Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16

[forever-and-counting]

Let's not get bogged down in all the things he's done wrong as we'll be here for the rest of time.

 

[Deleted member 58678]

I don't think it's his fault that players don't track back. I'm sure he doesn't send them out saying 'don't bother tracking runners as we'll score more'. Sometimes the players need to take some blame.

But I find it apparent that he does. These players are clearly not drilled defensively.

There are no defensive structures in place whatsoever. There is not enough (and sometimes NO) pressing up high, players don't back each other up to trap players in the flanks or when they have throw-ins in their half, players are too far away from each other so there are huge spaces around everyone to be played around, the back four are told to hold the 18yard line other than that they have no cohesion anywhere else on the pitch, they two centre backs are too far away from each other, the DMs do not drop deep enough often enough to help the CDs out.

Playing a high line when you don't press and leave big holes is just a recipe to be counter-attacked.

With all the will in the world, if you're one-two'd around because of huge spaces between players, you can sprint back at Bolt pace but you still won't catch the ball up.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Truly comical last 5 minutes.
Everton down to 10 and he brings on Fernando and we also cannot get near the ball or be arsed to try and get an equaliser.
Totally unbelievable.

Thank God he's going at the end of the season.

 

[The blue phantom]

Fernando for De Bruyne against 10 men lol

He may aswel have just subbed Willy for Joe thats how fuckin bizzare it was.

 

[forever-and-counting]

we have Demichelis who makes Mangala look like Bobby Moore.

LOL

 

[avoidconfusion]

I cannot wait to see the back of him. What the fuck has he done to this team. It is incredible

 

[The blue phantom]

I cannot wait to see the back of him. What the fuck has he done to this team. It is incredible

Ruined it!

 

[sam663]

Actually, it's Pellegrini and Txiki's fault Denayer is out on loan and we have Demichelis who makes Mangala look like Bobby Moore.

That said, blaming it on not selecting a player not at the club didn't cause us to concede that goal. You'd expect the personnel on the pitch to understand the basics of defending. Hence my original point, players have to take responsibility for their errors.

He is 35 years old! Both Txiki and Pellegrini should have had the foresight to recognize that his best days are behind him.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Hopefully he will come out and blast the referees. I'm not into this whole agenda against us crap like Mourinho. But he needs to make a stand and call them out on their incompetence.

That is stonewall penalties against Sunderland, Leicester, Watford and Everton not given. 4 in the last 4 games is just negligent refereeing.

Our performance in some of them games were piss poor. However, that doesn't excuse the fact that we should have been given a penalty.

 

[Neville Kneville]

But why aren't the players playing like that? One thing we know is that Pellegrini does not hold them back from going for it and expressing themselves but the fuckers are not doing that.

Would you take Benitez as an interim?

That could end up even worse.

I don't know what i'd do tbh because if this team clicks next week, we win the league & probably at least one cup. We are streets ahead of everyone imo, but for some reason producing this shite. In a way, it's just a continuation of last season, if we count the run as a 'blip'. It appears Pellegrini is a busted flush & we just got deluded because of a winning streak. But from another perspective, it's difficult to imagine we can't do better & won't do better at some point, & we are still in everything. I think the players needto inspire themselves. Or Khaldoon have a word. Pel hasn't got it.