Mancini won the FA Cup and League. This is something we hadn't done for a very long time. He instilled that winning mentality. He also gave us the upper edge against Manure and who could ever forget that 6-1. A lot of that good work has been undone. If Pellegrini had taken over from Hughes I think we'd still be trying to win the league.Mancini inherited a top 4 squad which was underachieving then failed in his first season to get us into the top 4. Compare the Spurs side that beat us to that spot. He also inherited a side in the semi final of a cup and then we choked on that one too. The following summer we signed the likes of Silva and Toure. Yet the following season all we had to show for it was an FA Cup. What had been spent on the squad at that point? Any guesses? Was it a disgrace that we didn't mount a title challenge. Hell Mancini bought Dzeko in January on the premise that Edin would make the difference.
Anyone trying to make the Mancini v Pellegrini argument is going to lose. Both managers were of a similar level and achieved similar things. Pellegrini's progress in Europe probably gives him the edge but it's really marginal and not worth talking about unless we win the damn tournament.
He's gonna get a farewell bumming from the Arse.
He's gonna get a farewell bumming from the Arse.
Your lack if knowledge is astounding. If we don't have CL football, we'll have the EL on a Thursday night which will really dent our PL challenge.Well you're splitting hairs now. And then agreeing with me to boot. Both hit a glass ceiling and both will be moved on. Simple stuff really. I don't understand the angst about our short or long term future.
Here's another contradiction whilst i'm at it. Most people on here are complaining we won't finish in the top 4, and yet most of those same people are saying they don't care about winning the CL if we fail in the league. In which case, who gives a shit if we have CL football next season. If we don't it'll make the title challenge even easier.
All could have been avoided if he had given as much interest to the important PL games whilst creaming his pants at the thought of CL glory, if we do get beat off Arsenal next Sunday you can bet your life the ground will be less than a third full come the final whistle, that will speak volumes as to what our fanbase really thinks about him.
We have lost 10 league games this season, fucking embarrassing.
The longer he's been here the more I've disliked him but he'll get the clap from me maybe twice.
Mancini won the FA Cup and League. This is something we hadn't done for a very long time. He instilled that winning mentality. He also gave us the upper edge against Manure and who could ever forget that 6-1. A lot of that good work has been undone. If Pellegrini had taken over from Hughes I think we'd still be trying to win the league.
Wear black,it'll be a bummingSo are we having a party on Sunday, or sitting about being miserable gits. I need to know what to wear. Maybe we could have a thread to discuss it.