It's not odd that you've relaid a fact, it's just odd that your whole argument hinges on it.fast eddie said:ono said:He might have done, but the key players had been at Liverpool for a few years. The bulk of the team at Inter had been together for 3 or 4 years and they had been winning together for 3 or 4 years before Mourinho added Milito, Eto'o, Sneijder and Lucio to the team.
Your argument seems hinged on the fact that he didn't win the CL, which is odd because it's ignoring the fact that he won the league 3 times and the Italian Cup 4 times. Would you not settle for that over the next 4 years at City, or is that not good enough?
It's an "odd" argument when I relay a fact? Mancini has failed in Europe as a Manager despite getting it right in the League?
I bet you £500 that City won't win the Premiership 3 times and either the FA or Carling Cup 4 times within the next 4 years. Are you up for it?
In what way doesn't he realise this? In what way does he play the Italian way? Do you mean he plays like Italian National team play?Benarbia said:Hmmmmm you look a little silly bearing in mind he's only managed in Italy and the league over here is completely different yet he doesn't seem to realise this. Playing the Italian way over here will win nothing
ono said:No, but the SPL is very different to Serie A. In all my life, i don't think i've ever seen anybody other than Rangers or Celtic finish outside of the top 2. The gap between those two teams and the rest of the league is quite astonishing.Glasgow Man City said:This is Walter Smith's record
A fantastic record, but would you want him as City manager?
In Italy you have a great number of very good teams (yes even today), and Mancini brought success to a team who hadn't won anything for 15 years.
It's not really comparable.
No but the alternative would be to hire a manager who has experience of winning the equivalent to what Mancini has, but in England. So what's that...Wenger, Ferguson erm.......Benitez?Glasgow Man City said:ono said:No, but the SPL is very different to Serie A. In all my life, i don't think i've ever seen anybody other than Rangers or Celtic finish outside of the top 2. The gap between those two teams and the rest of the league is quite astonishing.
In Italy you have a great number of very good teams (yes even today), and Mancini brought success to a team who hadn't won anything for 15 years.
It's not really comparable.
Hearts finished 2nd about 5 years ago, but that's irrelevant. Serie A is completely different to the EPL just as the SPL is, just because you're good in one doesn't necessarily make you good in the other.
ono said:No but the alternative would be to hire a manager who has experience of winning the equivalent to what Mancini has, but in England. So what's that...Wenger, Ferguson erm.......Benitez?Glasgow Man City said:Hearts finished 2nd about 5 years ago, but that's irrelevant. Serie A is completely different to the EPL just as the SPL is, just because you're good in one doesn't necessarily make you good in the other.
Glasgow Man City said:ono said:No but the alternative would be to hire a manager who has experience of winning the equivalent to what Mancini has, but in England. So what's that...Wenger, Ferguson erm.......Benitez?
Personal opinion, we should have stuck with Hughes if Jose wasn't available
ono said:Glasgow Man City said:Personal opinion, we should have stuck with Hughes if Jose wasn't available
I do think Hughes probably would have got there in the end, but i think Mancini is better equipped to do so. It's been decent to debate with somebody with the opposite view, but who can also see the opposite view. I guess time will tell anyway. I reckon we're on the right track.