Agree, but to be fair he has been consistent for the last few seasons as a pundit. He is insightful in his analysis and doesn't follow the usual lazy media prejudice. Hated him as a player but by a long way he is the best football pundit imo.Neville is fast becoming the only pundit (whilst commentating live) who will give City any credit at all for what is happening on the pitch.
the others criticise and snipe until we score an awesome goal then they gush for 2 mins but Neville is quite level headed and sees bigger patterns etc. Perhaps cos he's won many titles etc, i dunno. It's mental as i despised him as a player but im much happier if he commentates than many others.
Unless he improves, he wont be playing at all in the big games.Have criticised Pellers in the past for his naive tactics in the big games but yesterday he got it absolutely right. When we are missing possibly our best 2 players I'd have certainly taken a point before the game.
Hopefully the days of seeing yaya in a midfield 2 in the big games is now a thing of the past.
That is two games in a row now that you have to give plaudits to Pellegrini on his tactics. Yesterday was not just a derby, it was a chance for a major momentum swing in terms of confidence in the title. The rags are proving themselves as possible title contenders with their only shortfall being goals because they insist on playing Rooney. Put Martial central and drop Rooney and they're contenders. We played on the counter looking to avoid defeat and we defended very well. We didn't create much but a point is a great result and it leaves the rags feeling like they missed an opportunity whilst we can feel confident in our defence once again and we're top of the league.
That is the type of perfromance we will need in the CL first leg to ensure we're a threat. Play like that and we can win the competition. With Silva and Aguero back we'll have more threat on the counter too.
Although I understand why Pellegrini chose to approach the 2nd half in the manner he did, for me it was the wrong decision. It's very unlike him to chose pragmatism and a point over a victory, and in the second 45 that's certainly to my eyes the approach he took. The point because it took us top is welcome. The manner in which we got there is disappointing and frankly, a bit shit for a club with our resources.
I think we'll look back at this as a very important point come the end of the season. Not just going top but also showing Utd that they are not good enough.Although I understand why Pellegrini chose to approach the 2nd half in the manner he did, for me it was the wrong decision. It's very unlike him to chose pragmatism and a point over a victory, and in the second 45 that's certainly to my eyes the approach he took. The point because it took us top is welcome. The manner in which we got there is disappointing and frankly, a bit shit for a club with our resources.
I think we'll look back at this as a very important point come the end of the season. Not just going top but also showing Utd that they are not good enough.