@BluePhil8
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I'd put money on Yaya in a midfield 2 against Juventus.
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Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16
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Millwallawayveteran1988
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I don't think Klopp's style is right for a club like City. It works better with players who have something to prove rather than established stars. And it is often squashed by managers who put some thought into it.
You are right of course about the individual errors. But does it not bring about more individual errors when you pick completely the wrong team ?
If that had been a cricket match, Pellegrini would be under investigation for match fixing along with Mangala & Demichelis. Klopp would pick that opposition in his dreams.
It wouldn't work for the simple reason it is based around 100% commitment and hard work! something that is alien to too many of our players.
It wouldn't work for the simple reason it is based around 100% commitment and hard work! something that is alien to too many of our players.
TBF we saw it against Sevilla away but then fuckwit changed it again.
Neville Kneville
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I'd put money on Yaya in a midfield 2 against Juventus.
Hmm. I'm not sure. I think he will suddenly go all tactical & maybe we produce a great game. All the disciples appear saying what a bunch of knobs we all are for criticising, then we go to Arsenal with Yaya in a midfield two & Demichelis..
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Hmm. I'm not sure. I think he will suddenly go all tactical & maybe we produce a great game. All the disciples appear saying what a bunch of knobs we all are for criticising, then we go to Arsenal with Yaya in a midfield two & Demichelis..
We probably will because he seems to be throwing all of his eggs into this basket which to the fans is annoying as fuck. December is a bad month for us fixture wise. The way we are playing at the moment it is impossible to predict what will happen in any game.
When it's all laid bare it amazes me how people still back him.
Could anybody who still believes he is 'the man' to lead us please explain to me what he brings to the team?
Had one guy say to me he's class and is in the top 5 best managers in the world.
You say that Pellegrini 'has never been able to win'. Can people not just accept the some fellow blues have genuine misgivings about the manager and that these are based on what they see as his shortcomings? Do you believe that the tactics employed by a manager and the players faith in them has no effect on the performance of the players? Does Yaya playing in a midfield two against a team packing the midfield help him or hinder him? Were Sagna and Mangala helped or hindered by being continually exposed due to the lack of protection they were getting? I could go on.The problems Pellegrini faces in terms of criticism from City supporters - and the criticism various players get - has been done to death. The guy has never been able to win and, as I have stated before, that is one very big reason why I try to focus on his positives rather than his negatives. Yesterday, we saw his faults exploited to a level that in fact does not happen often. His modus operandi is to try and stick to a way of playing and he does do it for a reason, which you can like or dislike; however, City have consistently struggled against sides that press really hard (it was also the case under Mancini) and with the current squad it is hard to excuse him not picking a different starting line-up and approach for this game, so I won't.
That said, I do think that his players have performed poorly in ways that are not excused by the manager's team selection or tactics so you could say they let him down, again. The first City goal, which the team never recovered from, contained two crucial individual errors that cannot be blamed on the manager.
I suspect that yesterday may have delivered a mortal blow to Pellegrini if the plan is not already to replace him at the end of the season. I just hope that the club is not found to have made a big mistake in not going for Klopp when he was free in the summer. In the meantime, City still have everything to play for and Pellegrini needs to ensure that his team do not lose two games or two league games in a row. The priority in Turin needs to be a clean sheet and he needs to pick a side that is fit for purpose.
Hmm. I'm not sure. I think he will suddenly go all tactical & maybe we produce a great game. All the disciples appear saying what a bunch of knobs we all are for criticising, then we go to Arsenal with Yaya in a midfield two & Demichelis..
If we play the Suicide Squad formation against Arsenal then i expect another pasting.
Neville Kneville
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It wouldn't work for the simple reason it is based around 100% commitment and hard work! something that is alien to too many of our players.
This is true but that could be said of most top sides. Liverpool were Kamikaze & dropping down with cramp etc. They are just as likely to get turned over by some bottom 5 team after a game like that as they are all fucked & can't motivate themselves to repeat it.
mosssideblue
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You have a knack for the misquoting overreaction.
"sack every fucker" ?
Go and look on the thread titled
You have a knack for the misquoting overreaction.
"sack every fucker" ?
Someone started a thread shortly after yesterdays game finished querying should we be looking higher than Pellers to replace. No overreaction there then?
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