IMO, the biggest thing in terms of the perception of Aitor is that he was perceived as getting rid of Mancini to put his own man in the manager's seat. Mancini was very popular with a lot of fans and some of them haven't forgiven him for it.
Not surprised that he wants to stay, though. Doesn't his role encompass the whole CFG and not just City? A very exciting project for someone like him, I'd imagine.
IMO, the biggest thing in terms of the perception of Aitor is that he was perceived as getting rid of Mancini to put his own man in the manager's seat. Mancini was very popular with a lot of fans and some of them haven't forgiven him for it.
Not surprised that he wants to stay, though. Doesn't his role encompass the whole CFG and not just City? A very exciting project for someone like him, I'd imagine.
Personally I've been taken aback by the sheer hostility levelled at Txiki in particular by segments of our support, and I'm not just talking about kids on the internet. It seems for whatever reason he has rubbed up some of our more seasoned supporters the wrong way too. I listened to the Bluemoon Podcast end of season thing which was recorded live and it made me chuckle how the only comments/questions from the audience were a couple of what sounded like older Blues having a pop at the "barca boys". Pretty sure they made a mess of trying to pronounce Begiristain too. Maybe should've practiced in front of the mirror before going on a live podcast recording try and slate the club's executives.
what's he doing in South America when Pogba's in France?
what's he doing in South America when Pogba's in France?
I strongly suspect The Sheikh has included a mobile phone in his package, George. Or maybe he's just swanning around on expenses instead of doing his job properly, eh?
Sterling is in Ibiza. I bet you Garry Cook would have been swallowing Es in Pasha and putting his arm around him and going "I love you Raheem. I'm going to make you a star".
Funny how Txiki's biggest fanboys are also Pellegrini's. Anyone would think they were on a wind up. ;-)
The reality is, Txiki's done an ok job fur us so far, some hits, some misses. Fernandinho is a great player, but to be fair you'd expect him to be for £30m. Same with Mangala, I expect him to be a big player for us next season, which isn't an unrealistic expectation for a £32m centre half.
Negredo was great for 6 months, Navas has been very average, but for £15m that's kind of what you'd expect. Sagna was a free, but has been ok, nothing more, nothing less. Jovetic, talented but not right for us.
Cabellero poor. Fernando has been a joke hasn't he, although only £15m, he's been that bad that one broadsheet ran a story investigating whether Txiki had been on the take to buy a player that's so poor.
So on the incomings, a mixed bag.
On the outgoings, he's actually done well. Getting the money he did for shite like Rodwell, Sinclair and Garcia, was excellent business, and he deserves credit. His major mistake in outgoings was how criminally he underrated Barry. An outstanding player for us who went on to win Everton's player of the season.
Barca was a similarly mixed back, for every Ronaldhinho there was a Kerrison. He bought some outstanding players to Barca and helped lay the foundations for the best team in history. But the 3 most influential players in that team came through the youth academy, and there are others who deserve much more credit than him for their development.
So Txiki, he's done a decent job for us so far, but let's not get carried away. How this summer plays out will determine how he will be remembered at City.
Funny how Txiki's biggest fanboys are also Pellegrini's