Dzeko's Right Boot said:
But at the same time, with the money we have spent, there isn't any time. The time that you thought we would have had isn't there. These two teams haven't spent in bucketloads like we have. Yes the Sheikh and Mubarak seem to have more patience, but not 4 or 5 years patience. Don't put me down as one of those fans who are like "WHY AREN'T WE TOP YET??!??!!??!? LULZ LOLOLOL", because I am usually quite patient. Personally, I think next season is our season. But our performances recently have been screaming for a bit more pace, a bit of urgency.
Well, Barca have spent a lot of money (i reckon a quick tally of their current squad - about 175 million euros, ignores the likes of Ibra, Chygrinsky etc).
The point about us is for me at the moment it's purely about achieving realistic objectives. Factored into the setting of those targets has to be an admission that it's very difficult to create a consistent footballing side in such a short space of time (hence why i think 4th place would be fine), and almost impossible to create an attractive, consistent footballing side in such a short space of time.
At the moment, results are far, far more important than style or entertainment for me, that can all come later. A lot of people do seem to use the style of play argument against Mancini, allied with the money spent. As far as i'm concerned you judge results at the end of the season unless it's looks as though you have very little chance of achieving your set targets.
Although i agree recently we have been a bit ponderous, i think that's caused by a few factors - the introduction of Dzeko coinciding with the injury of AJ, plus i do think we lack one player in central midfield who can provide a bit of a spark. But generally i think the current slight lull is more of a glitch than a total systemic failure and as such is nothing to be particularly worried about.
So....there is time, provided we keep our head above water in the short-term.
