Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16

[mancity1]

Sorry, you have lost me. I thought the concept of having a strong squad was that you could ride out injuries. Clearly, we haven't been able to so far and whilst I will agree Manuel has some part to play in that, the quality of the players available is also a factor.

I agree our squad isn't as good as some make out.

Certainly in terms of what is required to go to the next level.

We are going backwards certainly in terms of consistency of performance in the premiership.

Personally as some have said we are too lightweight.

No sure if that will assist in you finding me but our problems go much deeper than the manager notwithstanding he has to go.

Excellent set up off the field and the brand continues to head in the right direction off the field but on the field we are going backwards.

 

[hgblue]

Sorry, you have lost me. I thought the concept of having a strong squad was that you could ride out injuries. Clearly, we haven't been able to so far and whilst I will agree Manuel has some part to play in that, the quality of the players available is also a factor.

Bony - 30 mil, De Bruyne - 55 mil, Sterling - 50 mil, Silva - 25 mil, Fernandinho - 30 mil, Fernando - 15 mil, Otamendi - 32 mil, Kolarov - 18 mil, Demichelis - 4 mil, plus England's current no 1, plus Navas - 23 mil, and Delph - 8 mil on the bench. We've just been dicked by Stoke City.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

i would imagine this is the only scenario under which he he would be sacked before the end of the season but its looking increasingly likes with he way we are playing

company and kun are a couple of weeks away from being fit and if we cannot keep them fit then we are in trouble

the obsession with he champs league needs to be dropped as well as we aint getting anywhere near winning it this season at least

Correct. Even the likes of Zenit, Wolfsburg would be difficult for us, especially Wolfsburg as German teams work extremely hard and we are just team of statues... let alone against Barca, Real or Bayern...

 

[dave_blue12]

Either the squad isn't good enough in which case Txiki and Manuel have a case to answer for on that count or the squad is as good as most of us think it is and Manuel is making poor use.

Either way MP is wholly or partly responsible.

My view is that Txiki will have a lot to answer for if we don't land Pep.

 

[Chi-town blues]

We need a manager who can build a team from ground up and not depend on an old team. Complete make over is needed asap.Too many over hyped players in this team. Fuck holistic.

 

[TFC]

I think Hughes today showed that it's not all Klopp. We made it easy for both of them.

This is the root cause of my rage. I fucking hate it when we make good teams look world class or shit teams look good, teams that havent won in forever to win, strikers that havent scored in donkeys years to score, one word sums it up, always has. Typical.

I want to see it ended, I want us to be the cold, calculating juggernaut our investment should see us become, but we wont do it with the 'engineer' at the helm ffs.

 

[Jumanji]

I haven't posted in a while, but I would answer with a resounding yes.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Wipe your fanny ;-)

Well said. Some right knicker wetters on here tonight ;-)

 

[Pam]

We should end the thread here. It annoys me reading this, this exactly what we should be seeing.

Mancini had it.

 

[blueinsa]

Bony - 30 mil, De Bruyne - 55 mil, Sterling - 50 mil, Silva - 25 mil, Fernandinho - 30 mil, Fernando - 15 mil, Otamendi - 32 mil, Kolarov - 18 mil, Demichelis - 4 mil, plus England's current no 1, plus Navas - 23 mil, and Delph - 8 mil on the bench. We've just been dicked by Stoke City.

Just affirms his views for me.

The prices we have paid for certain players is frankly ridiculous given the service they have given and the quality(or lack of)they have.

Back 4 needs to be re built. None of our full backs are good enough, none, Zabba included any more.

The holding defensive positions is in dire need of an upgrade as well.

 

[bondsman]

That performance lacked any personality just like mp. He has lost the players imo. His signings bar kdb and Fernandinho are gash and his tactics are no existent he has to go or we will be lucky to finish 4th. The ambitions of the club and most of us fans are not matched by this clowns ability.

 

[dubblue]

Mancini had it.

He did but some of the fairies we have in the squad didn't like it.

 

[bondsman]

100%.

All the shite on here about squad and injuries bottom line is the manager adds to this. Ours doesn't he's fucking useless.

 

[pudge]

He's built this squad if it's not good enough then neither's he.

Liverpool weren't happy to tread water, they pulled the trigger and stole a march on other teams, more so Chelsea imo, by going after Klopp.

 

[i8rags]

Indeed but those fucking teeth!?!?

Better than those blood shot fucking eyes and the worst "my wife's always cut my hair" haircut I've ever seen.

 

[blueinsa]

Better than those blood shot fucking eyes and the worst "my wife's always cut my hair" haircut I've ever seen.

pmsl...

 

[Marvin]

Just affirms his views for me.

The prices we have paid for certain players is frankly ridiculous given the service they have given and the quality(or lack of)they have.

Back 4 needs to be re built. None of our full backs are good enough, none, Zabba included any more.

The holding defensive positions is in dire need of an upgrade as well.

Which back 4 are you referring to?

The back 4 at end o last season, and start of this were very very strong and we've since added Otamendi who is brilliant.

The current problem is a combination of injuries, tiredness and a manager who is too loyal to Demichelis

Kolarov must be knackered sprinting down that touchline. Kompany and Mangala are injured. Zabaleta needs to get fit then we can judge him. Bit much to say he's finished. it might be next season until we see Zabaleta back at his best but he's not like Toure. He's a fit committed player

Fernandinho, Delph, Fernando all good players in my opinion. The team at the moment is totally undermined by injury to the central defenders, and by Pellegrini's reluctance to play Sagna or one of the kids there in preference to Demichelis. Any time we come up against a decent team, and Demichelis plays, we end up conceding soft goals.

 

[waspish]

His comments about having so few players to choose from are embarrassing, we have spent more than just about any team in the world, at both senior and youth levels.

How do some of these EDS players feel when they hear that? He's just covering his own back again, the shithouse.

We have had loads of injuries this season unprecedented in my opinion and all similar injuries but I feel if Pellegrini from the off started Playing some Of the youth players it would of give him more options seems we loan out the better players instead of using them!

 

[mancity1]

How is that a defence for MP? He presumably had some say in the summer signings that were supposed to address the problem of squad depth.

If we end up out of the top 4 this season - and that is a distinct possibility if our form isn't turned around soon - what price Guardiola changing his mind, if indeed he intends coming to City. Right now it's difficult to detect any sense that the players believe in the way Pellegrini sets the team up.

His cattle lack bottle which is as much a reflection on them as it is on him.

New signings should make us more competitive and improve on what we had before but so far they haven't.

We are 4 points worse off than we were after 15 games last season and playing overall far less competitively and consistently than we were last season.

 

[Blue Coop]

Embarrassing post match interview.

Spends £200m, moans about lack of squad depth.