Discussion: Manuel Pellegrini 2015/16

[Mattyc55]

Mancini took over a club that had won nothing for over 30 years. He made us winners, no mean feat in the circumstances, taking on and beating Ferguson. Pellegrini took over arguably the best club in England and then spent 200 million on improving it. Has consistently struggled to impose himself on Mourinho, Wenger et al. I rest my case.

Exactly.

As for your point about Wenger/Mourinho - 2 wins in 10 games against Arsenal and Chelsea in the league is another shocking stat.

 

[DelToro]

Not even the glimmer of a chance of a rumour of him going?

 

[bobmcfc]

Mancini took over a club that had won nothing for over 30 years. He made us winners, no mean feat in the circumstances, taking on and beating Ferguson. Pellegrini took over arguably the best club in England and then spent 200 million on improving it. Has consistently struggled to impose himself on Mourinho, Wenger et al. I rest my case.

This is what people really need to think about and digest ! He had a really tough job on but delivered. the pelters he got on here after everything he achieved is absolutely bizarre and Then you get those same people defending pellegrini because he's a nice, dull as dishwater guy. No fire in that belly whatsoever, which is kind of what we need right now but it's clear to see he's downed his tools and doesn't give a shit.

 

[cityboy1]

I came round to their view that Mancini had to go due to upsetting too many players. But I maintain that they were still the best team and Pellegrini's light touch enabled them to fulfill their potential again, just. However in terms of building his own team with a lot of money he has in my opinion failed abysmally.

tbh he was never really good enough even in his first season it was just that the players pulled us through it, obviously he failed to even put together a proper title challenge last season and just about got 2nd and this season we should be pissing this league considering how crap everyone else and he squad we have. My guess is that they expect teams to slip up and think it will happen again this season.

 

[cityboy1]

This is what people really need to think about and digest ! He had a really tough job on but delivered. the pelters he got on here after everything he achieved is absolutely bizarre and Then you get those same people defending pellegrini because he's a nice, dull as dishwater guy. No fire in that belly whatsoever, which is kind of what we need right now but it's clear to see he's downed his tools and doesn't give a shit.

This, when we win it seems to be inspite of him not really because of him. If anything nowadays he just hinders us and stops the team from truly reaching its best.

 

[cityboy1]

I think we should go 4222 again.

Fuck it why not. It brought us a title in 2014 and the defence wasn't better then, we simply outscored opponents and kept the ball more. It's pellegrini's preferred formation, it's the one he used at every club he'd ever been at until 2015 and now we aren't using it we look shit. Lets just go back to that and see if we can't start outscoring people again.

Were still playing that formation petty much just with different player combinations, it just doesnt work anymore teams have found us out.

 

[meltonblue]

I don't think our squad is as good as it was in 11/12, even without the injuries we've had this season.

Aguero, Tevez, Djeko, Balotelli

Aguero, Bony, Iheanacho

Night and day, really.

 

[Armaan]

He's such a nice guy but the sooner he goes the better. We've totally fucked up this season, everyone else has been so bad I kept thinking sooner or later we'll hit form and waltz away with the league. Right now I wouldn't even feel comfortable playing Sunderland or Villa at home we've become that bad. Cheers Manuel.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

We're close to Wembley and we're still in the Champions League. Don't forget the positives!

haha the positives we wont beat everton either home or away playing as we are under this stubborn man IMO

 

[domalino]

I don't think our squad is as good as it was in 11/12, even without the injuries we've had this season.

Aguero, Tevez, Djeko, Balotelli

Aguero, Bony, Iheanacho

Night and day, really.

Dzeko was here for 5 years, how can you still not spell his name?

And that's a completely disingenuous comparison because Tevez fucked off for half the season and Adam Jonson, & Milner aren't in the same ballpark as De Bruyne & Sterling arent they?