Pellegrini - Job done ?

[grim up north]

Of course they would but we aren't most teams.

We are aiming to compete with the likes of Bayern and Barca and finishing in the top 2 in a league where it's main players are off the pace for one reason or another is not exactly brilliant.

We should be capitalising on Chelsea and United's fall from grace not using it as an excuse to underperform.

It's January has the league finished

 

[daztrueblue91]

It's January has the league finished

There is still plenty of time to turn this season around.

However, for all of the ability of the players at our disposal we are yet to set a benchmark of a PL winning side. Both Chelsea and United with sides that are worse than ours IMO and with stronger competition have strolled to PL titles.

The difference is that when we are off the pace as a team our rivals take advantage of it. Whereas when our rivals are off the pace, we gift them opportunities to catch us up.

It's going to take a huge improvement in performances from the 1st half of the season to win the PL. There is also going to be added pressure of us playing at home against our direct rivals. Let us hope that we have the bottle to turn it around.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

It struck me yesterday, that even though we eventually won the League in 2014, City seem to have stalled, and slowly reversed, from the moment that Negredo was injured at the same ground, virtually two years to the day.
That season, Aguero only played 23 games, but Negredo’s early form, and Dzeko’s crucial goals, proved vital. We also employed proper holding midfielders, to shield the defence.

Compare that with this season, and the nagging fear of what might happen if Aguero gets injured.

 

[HoJon]

If we accept these comments as true then who is responsible for the transfer policy?
Our purchases have, largely, been poor so who carries the can for that??

 

[Cheesy]

If his brief was to take us steadily backwards on field then yes, it's job done.

 

[themanc]

mid table coach, get mid table results. no back to back wins in the league since oct. shameful.

 

[blueinsa]

mid table coach, get mid table results. no back to back wins in the league since oct. shameful.

Its posts like this that get backs up.

Mid table coach with mid table results yet he has finished 1st and 2nd with us currently sat 2nd and has the best points per game ratio just behind Mourinho.

Patently you are talking bollocks mate.

Thats not to say all is perfect or well for that matter but please just stop talking bollocks.

 

[Phil1]

mid table coach, get mid table results. no back to back wins in the league since oct. shameful.

Your first sentence is odd considering our league finishes the last couple of years.
I'm not comfortable with the thought of us coasting whilst waiting for pep for nearly 6 years. Doesn't sound like a great plan albeit a couple of titles and domestic cups will mask that.
Summer can't come quick enough.

 

[hilts]

Its posts like this that get backs up.

Mid table coach with mid table results yet he has finished 1st and 2nd with us currently sat 2nd and has the best points per game ratio just behind Mourinho.

Patently you are talking bollocks mate.

Thats not to say all is perfect or well for that matter but please just stop talking bollocks.

I think he worded it badly, a mid table coach if manuel is even that will get the best team to under perform more often than they should, where the team finishes in the table depends on the quality of the opposition, this year for example we may win it because of the problems at scum and Chelsea, another season we wouldn't, the place in which a team finishes isn't the best way to judge a manager

 

[baildon blue]

If his brief was to take us steadily backwards on field then yes, it's job done.

I'd agree .

Your first sentence is odd considering our league finishes the last couple of years.
I'm not comfortable with the thought of us coasting whilst waiting for pep for nearly 6 years. Doesn't sound like a great plan albeit a couple of titles and domestic cups will mask that.
Summer can't come quick enough.

Summer been brought forward quicker this year than last year .
Yesterday's team selection was totally baffling yet again .
It's like ground hog day with Pellegrini over and over again .........