Roberto Mancini

[Lavinda Past]

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And as I have said, just because Managers are icons that also doesn't make them nice people.

As I have been in management I know that.

Exactly. Don't base opinions on hearsay, base them on your own experience of them.
Any manager in any field of work, is always going to be a c*nt in someone's opinion. I found it very easy to live with that, and I expect Mancini and Pep will do exactly the same, for as long as they need to.
As captain, it was part of Kompany's job to alleviate any issues in the dressing room. He didn't do that job particularly well, and let matters/cliques etc get worse, leaving it to the coaching staff to carry the burden. That's why Hart had so much power in the dressing room, and precisely why Pep pushed him out at the first opportunity.
Kompany by that time, was already 'well in' with the club hierarchy, who saw (perhaps still see) a possible future for him on the business side of things at the club, given his business management studies/qualifications. He was effectively 'untouchable' by the time Pellegrini arrived.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

What happened with "Chappy"? one minute he is the star of the web site, next thing never seen again.

Still doing stand up in the Willow Tavern at last count..............

 

[Lavinda Past]

Should of stuck to washing socks instead of sticking the boot into our Bobby.

He's an arsehole of the highest order. He still hangs around like a bad smell on match days, apparently as part of the City TV crew. He can usually be seen in his club provided training kit, carrying bags etc for the lass who does pitchside interviews near the away dug out and Tunnel Club seats.
Little man syndrome.

 

[sir baconface]

He's an arsehole of the highest order. He still hangs around like a bad smell on match days, apparently as part of the City TV crew. He can usually be seen in his club provided training kit, carrying bags etc for the lass who does pitchside interviews near the away dug out and Tunnel Club seats.
Little man syndrome.

I’ve been mostly with you so far. Then you had to go and mention little man syndrome. Please retract or I may have to jump up and head you in the bollox...

 

[Lavinda Past]

I’ve been mostly with you so far. Then you had to go and mention little man syndrome. Please retract or I may have to jump up and head you in the bollox...

Ha ha ha!

 

[hilts]

Of course he’s not Mourinho. Thank fcuk for that. I use him as an example of how success and personal admiration don’t always correlate.

At a footballing level, it’s undeniable that both Pep and Bobby Manc have been absolutely great for City. Both men of their time. Both true managerial legends, along with Joe Mercer. Surely every Blue appreciates that. The divergence arises when talking about personalities, at which point it‘s quite normal to warm more to one than the other.

You may also find there’s a bit of a reaction to one or two BM “heavyweights” who’ve delighted in slagging Mancini off in the past.

The thought of them seeing him win that trophy is rather amusing I must admit.

 

[hilts]

That is where personal feelings come in, I will always idolise Big Mal, its like you always remember your first girlfriend. Probably to a number on here Mancini was their "first girlfriend"

He wasn’t my first girlfriend but he was the first that didn’t look like Bella Emberg(one for the oldies)

 

[sir baconface]

He wasn’t my first girlfriend but he as the first that didn’t look like Bella Emberg(one for the oldies)

A bit picky, aren’t you?

 

[hilts]

A bit picky, aren’t you?

Shallow Hal, we all have our faults:-)

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

His treatment of Boateng for instance was shocking, he left and had an OK career. Boateng asked to be able to go and be at the birth of his child. Mancini said no, we need you to play. Then Boateng sat on the bench all game. Imagine the outcry if David Silva had not been given time off to see his son and was made to sit on the bench instead. Milner who I have no time for at all, complained that Mancini caused him mental health issues. He locked all the players in the dressing room one time and told them they were nothing without Yaya. Maybe that is tough love and other managers have done the same in the past, but you could tell by that Wigan game the dressing room had turned on him.

His place in the clubs history is secure, i have not questioned that, all i said was I wasn't sorry to see him go, I don't hate him but I also don't idolise him, he is just another ex-City manager to me albeit one that brought us some success. Where would he be in the list of managers we have had that i have seen, behind Pep, Sir Joe, Big Mal, Skip and probs equal to Pellergrini and Royle and ahead of the rest.

Pellegrini? Blimey.