Yup.
I really liked Mancini - very popular with fans - undone because he pissed people off in person (management and players) and because management didn't back him (wanted Pep ultimately).
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Me? - I never thought that Pep's first year would be any sort of success.
Pep took over a very talented side - but not the most talented side in the P/L.
Moreover, Pep took over a side wholly unsuited to his style of play - everyone very good on the ball - everyone exceptionally fit - everyone able to press for the full 90 - everyone very football aware - able to recognize danger on defense and take action - everyone moving into open spaces on offense - that's not the side Pep inherited.
The team Pep took over from Pellers was miles away from anywhere near a side that could play the way Pep wanted.
One transfer window later - we're clearly the best team in the EPL and we're among the teams most likely to win the C/L.
Hopefully Pep stays another year or two - if he does, I think that a C/L title is at least 50-50.
Think Everton would be an interesting job for him. I'd be interested to see how does.
He showed at Villareal he can build a top side, he showed at Malaga he can do crisis management.
He managed egos at City and Madrid.
While I think Pep is an upgrade on Pellegrini (and Mancini), I agree that he has proven to be capable of managing in differing circumstances with wildly differing budgets. His spells at Villarreal and Malaga are criminally underrated by some (I’m not talking specifically about City fans here - just in general). He did a decent job in his one and only season at Real, and a great job in his first season with us, getting the players back onside after the problems at the back end of Mancini’s reign. Tactically, he’s not at Pep’s level IMO but he’s better than some give him credit for and he’s not afraid to play attacking football.
To be honest, I greatly appreciate the work both Mancini and Pellegrini did at City even though their reigns didn’t exactly end in glorious circumstances.
That's one of the funniest things I've read in ages. Cheers for posting, I was having a rubbish day and you've cheered me right up.Pellegrini really was an engineer and kept us afloat
We maybe could have done better that season, but we had horrendous injuries that everyone seems to forget.Like the guy, but I'm still confused as to how he couldn't organise us well enough to beat Leicester to the league in 2015/16
Must have been very frightening for Manuel and his wife.
Must have been very frightening for Manuel and his wife.
Raz probably brandished his leg at him!I dare say Sterling will get the blame.
Hope both are ok and not too badly shaken.