Roberto Mancini

[kaz7]

Pep said to the players if you want to hate me hate me , i am sure one or two do, what is the difference with bobby ? None is the answer , he got a tune out of the boys despite his methods

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Pep said to the players if you want to hate me hate me , i am sure one or two do, what is the difference with bobby ? None is the answer , he got a tune out of the boys despite his methods

Pep balances it perfectly, he gives stick but also carrot in equal measure. No problem.

Mancini just gave stick, so players got tired of him.

 

[Vienna_70]

I don't think Pep would win any popularity contests with any players who have ever worked with him. He is a relentless boss who is never satisfied. He must be nightmare to work for day-in and day-out. But he has driven on teams to incredible achievements and taken players to levels they never knew they could reach. The best players respect him.
Mancini's job was to shake up City from top to bottom and disrupt the cosy atmosphere. He wasn't there to be "Mr Nice Guy." Some of our players and staff had been taking the piss out of our club for decades. Anyone who used to go into Manchester in the 80s and 90s at night will have seen some of the tossers who wore the City shirt but took the club for a ride. That was still happening under the pathetic reign of Mark Hughes but Mancini changed our history.

There’s an old saying: there is no sentiment in business, and it’s equally true in football if you want to be successful.

OK, sometimes a little sentiment creeps in, like the QPR manager bringing SWP on for the last few minutes of the season finale at Etihad, when there was nothing to play for for either side, but that was an exception.

 

[Vienna_70]

Spot on. Mancini completely changed the culture of the club, not an easy thing to do. When he arrived we were still liddle ol' siddy but with extra cash. His attitude was: "You're not here for a laugh, you're here to work and earn the fortune we pay you, and to TEAR THAT BLOODY BANNER DOWN."
Managers come in promising the earth; they rarely deliver. He kept his promise.
We won't forget, Roberto.

Hart

Richards
Kompany
Lescott
Kolarov

de Jong
Barry
Yaya

Silva
Tévaz
Balotelli

I know there were others, who played their part,like Edin scoring that late equaliser at Notts County in the fourth round, but that’s the XI that started the final and finally broke the trophy drought.

 

[Vienna_70]

Wayne Bridge is a laughing stock. What a sad little soppy bollock he is.

Thinking about Mancini and what he did for my club still brings a tear to my eye sometimes. He turned us from a punchline to a winning machine, and did it with passion, flair and a boatload of arrogance. He stuck two fingers up at United and their cronies, punched them to the ground then kicked them when they were down.

Before he came we were managed by Mark Hughes ffs.

MARK. FUCKING. HUGHES.

I mean, come on...

The man deserves a stand naming after him and I couldn't give two fucks if he offended the comedian kit man or the tea lady.

As someone earlier in this thread says - the fact Wayne Bridge thinks he's a wanker and David Silva still has respect for him speaks volumes.

Very well put, Johnny.

 

[Vienna_70]

Pep is not on Zlatan's Christmas Card list.

Nor Ronaldinho, I suspect.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I think I am right in saying Messi warned Kun that Pep would be a total bastard when Pep was appointed by us.

And the relationship seemed strained particularly early on, to the point he looked like he might leave, but after the initial issues, Pep made Kun a far better and more professional player.

As he has done will all, the same with Roberto, the improvement in individuals was huge.

I’m sure this parallel has been made before by people with more knowledge than I, but I’ve always seen more than a bit of Steve Jobs in Pep.

One part creative genius and artist, one part obsessive perfectionist with a habit of driving people into the ground and mercilessly culling those who aren’t up to scratch.

 

[Keeper!]

I’m sure this parallel has been made before by people with more knowledge than I, but I’ve always seen more than a bit of Steve Jobs in Pep.

One part creative genius and artist, one part obsessive perfectionist with a habit of driving people into the ground and mercilessly culling those who aren’t up to scratch.

Zaltan loves this post

 

[kaz7]

Pep balances it perfectly, he gives stick but also carrot in equal measure. No problem.

Mancini just gave stick, so players got tired of him.

Not all of them, just a couple of gobshits

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Pep's way? Roberto's?