Biggest mistakes of the decade.

[worsleyweb]

var

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Upon consideration...

The biggest mistake of the decade absolutely has to be failure to back Mancini in the 2012-2013 season... at all.

At the start of the season, Mancini pleaded with management for big signings... at one point he made an important trip to Milan meeting with Thiago Silva and Ibrahiminovic, both players on the market and willing - and indeed did - transfer.

Instead of landing these marque players... we signed, at the last minute, and overpaying...

Javi Garcia
Matija Nastasic
Jack Rodwell
Soctt Sinclair
Maicon
Richard Wright

Mostly complete crap, though Nastasic did perform rather well in his first season for us.

Back Mancini, sign high caliber players, and we might well have won the 2012-2013 title.

Which is not to say that Mancini should have been our manager long term - his substitutions/tactics were frequently misjudged, and his man-management and lack of ability to get on with others - players, and management both - meant that a better manager was always going to be available.

Nonetheless.... the 2012-2013 treatment of Mancini is, I think our biggest missed opportunity of the decade.

Disagree a bit on the bit about tactics and subs but all round a fantastic post.......

 

[Kenward Garg]

Him and Tevez (though both great players).......

Aye. Brilliant footballers who have left me with some great memories.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Aye. Brilliant footballers who have left me with some great memories.

Agreed - just a shame about their c#ntish traits.......

 

[Nellies left peg]

You really cannot see why Hart had to go?

Not to be replaced by Charlie Caroli

 

[mosssideblue]

Not to be replaced by Charlie Caroli

Yawn

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

var

Ha. Literally just clicked in the thread to write that!

 

[Goater=Legend]

Semi final 2nd leg vs Real Madrid

Just infuriating

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

To be fair to the hierarchy on this one, if we had sacked the manager after 93:20 I think the club would have burnt to the ground from a very angry fanbase. It would have been such an unpopular move which would also have tainted the victory and circumstances we had just endured and enjoyed throughout the season (still absolutely amazes me to this day when I think back to it 11/12).

I know it generally seems to be an opinion against the grain nowadays but the manager was an enormous part of us winning the league that year..........

I agree absolutely. As I said, I suspect they were very mindful of the PR shitstorm over the sacking of Hughes. And Mancini was probably the obstinate, arrogant bastard we needed to kick us on from where we were to winning the FA Cup & the PL.

 

[franksinatra]

I agree absolutely. As I said, I suspect they were very mindful of the PR shitstorm over the sacking of Hughes. And Mancini was probably the obstinate, arrogant bastard we needed to kick us on from where we were to winning the FA Cup & the PL.

Exactly, the right man at the right time. Incredibly his legacy still lives on massively at the club with Aguero, Silva (his signings) and Kompany (who he immediately moved to centre half) being pivotal to last years treble, 8/9 years after they signed.

He also had to build a team following on from the scattergun transfer approach of the previous 3 years. Strikers bought injured (Santa Cruz), players only training once a week (Bellamy) and another who lost interest 5 months after he arrived (Adebayor).

But it was time to move on when he left but fortunately he left us with much better foundations for success than when he arrived.