Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini (2014/15)

[City Raider]

All the great teams have had outstanding fullbacks, for amount invested in our team our quality at FB is not proportionate (not a pop at Zabba)

you do not go to barca with 3 of your back 4 being mdm, kolarov, sagna - and win!

the underinvestment in our defence compared to other areas is staggering - and when they do (mangala) he ain't trusted to play!

 

[Nelly's Left Foot]

No complaints today. Had his tactics and selections spot on.

just cannot agree with that. No problem with 1 up front but to then have 3 other players who do not get involved in the defensive part of the game and you are asking for trouble. Nasri,Silva and Yaya should not all have started the game

 

[McfcMK]

Can't put into words how abysmal that defending/team shape was.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Unfortunately the performances are not good enough, the tactics are predictable and the results are poor.

As someone else has pointed out, 4 losses in 5 is really not good enough.

I am concerned more by our Director of football though and this vision that we have to play a certain way. With Messi, Suarez and Neymar in your side it works, with our plodders it doesn't.

I watched some of the EDS game the other night and they play the same. I am not convinced we will ever get a manager that will be allowed to deviate from this plan. Vieira may give the team a temporary lift but I think we would just see more of the same.

Our full backs no longer get up quickly enough and our midfield and forwards do not defend well enough as a unit.

I don't think it's the players downing tools. I think this group have just come to the end of its shelf life and we need to go backwards again before we go forwards. I actually think we look shot this season and are in real danger of missing out on the top 4. The one win in the last five was scratchy to say the least.

We have signed way too many players who do not have youth on their side and it shows. We need players who are hungry to win things and have energy to burn together with players with pace.

Our transfer policy needs to change and should start this summer. For me Pellegrini needs replacing but as there is no one to appoint it will have to wait. I would definitely change this so called master plan though because it just isn't working any longer.

 

[flb]

No complaints today. Had his tactics and selections spot on.

just cannot agree with that. No problem with 1 up front but to then have 3 other players who do not get involved in the defensive part of the game and you are asking for trouble. Nasri,Silva and Yaya should not all have started the game

In fairness to Pellegrini he got the formation bang on, He was expecting Nasri and Yaya to raise there games and they badly let the manager down, Yaya didn't look interested from the first minute and the half just passed Nasri by.

That was our strongest attacking line up and it bombs unless all the players are at there best.


I just hope we can do our business early close season, if the Likes of Dzeko, Jovetic, Kolorov, Yaya and Nasri are here for the start of next season we should expect worse.

I'd also expect to be told off the powers that be that Manuel will be given an extended contract to put the gossip to bed in the coming weeks, Pep ain't coming for next season.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

No complaints today. Had his tactics and selections spot on.

just cannot agree with that. No problem with 1 up front but to then have 3 other players who do not get involved in the defensive part of the game and you are asking for trouble. Nasri,Silva and Yaya should not all have started the game

In fairness to Pellegrini he got the formation bang on, He was expecting Nasri and Yaya to raise there games and they badly let the manager down, Yaya didn't look interested from the first minute and the half just passed Nasri by.

That was our strongest attacking line up and it bombs unless all the players are at there best.


I just hope we can do our business early close season, if the Likes of Dzeko, Jovetic, Kolorov, Yaya and Nasri are here for the start of next season we should expect worse.

I'd also expect to be told off the powers that be that Manuel will be given an extended contract to put the gossip to bed in the coming weeks, Pep ain't coming for next season.

Watch Yaya in pre match press conference and he didn't look like he gives a fuck.
Really starting to wind me up. Thinks he's a lot better then he really is.

 

[mancity1]

Unfortunately the performances are not good enough, the tactics are predictable and the results are poor.

As someone else has pointed out, 4 losses in 5 is really not good enough.

I am concerned more by our Director of football though and this vision that we have to play a certain way. With Messi, Suarez and Neymar in your side it works, with our plodders it doesn't.

I watched some of the EDS game the other night and they play the same. I am not convinced we will ever get a manager that will be allowed to deviate from this plan. Vieira may give the team a temporary lift but I think we would just see more of the same.

Our full backs no longer get up quickly enough and our midfield and forwards do not defend well enough as a unit.

I don't think it's the players downing tools. I think this group have just come to the end of its shelf life and we need to go backwards again before we go forwards. I actually think we look shot this season and are in real danger of missing out on the top 4. The one win in the last five was scratchy to say the least.

We have signed way too many players who do not have youth on their side and it shows. We need players who are hungry to win things and have energy to burn together with players with pace.

Our transfer policy needs to change and should start this summer. For me Pellegrini needs replacing but as there is no one to appoint it will have to wait. I would definitely change this so called master plan though because it just isn't working any longer.

Big concerns regarding playing personnel and how to best manage them to maximise results.

Huge challenge now to finish top three , certainly looks like Arsenal will go past us now and we might have to avoid defeat at Manure as it turns out.

Players just look they are going through the motions at best.

Plodders as many are now calling is us and again that's how we looked today.

Looking very grim for MP that's for sure.

As you say might have to do a Manure so the spending will have to be spot on in the summer.

Anybody who doesn't think this squad are at the end of their tether is not looking at the obvious.

 

[baildon blue]

At least the likes of Yaya Toure looked liked they wanted to play for Pellergrini tonight .
Just the likes of him couldn't be bothered against Burnley .
Pellergrini should stay and get a new contract .
And also City need to get the boss a new central midfielder next season .

 

[PragueBlue]

I wish he'd get us back to defending properly rather than this front foot try and nick the ball type defending we've been doing. It's making top quality defenders like Company and Zaba look poor and making it easy for the opposition to get in behind us.

 

[GoMancini7]

I cant write down my opinion about Pellegrini because it would be moderated out...

Only thing is that if we dont have that old 36 years old Lampard and his effect on our league performances (mostly in first half of season because since Christmas he has done fuck all for us anytime he came in), than now we would be scraping for a 5th place finish with Soton/Spurs.