Metodscaeft DeadBlue said:
I hate to sound like a Tory blaming the Labour governments of past on the current recession but given what people close to the club have said about Mancini's man management, I think we'll need more time to repair the broken players. Pellegrini's man management has proven to be a success in the past and this is evident from the previous matches. But it does take time. The more something is broken, the longer it will take to repair. Much like a broken arm in that respect.
Pellegrini is experienced enough. Yes, we're struggling a little in the prem but I don't believe the panic buttons should be pressed. Remember Mancini's first few games in charge? He already knew the prem from his days in England but we still weren't that convincing at that point.
I give it another month. That is when we know how Pellegrini will be matching up against others. We're already a damn site more attacking and there is more fluidity particularly in wide areas of the pitch. Players are more confident and eventually this will come to fruition during the foreseeable.
This is why despite the derby result, should god forbid we lose, once the dust has settled and I've retrieved my foot from the wall, we should all remember that there is (hopefully) much much more to come from this team. The time of the derby is still incredibly early days in Pellegrini's tenure, and I firmly believe that providing there isn't a more serious problem with the players themselves, if left up to Manuel we will improve, and more importantly improve respective to our opponents. I don't see the Rags getting notably better under Moyes, Mourinho will give Chelsea a boost without a doubt, but we're arguably sitting on the largest amount of untapped potential after last season. Even in our title season there was huge room for improvement once the initial purple patch ended.
If Pellegrini can get everyone happy and confident, find the system that suits the players, and has everyone working for each other game after game, we can steam roll this league the way Arsenals invincibles did, or Mourinho's first Chelsea side.
