Pellegrini - The English Managers Syndrome

[Ajm1985]

Excellent work from Pellegrini tonight

 

[FantasyIreland]

Deserves every accolade tonight,he got those subs spot on and the desire in every one of our players was clear to see.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Could not agree more. Great post.

If, and it is still an IF, MP is not our manager next season, whoever is needs to go unbeaten until January, in all competitions and concede no more than 10 goals, preferably less than 5, or the erudite, nuanced, bluemoon massif will be all out for him.

Thank fuck the fans who go to the games are not reflective of so many of the clowns and Johnny-come-latelys that post on here.

Bluemoon - the most disloyal, entitled, ungrateful internet fans forum in English football. And that includes red cafe.

The irony of the whole charade is that Pep might not have the best opening 6 months. The massiv will then be saying give him time.

 

[PragueBlue]

Wasn't happy with how he set us up in the first half but made good changes 2nd half.

 

[Danamy]

Deserves every accolade tonight,he got those subs spot on and the desire in every one of our players was clear to see.

Proved to everyone that he doesn't just sit on his hands and waits until 75mins to make a sub, he saw the problem and reacted......credit where it's due

 

[Goater=Legend]

Got it spot on tonight. No complaints whatsoever.

Had some balls to take Toure off and play that system.

 

[crystal_mais]

I love this man - just wish we could keep him here in some capacity - Truly amazing guy - win, lose or draw - always dignified and respectful -

 

[baildon blue]

Got it spot on last night .

More of the same for the rest of the season .

 

[xenon_]

I'm genuinely interested, if he wins the league this year and beats Kiev, what will your opinions be?

I think these two things are highly possible.

So that would be a double, 2nd and a 2nd PL with a very good showing in the CL in 3 seasons. That's after taking over after Mancini ad made a bit of a mess after his own fine work mind. Dealing with the FFP debacle. He's seen the back of Mourinho, some say the best coach in the World in just over 2 years. Win this league or not, I think we will he's still outperformed Jose Mourinho and will leave a very happy and balanced squad.

If Pellegrini does win the league this year, that will make Pep's job very hard. Anything but three titles in three years will be a step down from Pellegrini. Results wise anyway.

Don't get me wrong, there's plenty Pellegrini does that leaves us all scratching our heads but in general his results, his win percentage speak for themselves.
I just think that considering he won a double in his first year. Finished second in his 2nd season and in his 3rd season is very healthy in all 4 competitions and very well placed for the league so he deserves our support till the end of the season. Especially as every man and his dog knows he's off.

On point as fuck, as have your previous posts in the thread have been. If there was a Bluemoon Awards ceremony, I'd be nominating you for 'Best Pellers Defender' haha. I hate to draw up fake battlelines, as one doesn't have to 'for' or 'against' Pellegrini, but I'm only pissing about :)

Personally - and it is a preference thing - I don't like Pellegrini's overall tactical philosophy, defensively speaking. I won't go into detail as this topic has been driven into the ground, but I'm sure you understand his weaknesses, as you clearly know your stuff. But I just think that the consistently high individual errors that come from our defence is a symptom of the tactics and philosophy. It is an extremely difficult way to defend** Needlessly difficult, in my humble opinion. When it works, the rewards are clear, and as you say, our win percentage and chances conceded speak for themselves. But I don't think it's unfair to counter that argument with the fact that our squad is miles better than most in the league, and the few chances we concede are high-percentage chances because of the quality in which our enemy arrives in our box (due to our lack of cohesion when something goes wrong.)

**Just as a vague example; Lescott looked world class in Mancini's system. He'd be fucked under Pellers. His attributes are different, yes, but overall, the rear-guard is a less nervy place to be under Mancini, for various reasons, most notably protection. Some ways of defending are easier than others. And I believe that you can achieve a better balance than Pellegrini has masterminded, without sacrificing beautiful football.

I'm waiting until January is over before I make a long prediction post about how I think our season will finish etc, but I'll go ahead and say right now; I think we're going to win the league. And if we do, then his tenure has been an unarguable success. (Perhaps he'll get his due credit in City history... I doubt it, but perhaps.) If and when Pep comes in, it's going to be difficult, results-wise. And it will be interesting to see how our fanbase reacts when the greatest active manager in the world shows that he's human aswell. (which he's done on numerous occassions already, just to put it out there.)

 

[Bewar3them00n]

I hope Pellers has set his stall out with regards to Yaya, that he can be subbed if not pulling his weight. Personally, I'd bring Yaya on after 60, his ball retention, passing, and shooting would be far more effective against a tiring oppsition.
Hopefully Vinny will be back in a couple of weeks, and MDM can resume his role of coming on to secure wins etc....
His tactical throws of the dice seem to show pretty good dividends more often than not, I just hope he shows the same ruthlessness, and willingness to pull off unperforming players in the remaining games this season, instead of waiting until 60mins every game.....