Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16

[daztrueblue91]

The question is ST is who are the three. The front three should be Silva, Kun and Raheem. Spain never, ever play David in a midfield three.

But who are the three. Presumambly Yaya is one.

Tbf, it looked like the line up was 4-2-3-1 with Nasri and Evans as the CMs. It simply did not work and Nasri barely got into the match. However, with our lack of options I don't blame MP for trying it out.

Our strongest lineup would be Delph, Dinho and Yaya in the middle with a front three of Kun, Silva and Sterling. We would have plenty of energy and grit in the midfield. Something which we severely lacked today.

 

[Benarbia]

Pre season or not we've been raped by decent opposition twice and only beaten part timers

 

[VOOMER]

Good grief you have got it real bad

Lol whine over I just feel there's form for sacrificing manager's with these two.

 

[deano ou812]

Tbf, it looked like the line up was 4-2-3-1 with Nasri and Evans as the CMs. It simply did not work and Nasri barely got into the match. However, with our lack of options I don't blame MP for trying it out.

Our strongest lineup would be Delph, Dinho and Yaya in the middle with a front three of Kun, Silva and Sterling. We would have plenty of energy and grit in the midfield. Something which we severely lacked today.

Go along with this,but that's not the problem it's the shambles at the back that needs sorting,on today's first half some defenders looked like they had never played the game before....

 

[Man city fan 72]

Pellegrini will probably be out by Christmas, because I just can't see us getting off to a flyer. Reckon it will be after the first International break, that we start playing as a team.

 

[baildon blue]

I am looking at this season as Pellegrini's swan song and I am sitting back and going to enjoy the ride.

What enjoy seeing a manager hang himself .
He's not bothered so why are we persisting with him .
Another day we got shafted .
Doesn't bode well for the new season .
Also the TV companies don't seem to be right bothered about us this season .

 

[cookster]

Pelle is in a strange position, Pep will get the gig next year and he knows it.

Serious question, does anyone think Pelle can organise a back 4 and defensive midfield? Only way we win the league is if we gun down the opposition.

 

[daztrueblue91]

Go along with this,but that's not the problem it's the shambles at the back that needs sorting,on today's first half some defenders looked like they had never played the game before....

It all falls down to the system and the work rate of the players.

Dinho and Delph will cover a lot more ground which will leave the defence less exposed.

However, someone needs to have a word with our CBs because aside from Demi, they are rash and lose their concentration.

I hate to big them up but the two best CB pairings in the PL were Vidic and Ferdinand and Terry and Carvalho and both of these partnerships had an aggressor and a reader in the defence.

At the min, it's only Demi who is the reader which is why our defence is a lot more assured with him in the side.

Kompany and Mangala together are a car crash waiting to happen. Neither covers the other and its as if they are having a race to the ball carrier. Unless this gets sorted we will be battling for 4th rather than the title.

 

[SalfordCityBlue]

Was always concerned this season would be a shambles, waiting for Guardiola was always going to risk a real downturn - seen nothing in pre-season to suggest those concerns were unfounded. Nothing.

Maybe we're just lulling everyone into a false sense of security though?

 

[B\connellblue]

Should have got the bullet before the end of last season. Not sure how he's survived after last seasons underachievement but his time is fast running out. Even his most loyal followers are surely at the very least concerned at his inability to organise us into any kind of a cohesive unit. truth is we are so easy to get at now that we'll have to score 3 in every game to get anything.