I think we all just have different thresholds before we say enough is enough about any manager. I was quite happy with Pellers' appointment and thrilled to the way we played in that title winning season. But like bacteria adapting to anti-biotics, our opponents began to become resistant. Parked buses and athletic pressing have become de rigeur, and courtesy of the TV cash bonanza, nearly every team has better players than it did two years ago.
Pellegrini's response has been - on far too many occasions now - to stubbornly carry on trying to ram a square peg into a round hole. We've seen that 'Ya Ya in a midfield two' mistake against opposition with 5 and even 6 men in midfield on more big occasions than you can shake a stick at and it has failed almost every single time, with the midfield overrun and the defence pulled all over the place like headless chickens. Even in games which we've won this season (Seville at home, Monchengladbach away and Newcastle at home), we've needed the best one on one shot stopper in the business to prevent us from being 3-0 down.
I admire your faith that MP will carry the day, but I for one think we're heading for another season of self inflicted disappointment. Yesterday's ineptitude was almost comical
