Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2014/15 (continued)

[coleridge]

I have heard Klopp mentioned here and there today. FIrst time for a while.

But as Karen says, does anyone really know?

 

[hilts]

Klopp the chosen one in the summer with paddy taking over the rest of this season then paddy to be assistant manager to klopp I've been told.

By whom?

Same person who give me spot on info when we got nailed for ffp mate. My cousin works at bbc sport media team and is good mates with a lad in city's media team and statements etc are being prepped and a board meeting of type was held today if tolm or someone could verify? The board are stunned as much as anything as to how bad its got and never thought we would even be close to missing out on top 4.

least that is some info, i shall remember your username and a well done or my full wrath will come down on you

 

[80s Shorts]

Does sly sports news go on a repeat loop after a certain time like they used to ?

After that time if announced today.

 

[LoveCity]

Klopp the chosen one in the summer with paddy taking over the rest of this season then paddy to be assistant manager to klopp I've been told.

By whom?

Same person who give me spot on info when we got nailed for ffp mate. My cousin works at bbc sport media team and is good mates with a lad in city's media team and statements etc are being prepped and a board meeting of type was held today if tolm or someone could verify? The board are stunned as much as anything as to how bad its got and never thought we would even be close to missing out on top 4.

20/1 at Sky Bet if you trust your source.

Klopp has been found out a bit this year but could still be a good manager for us with the right players. The problem is on a scale of 1-10 of how much a player suits Klopp's football, most of ours would rate 1-5.

 

[BlueRockape]

Frank De Boer ?

 

[Ray78]

Klopp is languishing in mid table ( being involved in a relegation scrap up until a couple months ago) after finishing second the previous season.

He's ideal then

Absolutely.

 

[robbieh]

Klopp the chosen one in the summer with paddy taking over the rest of this season then paddy to be assistant manager to klopp I've been told.

By whom?

Same person who give me spot on info when we got nailed for ffp mate. My cousin works at bbc sport media team and is good mates with a lad in city's media team and statements etc are being prepped and a board meeting of type was held today if tolm or someone could verify? The board are stunned as much as anything as to how bad its got and never thought we would even be close to missing out on top 4.

This sounds about right. Klopp may well feel the time to leave Dortmund. He will connect with our fans. And if I am not mistaken this is the only thing MR A and I have ever agreed upon. By inference Klopp must be something special.

 

[80s Shorts]

I have heard Klopp mentioned here and there today. FIrst time for a while.

But as Karen says, does anyone really know?

I hope the board do.

My fear is they cannot believe what has happened since Milner was removed as centre forward and they are now scrambling around for solutions.

 

[poh]

My main concern is the total lack of any idea of how to defend, we have gone from looking rock solid at the back to being all over the place. The idea that we should just all stand on the edge of the box hoping to catch someone offside is plain crazy. Years ago when being level was offside and there was no interfering/not interfering with play, this was a viable tactic but not now. We just look like idiots game after game. Here is a crazy thought......Let our defenders, defend! Why rely on some idiot with a flag to determine our fate? Just defend!

When you look at some of our baffling tactics and our form falling off a cliff its unsurprising that he looks set for the chop and if he is sacked I can certainly see why. The main argument against it for me is the message it sends out, to the outside world it will almost certainly look like "Win the league or youre sacked" and I dont see how that is a sustainable model because no team wins the league every year!

Whatever happens going forward I think we should remember he won us the double last season. Yeah there will be those that say he did it with someone else's team but you could point that finger at a lot of managers these days given the lack of time most managers get in the top jobs. He did us proud last season and think on that basis he deserves a certain level of respect.

He will leave with the blessings of the club and the vast majority of the supporters and stakeholders but its not easy to sugar coat a sacking and despite getting rid of two managers in the space of just on two years I and the vast majority of supporters will not regard our club as a club that sacks managers at the drop of the hat or upon some knee jerk reaction to the club falling below expectations.

He was never going to be the man to take us forward to the next level and at best was only going to manage this club for three years Pep or no Pep or any other manager we target along the way.

Its important that we all realise that and when you understand why you realise that when he is replaced either before seasons end or during the summer its not as important that he is replaced which is the right thing to do but who we replace him with.

MP is a decent manager but not one that can lead us to where we want to go next , maybe the next manager won't either and I don't see our set up as anything other than what is different managerial wise at clubs like Bayern, Real Madrid , Barcelona , PSG and Manure now.

I personally believe he is better suited to Spain , perhaps Italy and as far as Europe goes its not surprising he will manage the majority of his in these countries.

He might not manage again after this season but if he does it won't be in the premiership.

Of course our squad has a lot to answer for and a significant number will pay the price by having some of their wags having to socialise with a new set of wags which some won't like as it should be when you get paid well and don't perform for the supporters , the manager, themselves etc.

People know when you put in a shift for the team first and yourself second and do it consistently irrespective of your level of skill , speed and desire and mental spirit if I coin an Arsene line.

Those that don't don't deserve to be at this club for too long but those in charge of who comes and goes are always under the gun because as they should live or die on their ability to get the players that will improve the performance of the side overall in both play , style , intensity and result over 95 minutes week in week out.

You won't always get the rub of the green in any given match but in the end superior talent but more importantly commitment to winning having that talent will win out in the end.

Our current squad fails into what is important and you can talk about formations and style all you like but in the end its commitment to winning every challenge , commitment to keeping a clean sheet , commitment to beating your direct opponent at every set piece , commitment to winning relentlessly even when all seems lost that matters.

The players don't have it and the managment can't instil that into them over 95 minutes so MP has to go and serious number of players have to go as well.

Its actually healthy and long overdue and we will be better for it when its completed in an efficient and cost effective way as possible.

If I had tried all night I could not have put this post any better myself

 

[city saint]

Klopp the chosen one in the summer with paddy taking over the rest of this season then paddy to be assistant manager to klopp I've been told.

By whom?

Same person who give me spot on info when we got nailed for ffp mate. My cousin works at bbc sport media team and is good mates with a lad in city's media team and statements etc are being prepped and a board meeting of type was held today if tolm or someone could verify? The board are stunned as much as anything as to how bad its got and never thought we would even be close to missing out on top 4.

if your source is correct when is this all likely to be announced