It's always great to see us win a trophy, however I said at the start of the season that the only one I truly wanted was the league. Anything else on top would just be a bonus. I think the main issues have been Pellegrini learning who he can and can't trust in the side to do a job. One of the things that he has found out is that our second string of players aren't good enough or motivated enough to come in and perform against lesser opposition. Remember the first half of Watford in the cup? We had to wheel the big guns out at half time to get us out of the shit.
Ultimately instead of being able to rest players like Aguero, Silva, Yaya and Kompany, these players have had to play when fringe players (Lescott, Rodwell, Boyata, Garcia etc) haven't been up to it. We have a great squad of players on paper but we have been far to reliant on our big guns performing week in week out, resulting in fatigue and silly injuries being picked up.
Next season we need good reliable cover in the key areas, centre half, midfield and possibly right back. This has to be the bear minimum. Pellegrini needs players who he can trust to do a job. Sadly, the following don't cut the mustard: Richards, Lescott, Rodwell, Boyata, Garcia, and Dzeko. Jovetic's injuries have made it hard to judge but he needs a full pre-season and to come out all guns blazing in August. Lots of work to do for Txiki and Manuel in the summer.
