Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16

[trotsky]

Bravo Manuel, a point in their Cup Final is fine. Onwards and upwards;-)

 

[daztrueblue91]

Make no mistake about it, today was a hugely important result for us. Arsenal are hitting their peak form and a United win would have made them leapfrog us. Settling for the draw was the safe and sensible option.

We stay top of the league, make United doubt themselves and that is with key players missing. When we have a fully fit squad the PL won't know what has hit them.

 

[simon23]

Exactly this!

Yup fully agree to

 

[OB1]

I was pleased with Pellegrini today. Shame it has taken so long for him to realise that there are occasions when that kind of display is appropriate. I can think of a few other games in the last few years where he should have done the same to be honest. I have no doubt if one of Silva or Aguero was fit today he would have gone for it a lot more and we would probably have won. But it is absolutely correct to change tactics to suit the situation.

! Pellegrini understood about this kind of performance's value long before he arrived at City but as the interview quoted above and his actions to this point show, it is going to be the exception not thee rule while he is at MCFC. He chooses to approach most games on the basis that he has the better team and will beat them with attacking play. Given that very few teams we will face are more talented, we won't see many performances like today. I'd favour a bit more pragmatism but I amire his principles and ambition.

 

[RabidCity]

well done to pellers today, he shifted from his normal style to get us the point we needed.

 

[mosssideblue]

Nice to see Pellers getting credit for today

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

He completely wrong footed Van Gaal.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

! Pellegrini understood about this kind of performance's value long before he arrived at City but as the interview quoted above and his actions to this point show, it is going to be the exception not thee rule while he is at MCFC. He chooses to approach most games on the basis that he has the better team and will beat them with attacking play. Given that very few teams we will face are more talented, we won't see many performances like today. I'd favour a bit more pragmatism but I amire his principles and ambition.

I am well aware of that. I saw his Malaga team proper park the bus in at least one champions league match on their way to the semi final. But I'm not bothered what he did before he came to us, the fact is there have been several matches since he has been with us where we definitely haven't had the better team and he has chosen to just go for it. I wouldn't want us to play like today too often and we wouldn't need to anyway but just a little more pragmatism generally would do me to give us a bit more balance. I don't expect it will happen but pleased that he was cautious today.

 

[Sergi0 Na5r1]

We on paper had enough quality to beat them but I'll take a draw since it looks like we're still trying to find an alternative plan for when Silva is out.

A big positive is that we should be aiming for more of these defensive 0-0s in the European games & good to see we could pull it off. Our first 0-0 league draw since 2014.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Pragmatic.

No point letting your rival get three points by being gung-ho.