Mancini's selection and tactics

I read an article late summer that was the only one praising City for its lack of heavy transfer activity. The gist of the article was that you shouldn't fix what isn't broken, and bringing a bunch of variables into a squad that finished the season on a high note would be foolish.

Well, Marwood, and his buddy Mancini have proven both sides of the argument correct. They panic bought in the last day with some questionable transfers (sending NDJ out for 3-4M and buying a replacement for 4 times that amount), and now Mancini is tinkering with those transfers in CHAMPIONS FUCKING LEAGUE games.

Mancini won the league in the home stretch by playing his best proven team for the final six games. Won them all, and stretched the goal difference beyond reach. Now he somehow finds virtue in throwing a new 19 year old signing that has never played a match with his squad mates into the away fixture against Real Madrid?

He hasn't played the winning formation from the final 6 fixtures of last season... since last season. And guess what. We've been shit. You really have to get creative to try and justify what is going through the man's head. One pundit said that Mancini finds value in putting his players under pressure with these new formations, challenging them to improve. Problem with that being that there are consequences when they play like shit and drop points. Mess with the team at home to Wigan, or at home to another basement team, not in the Champion's league, or against Arsenal, or against Stoke away, etc.

Mancini doesn't even seem to outwardly show any signs of pressure. After seeing Joe Hart nearly in tears, Mancini was smiling and borderline joking. Its as if he has absolutely no pressure on him at all, if he fails and gets sacked, its a massive pay day. If he fails and doesn't get sacked, he gets a massive pay day.
 
Dethred said:
I read an article late summer that was the only one praising City for its lack of heavy transfer activity. The gist of the article was that you shouldn't fix what isn't broken, and bringing a bunch of variables into a squad that finished the season on a high note would be foolish.

Well, Marwood, and his buddy Mancini have proven both sides of the argument correct. They panic bought in the last day with some questionable transfers (sending NDJ out for 3-4M and buying a replacement for 4 times that amount), and now Mancini is tinkering with those transfers in CHAMPIONS FUCKING LEAGUE games.

Mancini won the league in the home stretch by playing his best proven team for the final six games. Won them all, and stretched the goal difference beyond reach. Now he somehow finds virtue in throwing a new 19 year old signing that has never played a match with his squad mates into the away fixture against Real Madrid?

He hasn't played the winning formation from the final 6 fixtures of last season... since last season. And guess what. We've been shit. You really have to get creative to try and justify what is going through the man's head. One pundit said that Mancini finds value in putting his players under pressure with these new formations, challenging them to improve. Problem with that being that there are consequences when they play like shit and drop points. Mess with the team at home to Wigan, or at home to another basement team, not in the Champion's league, or against Arsenal, or against Stoke away, etc.

Mancini doesn't even seem to outwardly show any signs of pressure. After seeing Joe Hart nearly in tears, Mancini was smiling and borderline joking. Its as if he has absolutely no pressure on him at all, if he fails and gets sacked, its a massive pay day. If he fails and doesn't get sacked, he gets a massive pay day.
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Gotta give this bunch of variables a decent chance tho', it's too soon for this judgement. Last para is unfair - when Mancini smiles he is often crying inside.
 
Bumped because Mancini's stubbornness over tactics/personnel hurts us again today

No width... again. Sinclair and even Nasri were beating defenders out wide when they were committed to it. The wheels came off today when Nasri was subbed off, we lost all shape and had 3-4 of our players jammed up in the middle against 10 of their defenders. Comically Dzeko was successfully playing out wide; our 6'3" striker had more success as a winger than his natural position.

The game was crying out for a Pirlo type to pass to natural wingers and widen them out. 10 defenders clustered tightly stops us too consistently. An Inter fan put it perfectly: a Mancini midfield is an ugly thing. Milner kept trying to spray the ball to the wings only for it to sail into the seats, Barry didn't even bother.

These tactics against us have become a blueprint since the start of last year. The result would have been the same at Stoke had the ball not bounced off of Dzeko near the end. Sunderland and Everton use it consistently, Arry got success today with a club last in the table, even the rags used it and broke our home unbeaten record. Sit in banks of defenders, play with pace on the counter, that's it. Thank fuck Joe was on his toes, we could have dropped all 3.

It must change, or I think Txiki will change it in a way Mancini won't like.
 
Blue Haze said:
Bumped because Mancini's stubbornness over tactics/personnel hurts us again today

No width... again. Sinclair and even Nasri were beating defenders out wide when they were committed to it. The wheels came off today when Nasri was subbed off, we lost all shape and had 3-4 of our players jammed up in the middle against 10 of their defenders. Comically Dzeko was successfully playing out wide; our 6'3" striker had more success as a winger than his natural position.

The game was crying out for a Pirlo type to pass to natural wingers and widen them out. 10 defenders clustered tightly stops us too consistently. An Inter fan put it perfectly: a Mancini midfield is an ugly thing. Milner kept trying to spray the ball to the wings only for it to sail into the seats, Barry didn't even bother.

These tactics against us have become a blueprint since the start of last year. The result would have been the same at Stoke had the ball not bounced off of Dzeko near the end. Sunderland and Everton use it consistently, Arry got success today with a club last in the table, even the rags used it and broke our home unbeaten record. Sit in banks of defenders, play with pace on the counter, that's it. Thank fuck Joe was on his toes, we could have dropped all 3.

It must change, or I think Txiki will change it in a way Mancini won't like.
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completely fucking agree.

we struggle against teams that park the bus time and time again
 
Jim Tolmie's Underpants said:
Got to agree. Shit tactics once again from Mancini. He doesn't seem to learn.
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Actually he started the best available 11, but his sub were not good enough.

Everyone were saying he needs to bring Dzeko for Nasri instead of replacing Rodwell with Tevez who should be replaced every game by Mancini.
 
Jim Tolmie's Underpants said:
Got to agree. Shit tactics once again from Mancini. He doesn't seem to learn.
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So what would you have done differently? Bet you say kolorov instead if clichy.
 
Blue Haze said:
Bumped because Mancini's stubbornness over tactics/personnel hurts us again today

No width... again. Sinclair and even Nasri were beating defenders out wide when they were committed to it. The wheels came off today when Nasri was subbed off, we lost all shape and had 3-4 of our players jammed up in the middle against 10 of their defenders. Comically Dzeko was successfully playing out wide; our 6'3" striker had more success as a winger than his natural position.

The game was crying out for a Pirlo type to pass to natural wingers and widen them out. 10 defenders clustered tightly stops us too consistently. An Inter fan put it perfectly: a Mancini midfield is an ugly thing. Milner kept trying to spray the ball to the wings only for it to sail into the seats, Barry didn't even bother.

These tactics against us have become a blueprint since the start of last year. The result would have been the same at Stoke had the ball not bounced off of Dzeko near the end. Sunderland and Everton use it consistently, Arry got success today with a club last in the table, even the rags used it and broke our home unbeaten record. Sit in banks of defenders, play with pace on the counter, that's it. Thank fuck Joe was on his toes, we could have dropped all 3.

It must change, or I think Txiki will change it in a way Mancini won't like.
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Pretty much.
 
Jim Tolmie's Underpants said:
Got to agree. Shit tactics once again from Mancini. He doesn't seem to learn.
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What could he have done? Dezko in for Nasri, right decision. Rodwell for Milner, also the right decision.

With Kompany,Nasty,Toure out and Mario sold, there are not many left
 
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