Alex Ferguson today says he can't believe that City sacked Mancini , and i am of the opinion that no other City manager has gained Fergies respect in such a way .... respect that came because of the achievements of Mancini during the few years that he's been here , and respect that came because he was in no way 'overawed' by Fergies presence in Manchester , as City finally started to pull their weight in derby games on a regular basis.
FA Cup winners
Premiership champions
Charity/Community Shield winners
FA Cup runners-up
Premiership runners-up
whether all the stories of rifts with the players are true or not , i feel that we've lost a Fergie-type manager here , a guy who almost certainly would have won many more trophies for this club over time , and gained even more respect from rival managers ...... and he liked living here too.
I wish Roberto Mancini well ... i liked him , and he looked the part to me .... yes , he made mistakes , but his decisions also won many games for us too .... and i'm none too sure that the ageing Pellegrini , should he arrive , will emulate the success that Mancini has enjoyed , and probably would have continued to enjoy ...... but then again , Joe Mercer was in his fifties when he took over the managerial reigns here , and that came following his sacking by Aston Villa , just after he'd suffered a stroke ... and nobody needs reminding of the success he brought City.
There isn't much he could do if he'd lost all , or part , of the dressing room , but maybe his seemingly 'distant' situations with the two Spanish henchmen , and Marwood , did him even less favours than his squabbles with certain players ......
one thing is for sure , Mancini would have given a rats arse for anything the Dail Mail said .. or what any other paper said for that matter !
I think we've lost a very good manager here , and i can only hope that we don't live to regret it.
