Manchester City close on Pellegrini (merged)

[NQCitizen]

who's the better manager, pellegrini or mancini? bias aside. i'm just interested

One has won titles and cups in England and Italy. The other's most impressive honour is an intertoto cup or winning half an argentinian title, the clausura.

 

[LoveCity]

Pellegrini is one big job away from success and has been linked with us, Chelsea, Barcelona, PSG, and Roma lately so in a few years time one way or another I suspect his European trophy count will look much better. Besides his one year at Real Madrid when he was unfairly sacked (because Mourinho was available) after a record-breaking points total (unfortunately Barca were at their peak at the same time and got a few points more) he's never had a great platform to win trophies on in Europe.

Whatever is decided I will trust. Soriano and Txiki appointed two less successful and proven managers at Barcelona and both went on to be voted best coach in the world and probably needed extensions built to house all the trophies they won after previously winning nothing.

 

[scotty123]

Last week or the week before, Graham Hunter was on Talksport talking about Pellegrini but in relation to Chelsea and City (before all this nonsense with Txiki meeting his agent broke). I must say, I don't know enough about Pellegrini myself to give an informed opinion, but Hunter spoke very well and very highly of him. Think it was on Keys & Grey - would love to find it again as it was a very good listen. Hunter felt Pellegrini is of the calibre that any top end Premier League club who is looking to change manager would be mad not to consider him as a candidate.

I really would like Mancini to be given at least another year, but it seems more and more likely from everything in the press, posts on here and the odd snippet I've picked up outside of here (nothing concrete enough to share) this season will regrettably be his last.

It's a real shame in my opinion as what I have seen of Mancini at City, I felt he really would build something here for us. I believe he still can and in spite of evidence to the contrary, still reckon if he was given another year, would get us out of the group stages at a minimum.

I heard that, and posted about it on here.

It was a little bizarre that Hunter suddenly started talking about City in a conversation about Pellegrini and Chelsea. It was almost like he knew something.

Thought the same too mate. Was a cracking interview with him, really interesting and completely at odds with some of the fluff you get on there at times.

I too heard that interview it was very good, what i can remember about it was the fact that Hunter said he is a striking man very tall very composed and reminds him of a high powered banker or head of a big buisiness , he said when he walks into a dressing room or any room he commands immediate respect and has the total loyalty of his players and staff.
All that said i would still want Mancini, he has dragged us up by the bootlaces and given me the happiest 3 years for 30 odd years

 

[George Hannah]

Pellegrini is one big job away from success and has been linked with us, Chelsea, Barcelona, PSG, and Roma lately so in a few years time one way or another I suspect his European trophy count will look much better.

Whatever is decided I will trust. Soriano and Txiki appointed two less successful and proven managers at Barcelona and both went on to be voted best coach in the world and probably needed extensions built to house all the trophies they won after previously winning nothing.

He'll find a very restricted choice of Chilean restaurants in these parts. If Mancini goes it'll be mainly 'cos he couldn't get a good pizza.

but wait!!

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that's sealed the deal

 

[Rolee]

Dont know much about this fella however the fact he has fallen out with Aguerro before is concerning

If Pellegrini has the right skills to be our manager a previous fallout won't matter a jot. He'll just make it up on his first day and get on with things. Happens all the time in football. Unless it's a Bridge/Terry type situation there's nothing which can't be sorted.

This made me laugh.

 

[citytill1die84]

Backward step imo he's won & done nothing major. We'd be slated if we sacked Mancini after what he's won & done for us. Stupid move which I can't see going through.

 

[bluesteve]

just had a quick look at Wiki's pellegrini page.

One of his former clubs in Chile was called O'Higgins !! Unbelievable, Jeff !!

 

[Bill]

Backward step imo he's won & done nothing major. We'd be slated if we sacked Mancini after what he's won & done for us. Stupid move which I can't see going through.

go back 40 odd years when we sacked joe mercer after a very successful spell, we are about to make the same horrendous error.

 

[beast]

Backward step imo he's won & done nothing major. We'd be slated if we sacked Mancini after what he's won & done for us. Stupid move which I can't see going through.

We get slated anyway so who gives a fuck?

 

[NipHolmes]

Really don't see how Pellegrini is an upgrade on Bobby.

He isn't an upgrade. Mancini has the better C.V.

However he will set us up better as an attacking unit and I'm willing to stick my neck out and say we will outscore every other team in the league. Our defence won't be as solid given our style of play but we'd 'slaughter' more teams imho.

Man management and a talent for getting the most out of the tools at hand are his best attributes.