Pellegrini is the new manager (Malaga Newspaper reports) 4.

[I'm no cynic but...]

I'm not going to hold my breath on that one either.

Until there is a total overhaul of the english/british system, where most of the kids start at clubs run by dads and other well meaning, but ultimately talentless "coaches", and before clubs (like ours) take the cream into their youth academy's (whilst missing out on the vast majority who are never scouted because they don't play at the few amateur clubs that get priority). And while clubs only recruit youth to suit their bank balances, there is little hope of getting much english/british talent through to the top level, something our FA should be getting sorted out in schools, but unfortunately they are run by people who are too busy looking after their own mates (Gill etc).

Anyway that is getting very off topic for this thread.

Tell you what cleavers,listened to Martyn Tyler earlier and he gave a superb anology about the England set up and how many under 21 players were actually called up by Pearce and didn`t give a fuck about playing.
Sad state of affairs but honestly a superb piece by Tyler.

You only need to look at both squads to see how little is coming through, and that is at the FA's door for not organising proper coaching at school level. They should be preventing kids joining clubs before 14/15 years old imho, and coaching them at a district/county/regional level until then, with the best youth coaches available.

Significant money should be made available from the PL TV deal to organise that, but the clubs, especially the big clubs won't allow it because they have too much power. Its little wonder that our national sides are a bit of a joke in world football currently.

There is a very good reason why the PL has such little home grown talent available, and its not simply because City are ruining football (again).

I was listening to a Talksport item on the state of the youth progression, or lack of, into first team football and the broadcasters were discussing Martin O'Neill in his days of managing Leicester. His team were in a period of struggle at the time, so much so that O'Neill was considering quitting the job. One of his backroom staff tried to talk him out of it by saying he had a wonderful crop of youngsters coming through the ranks and the club would benefit in two or three years time, but O'Neill's response was that this was of no use to him, he needed results NOW. And this is the problem. Everybody at a club, from owners through to paying supporters, demand instant results, and for this reason managers will only select experienced players with just a few minutes of an already won game to drip feed kids through. It's even worse at clubs which are fully expected to be in the thick of trophy action as they will have powerful squads to choose from, and even benches will be lacking in youth players as managers will want to insure against all eventualities.

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

This whole question of City and English?British players is the usual press rubbish. The Mail (surprise, surprise) began it yesterday. City have, of course, brought in yet another foreign manager, who will kick out what few English/British players are still at the club: Manchester United (Blessed be Their name) have, of course, waved farewell to the greatest British human being since Churchill ( perhaps even since Bobby Charlton) and have replaced him by another Briton hewn from the same heroic stuff. The conveyor belt that brought us Cleverley, Welbeck et al back to Wes Brown, and brought in gems such as Ashley Young and the sublime Phil Jones will pack the hallowed turf of Old Trafford with all that is best of from the superb FA youth development scheme pioneered as the flagship of Sir Trevor Brooking's thirteen years of ceaseless effort at the FA and Sport England. Oh, and by the way, England crashed out of the U21s after losing both matches, and now Arsenal seem to have some money for players, Arsene's going to blow it all on three foreigners.

 

[Hiley rated]

Re: Pellegrini and RSC

We've got to hope that the heirachy are about to appoint the right manager , they appear to believe that he is , but only time will tell .... Pellegrini appears to done reasonably well so far , without achieving anything spectacular.

RSC scored around 15 goals in Spain after playing more than sixty games there during loan spells at Betis and Malaga , which is about a 1 in 4 ratio , but City have released him and that's that .....

if Pellegrini and RSC's paths ever cross again it'll probably be as both men finish their respective careers , maybe back in South America or somewhere.

Or North America at New York City maybe?

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Under the headline 'Gossip' (and what appears to be a Sunday rehash) in the MUEN........


City's English players are set to lose out once Manuel Pellegrini is named the club's new manager.

The Blues are expected to unveil the Chilean coach this week and he is reported to have agreed to follow the Barcelona blueprint, with every City side from youth to the first team playing with a fluid 4-3-3 formation.

Jesus Navas and Fernandinho have already been signed, with Isco set to follow, and Pellegrini believes the new system will suit them better than the likes of Englishmen Gareth Barry, Jack Rodwell and James Milner.

Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards are seen as back-up options in defence so keeper Joe Hart could be the only Englishman to be a regular starter at the Etihad next season

Exact same story and content in todays Mail on Sunday.
Don't tell me these hacks / journo's don't get their heads together to spin a story?
Agenda or coincidence?

The story was syndicated is my guess.

 

[No6]

This whole question of City and English?British players is the usual press rubbish. The Mail (surprise, surprise) began it yesterday. City have, of course, brought in yet another foreign manager, who will kick out what few English/British players are still at the club: Manchester United (Blessed be Their name) have, of course, waved farewell to the greatest British human being since Churchill ( perhaps even since Bobby Charlton) and have replaced him by another Briton hewn from the same heroic stuff. The conveyor belt that brought us Cleverley, Welbeck et al back to Wes Brown, and brought in gems such as Ashley Young and the sublime Phil Jones will pack the hallowed turf of Old Trafford with all that is best of from the superb FA youth development scheme pioneered as the flagship of Sir Trevor Brooking's thirteen years of ceaseless effort at the FA and Sport England. Oh, and by the way, England crashed out of the U21s after losing both matches, and now Arsenal seem to have some money for players, Arsene's going to blow it all on three foreigners.

A beautiful appraisal. Discussion over.

Well done sir

 

[sincity]

So now we have to wait till Wednesday or Thursday for the coach to be unveiled?

 

[Ducado]

So now we have to wait till Wednesday or Thursday for the coach to be unveiled?

Will we?

 

[Lomas has a lob on]

So now we have to wait till Wednesday or Thursday for the coach to be unveiled?

Why is that?

 

[richards30]

So now we have to wait till Wednesday or Thursday for the coach to be unveiled?

Says who mate??

 

[sincity]

So now we have to wait till Wednesday or Thursday for the coach to be unveiled?

Says who mate??

Salfordpaul on twitter...

pelligrini i am told will be unveiled wed or thurs this week. panic over! thank god