Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16

[come-on-barney]

Pellegrini said: "The performance was unbelievable. We have difficulty in understanding why we played so badly as a complete team. Defending, attacking, possession - I've never seen this team play like we did tonight." (City website)

Is he saying this job is beyond me please could you pay me off I have no answers I can't even see what the majority of City fans can see.

Blaming the players and there is only one outcome when starts happening.

 

[mosssideblue]

So sitting/standing there not saying anything is the way to go about it. Does he use telepathy? Is he some sort of Jedi?

I wasn't sat next to him to understand what he was discussing with his technical team, but I would bet discussions were taking place. As always, we don't know what goes on behind closed doors and for all we know, that was the best starting 11 he had available.

I get everyone is tetchy because we were hammered at home by the dippers, but some seem to want to make this the biggest disaster since the Titanic. We lost to the better team yesterday. Manuel played some part in that, so did the 11 on the pitch.

 

[hgblue]

I agree but my point is that you don't have to be necessarily in the technical area to be doing something about it.

Fair enough, however occasionally a picture emerges before your eyes of a tactical mis-match which needs to be addressed immediately. I agree that this doesn't necessarily mean jumping up and down, but a manager has to be big enough to admit that he's got it wrong and make changes before the game has gone.

 

[Marvin]

Pellegrini said: "The performance was unbelievable. We have difficulty in understanding why we played so badly as a complete team. Defending, attacking, possession - I've never seen this team play like we did tonight." (City website)

Is he saying this job is beyond me please could you pay me off I have no answers I can't even see what the majority of City fans can see.

He can't say publically what he knows and we all know. I think his half time subs tell you what he really thinks.

 

[Steve68]

Pellegrini said: "The performance was unbelievable. We have difficulty in understanding why we played so badly as a complete team. Defending, attacking, possession - I've never seen this team play like we did tonight." (City website)

Is he saying this job is beyond me please could you pay me off I have no answers I can't even see what the majority of City fans can see.

All through the game the vibe I was getting was that of a man and a team who knew this was his last game. Probably not true but something didn't seem right. I felt sorry for him.

 

[robbieh]

Are the Pellegrinistas finally seeing the light? Have they finally twigged what most have realised for ages that the manager is wearing the emperor's new clothes.

 

[cookster]

Remember when we used to either go all season unbeaten or lose the odd game at the Eitihad?
How many points would the team of 2011-12 have won this league by, 10-12 probably. The league is poor this season, we've spent 150m and have gone backwards under Pellegrini.

After Juve we have a decent run of games. Get rid now and let a REAL manager start planning for 1-2 players in Jan.

 

[baildon blue]

Comparing Bullseye to Pellergrini .

Classic City talk .

You don't get that with any other club.

There was a very angry City supporter

near me yesterday .

He said F off Pellergrini you old pr**k

I'm not a big fan of Pellergrini .

But my thoughts are a lot of that side let him down yesterday .

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Liverpool were three up and Klopp even had his subs warming up. Ours finally sauntered off bench for a jog 10 mins later.
Everything was wrong about yesterday. Watching the intensity and diversity of Liverpool's warm up, you could tell they were up for this.

 

[George Hannah]

Pellegrini said: "The performance was unbelievable. We have difficulty in understanding why we played so badly as a complete team. Defending, attacking, possession - I've never seen this team play like we did tonight." (City website)

Mystery layered upon mystery, if he doesn't believe that we played that badly it's not a good starting point for preventing a repeat performance.