Discuss Pellegrini (Pt 4)

[franksinatra]

Cheers gaffer cracking win today
More of the same next Sunday then let's get two away wins.

Absolutely Col.What a great day mate.
MP got it 100% bang on today.
He has certainly done something with Nasri.

Completely agree with that. I just hopes he sustains this form because his talent has never been in doubt. Well done MP.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

He needs to be judged over the course of the season. Hopefully these early results away from home are just teething problems.

 

[kenzie115]

We've conceded possession and territory to both United and Spurs at home and we've scored ten goals in two games with more than 50% being from a counter attack.

However we have only adopted those tactics at Chelsea away from home, with all other games seeing us camp in the oppositions' last third often with meaningless and monotonous possession which results in either just a half chance or nothing at all.

The only away game where our possession and territory game has worked so far was at West Ham. I don't understand how we haven't tried this different tactic in other away games than Chelsea. It doesn't have to be all game, but just in spells. It's easier to defend as a unit of eleven men in a small area (like their own penalty area), than it is in a broken field with just four or five men between the centre circle and their own goal with the quality we have on the break (as we saw today and against United with some sublime counter attacking play) we could totally damage some of the poorer teams in this way.

The United game is anomalous in terms of stats, for the first 50 minutes we had more possession and territory but after that we sat back and just let them have the ball.

Also, plenty of teams are happy with a point against us, if we sit back and look to hit them on the break what happens if they don't commit numbers forward?

 

[ped]

I don't think people have been calling for his head ;its just passion,from blues who are pissed of with sunderland away,not to mention villa ,Cardiff ,I completely understand peoples frustration,but at home we are awesome,well done pelle,now sort it out on the road,

 

[RegMuffin]

Bizarre how some want to turn a 6-0 win into a squabble about who's the best manager.... Wobble heads and get another beer in.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I'm not convinced,due to his lack of personality.....but i think we even saw some passion/emotion from the boss when Zabba was taken out.

 

[Jim Tolmie's Underpants]

I'm not convinced,due to his lack of personality.....

Guess you don't think much of Bob Paisley's managerial ability, then.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Clean sheet.
Players reaction to a poor away defeat
Nasri playing like he has been reborn.
Best partnership up top in the prem.

Absolutely nothing to worry about as regards home form. Just sort the away form and there will be nothing to complain about.

 

[Ducado]

I have every respect for doubters who express their doubts, but have the grace to come back on here and congratulate the manager on a good win and further add to what is after all a perfectly valid discussion (even if I find it boring) , what I can't be doing with is those that spout off during the hard times but disappear when we win it's almost as if they want us to lose in order to prove a point

 

[Bluesiam]

If Manchester City v Spurs was must win for Pellegrini, as some "City" fans claimed, does it follow that the loser of Spurs v Man Utd should be sacked?

Very happy blue here, and I hope that this is a turning point for our season.

I wont really be truly confident of City until Kompany is back in the team - when that happens we will be a force home and away.

Those blaming Pellegrini for the away defeats are way off the mark, although I understand the frustration

Good post Marv,i too am confident had Kompany been an ever present this season,we'd be flying and probably sitting pretty at the top.

I'll say again,some daft fvckers will be embarrassed by their comments in this thread come the end of the season.

Similarly Kompany missed 12 league games last season. Im confident we would have won the league if he had been ever present. Still it never stopped some criticising Mancini and you for one have never used it as a mitigating factor for the problems last season. Why can arguments not be balanced? Pellegrini is being judged just like Mancini was last year.

Mancini would never have his sides keeping their feet on the gas like Pellers does. The other major difference is that Pellers will never be sacked because he is demotivating the team and criticising players in public.