Mancini out? (merged)

[petrusha]

From Duncan Castles (via Sulia - link here: http://sulia.com/channel/soccer/f/c5075a04-61a5-4af0-8c1c-aafe0dd790f2) comes the piece below. I assume it's also in the Sunday Times as he gives a link, but it'll be paywalled so I won't bother with that one:

Manuel Pellegrini says no to Manchester City job. Jurgen Klopp now first choice to replace Mancini. #MCFC #MGA #BVB

Manchester City have failed in a second attempt to secure a leading La Liga coach as a potential replacement for Roberto Mancini. After losing their first-choice candidate Pep Guardiola to Bayern Munich, City have now received a polite rejection from Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini.

Pellegrini - who has also been sounded out on behalf of Chelsea - informed City that he had already committed himself to a club for next season. The Chilean is highly regarded in European football for taking Villarreal to the last four of the Champions League during his five-year stewardship of the small-town club.

In his first full season at Malaga Pellegrini finished fourth in La Liga despite the Qatar-owned club failing to pay wages as it ran into severe financial problems. This campaign, the 59-year-old has kept a weakened squad in Spain's top four while reaching the Champions League knock-out rounds.

City's recently appointed executive team of Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain have been preparing the ground for Mancini's succession amidst concerns over the Italian's relationship with his players and his failures in European competition. While Mancini has strong supporters amongst the club's Abu Dhabi hierarchy – notably City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak – a failure to retain the Premier League title is expected to lead to an end-of-season dismissal.

As former executives of Barcelona who recommended and championed Guardiola's elevation to coach at the Camp Nou, Soriano and Begiristain had been confident of securing the Catalan's services until it emerged he had agreed a contract with Bayern Munich for next season. Though the most successful manager of his generation, Jose Mourinho, remains on the market and is admired by Abu Dhabi, neither he nor City's CEO and director of football are keen on working together.

Instead, Soriano and Begiristain will now seek to convince Jurgen Klopp to swap Borussia Dortmund's well-balanced team for a City squad the pair will restructure over the summer. That may also prove a hard sell, as Klopp has publicly committed himself to Dortmund for another three seasons.

“I have a contract until 2016,” said Klopp recently. “I have said 20 times I’ll definitely stay until 2016. Everybody thinks I say it, but that if a club like Chelsea or Real Madrid come in for me, I will go. This is something I can’t change but they will see.”

 

[Shirley]

From Duncan Castles (via Sulia - link here: http://sulia.com/channel/soccer/f/c5075a04-61a5-4af0-8c1c-aafe0dd790f2) comes the piece below. I assume it's also in the Sunday Times as he gives a link, but it'll be paywalled so I won't bother with that one:

Manuel Pellegrini says no to Manchester City job. Jurgen Klopp now first choice to replace Mancini. #MCFC #MGA #BVB

Manchester City have failed in a second attempt to secure a leading La Liga coach as a potential replacement for Roberto Mancini. After losing their first-choice candidate Pep Guardiola to Bayern Munich, City have now received a polite rejection from Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini.

Pellegrini - who has also been sounded out on behalf of Chelsea - informed City that he had already committed himself to a club for next season. The Chilean is highly regarded in European football for taking Villarreal to the last four of the Champions League during his five-year stewardship of the small-town club.

In his first full season at Malaga Pellegrini finished fourth in La Liga despite the Qatar-owned club failing to pay wages as it ran into severe financial problems. This campaign, the 59-year-old has kept a weakened squad in Spain's top four while reaching the Champions League knock-out rounds.

City's recently appointed executive team of Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain have been preparing the ground for Mancini's succession amidst concerns over the Italian's relationship with his players and his failures in European competition. While Mancini has strong supporters amongst the club's Abu Dhabi hierarchy – notably City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak – a failure to retain the Premier League title is expected to lead to an end-of-season dismissal.

As former executives of Barcelona who recommended and championed Guardiola's elevation to coach at the Camp Nou, Soriano and Begiristain had been confident of securing the Catalan's services until it emerged he had agreed a contract with Bayern Munich for next season. Though the most successful manager of his generation, Jose Mourinho, remains on the market and is admired by Abu Dhabi, neither he nor City's CEO and director of football are keen on working together.

Instead, Soriano and Begiristain will now seek to convince Jurgen Klopp to swap Borussia Dortmund's well-balanced team for a City squad the pair will restructure over the summer. That may also prove a hard sell, as Klopp has publicly committed himself to Dortmund for another three seasons.

“I have a contract until 2016,” said Klopp recently. “I have said 20 times I’ll definitely stay until 2016. Everybody thinks I say it, but that if a club like Chelsea or Real Madrid come in for me, I will go. This is something I can’t change but they will see.”

Ffs must be gullible to believe most of this crap what the rags write.

 

[Akira]

In other news, the club's preparing Laudrup as replacement.

 

[cmdub]

In other news, the club's preparing Laudrup as replacement.

Read that as well, think he would do a good job if he were to come here. Plays a beautiful style of football

 

[Brendan110_0]

Txiki this, Txiki that, he's the director of football - same position Brian Marwood held (although title changed from administrator of football). Mancini is the manager and what he says should go while in charge, why bother having a manager otherwise?
If we chop and change managers like Chelsea then we can kiss goodbye to title wins for a while.<br /><br />-- Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:23 am --<br /><br />

In other news, the club's preparing Laudrup as replacement.

Read that as well, think he would do a good job if he were to come here. Plays a beautiful style of football

You mean the football Brendan Rodgers taught them? Lets see how Laudrups team does after 2/3 seasons before we start jizzing over him.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I'd still be surprised if Jose wasn't really top of the list should we decide to dispense with Bob's services. Quite happy for the hacks to keep guessing at names when in reality no-one has got a clue. Also worth bearing in mind that no journo actually wants Jose to tip up at our place so they don't want to write that piece and tempt fate.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Txiki this, Txiki that, he's the director of football - same position Brian Marwood held (although title changed from administrator of football). Mancini is the manager and what he says should go while in charge, why bother having a manager otherwise?
If we chop and change managers like Chelsea then we can kiss goodbye to title wins for a while.

-- Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:23 am --

In other news, the club's preparing Laudrup as replacement.

Read that as well, think he would do a good job if he were to come here. Plays a beautiful style of football

You mean the football Brendan Rodgers taught them? Lets see how Laudrups team does after 2/3 seasons before we start jizzing over him.

Chopping and changing like Chelsea. The fuck is that all about? He has been here nearly 3 and a half years.

Kiss goodbye to titles? Chelsea have won the league a number of times whilst 'chopping and changing their manager'

3 league titles
4 FA Cups
1 Champions League.

Oh how I'd hate to be like Chelsea.

 

[waspish]

Txiki this, Txiki that, he's the director of football - same position Brian Marwood held (although title changed from administrator of football). Mancini is the manager and what he says should go while in charge, why bother having a manager otherwise?
If we chop and change managers like Chelsea then we can kiss goodbye to title wins for a while.

-- Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:23 am --

Read that as well, think he would do a good job if he were to come here. Plays a beautiful style of football

You mean the football Brendan Rodgers taught them? Lets see how Laudrups team does after 2/3 seasons before we start jizzing over him.

Chopping and changing like Chelsea. The fuck is that all about? He has been here nearly 3 and a half years.

Kiss goodbye to titles? Chelsea have won the league a number of times whilst 'chopping and changing their manager'

3 league titles
4 FA Cups
1 Champions League.

Oh how I'd hate to be like Chelsea.

Those trophies was of the back of Mourinho team lets see what they win this year

 

[Bluemoon115]

Txiki this, Txiki that, he's the director of football - same position Brian Marwood held (although title changed from administrator of football). Mancini is the manager and what he says should go while in charge, why bother having a manager otherwise?
If we chop and change managers like Chelsea then we can kiss goodbye to title wins for a while.

-- Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:23 am --


You mean the football Brendan Rodgers taught them? Lets see how Laudrups team does after 2/3 seasons before we start jizzing over him.

Chopping and changing like Chelsea. The fuck is that all about? He has been here nearly 3 and a half years.

Kiss goodbye to titles? Chelsea have won the league a number of times whilst 'chopping and changing their manager'

3 league titles
4 FA Cups
1 Champions League.

Oh how I'd hate to be like Chelsea.

Those trophies was of the back of Mourinho team lets see what they win this year

They're in more comps than us.

 

[manimanc]

So let me get this right,we we won jack shit for 30 odd years,have had more managers than soft mick,we've now won 3 trophies in two and a half years and mancinis job is on the line!!!!!
Could we bring in a new law where journalists have to have compulsory drug tests because these fantasy stories that they write are coming straight from a needle and spoon,absolute crock of shit this duncan castles writes,has he ever been right on anything he has published!???
FORZA MANCINI!!!