Chick Counterfly said:it's a risky business selecting youngsters when the more impressionable fans seem to believe it's our destiny to win every single game. he plays Boyata, he has a bad game and the usual suspects destroy the manager, (and by implication the young player in question). he plays a youth team in the carling cup, they lose and the faithful want Mancini strung up. can't win, really, can he.
I'm sure he would if they were good enough, the West Brom Carling Cup tie suggested that most of those wouldn't be.BillyShears said:LoveCity said:I haven't seen Cerci so am probably not qualified to comment - but based on the iffy reviews of him by Italian fans, I'm puzzled as to why Mancini doesn't save the 7m and just use Weiss as cover. Weiss is younger but has more experience in big game situations (World Cup with Slovakia, Champions League with Rangers) and is still highly thought of and valued around the same price as Cerci. He also counts as homegrown, which is becoming more and more important now.
The biggest myth peddled about Mancini is that he'll give youth a chance. He hasn't done, and he won't do.
BillyShears said:Chick Counterfly said:it's a risky business selecting youngsters when the more impressionable fans seem to believe it's our destiny to win every single game. he plays Boyata, he has a bad game and the usual suspects destroy the manager, (and by implication the young player in question). he plays a youth team in the carling cup, they lose and the faithful want Mancini strung up. can't win, really, can he.
Of course...Mancini can't win. Poor Mancini. Us fans are so ignorant we just don't get it...
BillyShears said:Don't know much about him so I asked around.
I'd be shocked if we signed him. By all accounts he's not good enough to play in a top 6 side in Italy, let alone play in a top 4 side in England...
jjeangi said:Quite a big finger you're pointing there, mate. Elaborate.BillyShears said:Of course...Mancini can't win. Poor Mancini. Us fans are so ignorant we just don't get it...
ST Coleridge said:BillyShears said:Don't know much about him so I asked around.
I'd be shocked if we signed him. By all accounts he's not good enough to play in a top 6 side in Italy, let alone play in a top 4 side in England...
I only hope our scouts are as thorough as Billy. What a genius.
BillyShears said:ST Coleridge said:BillyShears said:Don't know much about him so I asked around.
I'd be shocked if we signed him. By all accounts he's not good enough to play in a top 6 side in Italy, let alone play in a top 4 side in England...
I only hope our scouts are as thorough as Billy. What a genius.
I'm sure given the resources available to our club - they are incredibly thorough with scouting potential transfer targets. Which is why I said I'd be shocked if we signed him. I haven't found a single person who watches Italian football regularly who can say much positive about Cerci...