Mancini Interview BBC

[jimharri]

The current team would not win the league if it contained Mancinis City team.

Well; if that was the case it wouldn't be the current City team, would it (unless I'm missing something or have been Clarkied)?

 

[wayne71]

The current team would not win the league if it contained Mancinis City team.

Well; if that was the case it wouldn't be the current City team, would it (unless I'm missing something or have been Clarkied)?

No it wasn't a Clarkie, I've confused myself there tbh I'll revisit it when I can see straight.

 

[skybluepete]

Pellegrini gets the best out of the available staff, making ordinary players good and good players great.

Which players in the current team would you describe as 'ordinary'?
I'd say that our strongest starting eleven is possibly the best team the Premiership has ever seen.
I doubt we have room for 'ordinary' players anymore.

Kolarov was pretty ordinary before but I would have him start ahead of Clichy now every time.

-- Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:53 pm --

Which players in the current team would you describe as 'ordinary'?
I'd say that our strongest starting eleven is possibly the best team the Premiership has ever seen.
I doubt we have room for 'ordinary' players anymore.

I strongly suspect it means Kolarov, but Kolarov's attacking stats are exactly the same as they've been in the previous two seasons. Some people are seeing a Miracle of Kolarov that facts do not substantiate.

But now he defends better.

Are you honestly saying you don't think he has improved?

Im saying goin forward he looks ok, he did in previous seasons though, still think hes a poor defender . what i will say is clichys form has totally dropped off under pellegrini, so where you think kolor has improved under MP on the other hand a player who was supremely consistent under RM seems to be playing nowhere near his best football??

 

[Berkovic_blue]

Mancini's title-winning team would beat the current team.

Better defensively but just as good going forward.

I'm a big fan of Mancini but i don't know about that. Negrado is one hell of a player and for the team does far more than either Balo or Tevez ever did.

Tevez? He's one of the best players I've seen in a blue shirt. Tho we were without him for much of the PL-winning season anyway.

We scored some brilliant team goals and at this point in the season (or at least a couple of weeks ago when I saw the stat) had scored just as many in the PL. I remember our play being praised at the time and even being compared to Barca, who themselves were in their pomp. Obviously we weren't as good as Barca then, neither is our current team. but the point is that I don't see a big difference in terms of attacking threat and 'positive/negative' football back then to now.

Yeah, some people seem to forget how well we played under Mancini

 

[Balti]

I'm a big fan of Mancini but i don't know about that. Negrado is one hell of a player and for the team does far more than either Balo or Tevez ever did.

Tevez? He's one of the best players I've seen in a blue shirt. Tho we were without him for much of the PL-winning season anyway.

We scored some brilliant team goals and at this point in the season (or at least a couple of weeks ago when I saw the stat) had scored just as many in the PL. I remember our play being praised at the time and even being compared to Barca, who themselves were in their pomp. Obviously we weren't as good as Barca then, neither is our current team. but the point is that I don't see a big difference in terms of attacking threat and 'positive/negative' football back then to now.

Yeah, some people seem to forget how well we played under Mancini

didn't we win some sort of silverware that we hadn't won for a wee while?

terrible it was

 

[remoh]

Mancini being compared to Shankly has gone into my Bluemoon Top Ten Comedy moments. That's two great entries this year with the "Ghostbusters" David Silva song.

Dave.
I hope you didn't mean my post, because I was comparing Pellegrini's abilities, not Mancini's.

 

[bluemc1]

Mancini being compared to Shankly has gone into my Bluemoon Top Ten Comedy moments. That's two great entries this year with the "Ghostbusters" David Silva song.

i hope the guy saying Balotelli was "unplayable" is in there

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Mancini being compared to Shankly has gone into my Bluemoon Top Ten Comedy moments. That's two great entries this year with the "Ghostbusters" David Silva song.

Dave.
I hope you didn't mean my post, because I was comparing Pellegrini's abilities, not Mancini's.

Not you at all, remoh. You always post sense. It was earlier in the thread. Might has been the same crackpot who said " I still prefer Mancini".

 

[Skashion]

I don't see anything remotely odd in comparing Mancini to Shankly in the sense that Shankly laid the foundation stones for two decades of success and hopefully Mancini did. It's a good, and hopefully accurate, analogy.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I don't see anything remotely odd in comparing Mancini to Shankly in the sense that Shankly laid the foundation stones for two decades of success and hopefully Mancini did. It's a good, and hopefully accurate, analogy.

They also both spoke unintelligible English.