce a season like 2013-14 at Chelsea, where his side put together a decent challenge despite finishing third, his first campaign will probably be deemed a relative success and represent an improvement. Mourinho, however, might feel they have more to prove.ArsenalThere's an awful lot of high-spending going on around Arsenal, but the club would be remiss to allow the movements of their rivals to become another excuse for not putting up a proper title challenge. The reality is that Arsenal have more financial clout than ever before and, after their highest league finish since 2005 last season (second), they now finally need to push on.Just qualifying for the Champions Leagueshould no longer be enough. Arsenal needto finish third or higher, while also going the distance in the title race.
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