Flat track bullies.

Flat track bullied don't top their Cl group or are in touching distance within the top spot of Pl by new years, not to forget the League cup progress, yes our away form haven't been good lately, but calling this city team who always play for the win whether home or away flat track bullies is an utter insult, its an open secret that we haven't played to our potential but think about it, we are still in contention for 4 trophies, when we start getting back to form as a team then there is no reason we cant improve on current form, mark my words we,ll be at top by January
Its funny how people forget that how we won 2 titles, didn't we had bad phases of form in those seasons?
 
Wtf ? Did I dream it or did we not stuff the reigning champions already this season? They may be shite this year, but they were almost every pundits' tip for the title this year at the start of the season and we won easily.
 
BillyShears said:
I think the frustrating thing is we don't have full backs good enough to provide when the middle is packed. It's something which can't really be underestimated. When you're operating at the level we are and so many teams are going to be playing with 9 or 10 players behind the ball,all sat very narrow and very deep, the full backs become the most important creative outlets because they are the players who will find space. The paucity of an attacking threat from Kolarov and Sagna is at times incredibly frustrating.

Whether or not we're flat track bullies is open to debate, but overall I'd hazard a guess there isn't a manager in the league with a better big game record than Pellegrini.
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Bingo about the fullbacks , a fucking mystery to me that we haven't upgraded, neglect in fact.
 
I always think when a big team beats us and then the next week they go to stoke or somewhere and lose whilst we win - jokes on them.
 
BillyShears said:
Whether or not we're flat track bullies is open to debate, but overall I'd hazard a guess there isn't a manager in the league with a better big game record than Pellegrini.
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This got me thnking, as I would have guessed Mourinho would have had this "record" rapped up even with his disastrous performance this season.

Since Pellegrini was appointed, below are the records of all managers during that period (not included Moyes' single season or Klopp this season):

2013/14

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Mourinho (70% / 2.4)
Pellegrini (60% / 1.9)
Rodgers (60% / 1.8)
Wenger (30% / 1.2)
Pochettino (10% / 0.5)

2014/15

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Van Gaal 50% (1.8)
Mourinho (40% / 1.7)
Pellegrini (40% / 1.5)
Rodgers (30% / 1.1)
Wenger (20% / 1.1)
Pochettino (20% / 0.8)

2015/16

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Van Gaal 40% (1.6)
Wenger (40% / 1.6)
Pochettino (20% / 1.2)
Mourinho (25% / 1.0)
Pellegrini (20% / 0.8)
Rodgers (0% / 0.5)

Overall

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Mourinho (50% / 1.9)
Van Gaal (47% / 1.7)
Pellegrini (44% / 1.5)
Rodgers (41% / 1.4)
Wenger (28% / 1.2)
Pochettino (16% / 0.8)

To add a bit more detail to the overall statistics:

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Generally it's in the nature of the top teams that they're harder to beat than the smaller ones.
 
aguero93:20 said:
Generally it's in the nature of the top teams that they're harder to beat than the smaller ones.
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Some managers are happy to play for draws in those games which is understandable and their right. However that certainly isn't for me. Not in the premier league. And not with the resources the top teams in our league have.
 
Latics Fan SJK said:
This got me thnking, as I would have guessed Mourinho would have had this "record" rapped up even with his disastrous performance this season.

Since Pellegrini was appointed, below are the records of all managers during that period (not included Moyes' single season or Klopp this season):

2013/14

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Mourinho (70% / 2.4)
Pellegrini (60% / 1.9)
Rodgers (60% / 1.8)
Wenger (30% / 1.2)
Pochettino (10% / 0.5)

2014/15

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Van Gaal 50% (1.8)
Mourinho (40% / 1.7)
Pellegrini (40% / 1.5)
Rodgers (30% / 1.1)
Wenger (20% / 1.1)
Pochettino (20% / 0.8)

2015/16

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Van Gaal 40% (1.6)
Wenger (40% / 1.6)
Pochettino (20% / 1.2)
Mourinho (25% / 1.0)
Pellegrini (20% / 0.8)
Rodgers (0% / 0.5)

Overall

Manager (Win % / PPG)

Mourinho (50% / 1.9)
Van Gaal (47% / 1.7)
Pellegrini (44% / 1.5)
Rodgers (41% / 1.4)
Wenger (28% / 1.2)
Pochettino (16% / 0.8)

To add a bit more detail to the overall statistics:

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Incredible that he's still below Mourinho this season.

Tbf we still have the home games to come v most of the top sides. But you can see how the trend has been dropping as Pellegrini's defence takes over from Mancinis. Nine defeats compared to 3 each from the turtle & the Gone One.
 
Gaylord du Bois said:
Third in the league. League cup semi's. Topped our Champions league group.
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everythingchangesbutblue said:
Sad to say but there are a lot of blues who can't handle the pressure of challenging for trophies, were 3 pts off top, in semi's of LC topped CL group and its december ffs.
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Not these arguments again. Although the facts described above seems to be good, we could not beat even a single big team convincingly.

1. Got thrashed by spurs 4-1
2. Got thrashed by Liverpool 4-1
3. Drawn with the scum, whom every other average pl/cl teams are beating
4. schooled by Arsenal 2-1
5. Got beaten both times by the only team in cl group stage which comes close to barca/bayern/Real level

When you look into the squad we have and to the results mentioned above, they doesn't seem that much convincing.
 
Neville Kneville said:
Incredible that he's still below Mourinho this season.

Tbf we still have the home games to come v most of the top sides. But you can see how the trend has been dropping as Pellegrini's defence takes over from Mancinis. Nine defeats compared to 3 each from the turtle & the Gone One.
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Seen as you mentioned Mancini, for comparative purposes:

Pld: 35
Won: 15
Drawn: 10
Lost: 10
Scored: 50
Conc: 36
Pts: 55

Win % - 43%
PPG - 1.6

Yes Mancini has managed more games than Pellegrini, however he also took over a squad that was light years away from where it is now, and he still had a better PPG ratio than Pellegrini (which has surprised me tbh).

It's clear Pellegrini has improved the attacking side of things as City have scored 52 goals in just his 25 big games, whereas Mancini only managed 50 in 35 games. However, to no surprise to many I would imagine, defensively there has been a serious deterioration, with Pellegrini's City conceding 37 goals in 25 big games compared to Mancini's 36 in 35.

Attacking football will always be the fan's preferred though, but the respective GD of the two managers is fairly well balanced (Pellegrini +15 and Mancini +14).
 
Can someone explain in laymans terms,what exactly is a "flat track bully" and where the fuck did it originate from ? The saying is as bad as "ticki-tacki".Its not "ticki-tacki" its tip tap for fucks sake another useless and shit word thats entered our bastard vocabulary.
 
oakiecokie said:
Can someone explain in laymans terms,what exactly is a "flat track bully" and where the fuck did it originate from ? The saying is as bad as "ticki-tacki".Its not "ticki-tacki" its tip tap for fucks sake another useless and shit word thats entered our bastard vocabulary.
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Right up there with "Uber" and fucking "dopleganger" mate. Any **** using these terms should be shot and pissed on.
 
oakiecokie said:
Can someone explain in laymans terms,what exactly is a "flat track bully" and where the fuck did it originate from ?
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Cricketing term.....an average batsmen can look good on a lifeless wicket. Graeme Hick springs to mind.
 
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