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[robbieh]

Laudrup ticks all the boxes for me. He's got contacts all over the world and he knows Txiki inside out being an ex team of his 10 years. I know it's only a small thing, but Silva recently described him as his footballing idol - imagine he'd get the best out of him on a consistent basis.

Hadn't thought about the Txiki connection but that will add fuel to the fire. Yes a bit of a risk in that he has done well with smallish clubs Getafe and now Swansea. But the way he has swanned in and improved the welsh team is impressive.

He obviously wanted to manage over here and I reckon if offered the city job he'd take it.

 

[LoveCity]

Laudrup ticks all the boxes for me.

He doesn't for me - he's never won a trophy outside of Denmark (might change that with the League Cup but compare it to Mancini's trophy haul) and we surely want a manager to win us things, not have us 'challenging' (the Arsenal mentality). It'd be a huge risk, why take a risk when we already have a manager who will regularly win us trophies? The only reason to change is for someone just as, if not more, proven.

Also has to be said that he's failed at 2 of his 4 jobs outside of Denmark so far. Done well with Getafe and Swansea, failed at the two jobs between those (Mallorca and Spartak).

Said yesterday on the transfer forum, if we're going for any of these 'promising but not proven at the top' coaches the best candidate is Simeone who at least has the European pedigree already of winning Europa League + UEFA Super Cup, and currently has Atletico sat 2nd in La Liga (though not for much longer with Real closing the gap).

With Guardiola and Klopp ruled out, I'm worried changing the manager would be changing for the sake of it unless Mourinho wants the job. I can't really think of anyone else available who is guaranteed to offer more success than Mancini has brought so far.

 

[robbieh]

Klopp obviously doesn't want to come.

Mourinho might want to come but we are not sure if Mansour etc will want him especially as he has used us in the past and turned us down twice.

Laudrup is ambitious and I am sure would take the job. Looks a great coach but what is he like with the players bearing in mind this seems to be Mancini's problem.

Do we really want to risk Laudrup? I'm not as familiar with him as some, so I honestly ask that question. It's not snarky sarcasm. I don't know if he can manage the egos of a dressing room full of people that have won at high levels. Again that's not casting aspersions. I simply don't know. If someone does, I would be interested to hear.

Laudrup has done little to prove he's to our standard.
We need to be aiming much higher, and sending out a message.
High risk appointments should be taken by less significant clubs, not by us.

Mourinho would attract the likes of Bale, James Rodriguez and Ozil to the Eitihad, and will make warriors out of the likes Silva.

If not Jose or Klopp, then Pellegrini or Hiddink.

Jose blocked Real buying Silva. He's not a fan. Hiddink too old and temporary. Pelligrini is good but is he another Ranieri?

 

[Ray78]

Laudrup ticks all the boxes for me.

He doesn't for me - he's never won a trophy outside of Denmark (might change that with the League Cup but compare it to Mancini's trophy haul) and we surely want a manager to win us things, not have us 'challenging' (the Arsenal mentality). It'd be a huge risk, why take a risk when we already have a manager who will regularly win us trophies? The only reason to change is for someone just as, if not more, proven.

Also has to be said that he's failed at 2 of his 4 jobs outside of Denmark so far. Done well with Getafe and Swansea, failed at the two jobs between those (Mallorca and Spartak).

Said yesterday on the transfer forum, if we're going for any of these 'promising but not proven at the top' coaches the best candidate is Simeone who at least has the European pedigree already of winning Europa League + UEFA Super Cup, and currently has Atletico sat 2nd in La Liga (though not for much longer with Real closing the gap).

The only job he failed at was Spartak Moscow. He quit Mallorca because of great frustration with Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, the club's Director of Football, leading to a bad work climate and we all know the money problems Mallorca have.

 

[King-Kun]

Do we really want to risk Laudrup? I'm not as familiar with him as some, so I honestly ask that question. It's not snarky sarcasm. I don't know if he can manage the egos of a dressing room full of people that have won at high levels. Again that's not casting aspersions. I simply don't know. If someone does, I would be interested to hear.

Laudrup has done little to prove he's to our standard.
We need to be aiming much higher, and sending out a message.
High risk appointments should be taken by less significant clubs, not by us.

Mourinho would attract the likes of Bale, James Rodriguez and Ozil to the Eitihad, and will make warriors out of the likes Silva.

If not Jose or Klopp, then Pellegrini or Hiddink.

Jose blocked Real buying Silva. He's not a fan. Hiddink too old and temporary. Pelligrini is good but is he another Ranieri?

Ah true, Jose doesn't get on with the spanish nationals.
But Jose is the man for this club. We missed out on Robin, so we need to get our man this summer.

Plans will no doubt be put in place to do so.
He'll be given funds and players to sell, and this will persuade him here.
The future is much brighter here than at Chelsea.

 

[LoveCity]

The only job he failed at was Spartak Moscow. He quit Mallorca because that great frustration with Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, the club's Director of Football, leading to a bad work climate and we all know the money problems Mallorca has.

I can't consider a 30% win rate as anything but failure for a proposed Manchester City manager.

And half of La Liga is broke, look at the job Jemez is doing with La Liga's poorest club Vallecano this season. Nearly all coaches in Spain are working on ridiculously low budgets and have been for a while now.

 

[robbieh]

Laudrup has done little to prove he's to our standard.
We need to be aiming much higher, and sending out a message.
High risk appointments should be taken by less significant clubs, not by us.

Mourinho would attract the likes of Bale, James Rodriguez and Ozil to the Eitihad, and will make warriors out of the likes Silva.

If not Jose or Klopp, then Pellegrini or Hiddink.

Jose blocked Real buying Silva. He's not a fan. Hiddink too old and temporary. Pelligrini is good but is he another Ranieri?

Ah true, Jose doesn't get on with the spanish nationals.
But Jose is the man for this club. We missed out on Robin, so we need to get our man this summer.

Do you think he would want to come and challenge his mate Fergie? They would fall out.

Also if he wants the United job he won't come here.

 

[Anonymous]

The only job he failed at was Spartak Moscow. He quit Mallorca because that great frustration with Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, the club's Director of Football, leading to a bad work climate.

I can't consider a 30% win rate as anything but failure for a proposed Manchester City manager.

Sadly for you I suspect Laudrup has already been worded up. He ticks certain very important boxes and his close relationship with Txiki (the shortlist for the Barca job was Pep, Ferguson, Mourinho, Laudrup) means he'll be way higher up the list than Simeone for example.

 

[MCFC-alan88]

Pellegrini seems to quietly go about getting the best from his teams. I'd be interested in learning more about him. I remember he got shat on at RM.

 

[lionheart]

In the unlikely event that City and Mancini do part company, sooner rather than later, the obvious solution would be to have Roberto Di Matteo as our caretaker manager until the end of the season and see how we perform in the interim. He did win the Champions League with Chelsea after all.