If it wasn't for this place I doubt I'd know who he is or what he looks like, so can't say I dislike the man.
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Roberto Mancini
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Prestwich_Blue
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Should have used more lube then.Chappie always came across as a pain in the arse to me.
decmancity
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Bottling tackling that spurs player allowing him to cross and Crouch score so we didn't make the CL. Fucking hate the guy.Funny how Wayne hasnt put his tactical knowledge to use by becoming a manager. His time at City is prob best remembered for not shaking Terry's hand, cant recall anything else of note.
Was that not Bellamy v rags and Spuds.Bottling tackling that spurs player allowing him to cross and Crouch score so we didn't make the CL. Fucking hate the guy.
decmancity
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Was that not Bellamy v rags and Spuds.
Bellamy could have done better but Bridge fucking bottled it and turned his back on the ball.
LangleyBlue1970
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Read the Bridge piece. Bitter ****. Liked him too. Fuck him now though. The no hand shake ****
LongsightM13
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Chapman was a grass and a mole who regularly leaked stuff from the dressing room to those in the media who made it their business to try and undermine us. Especially Ladyman. Fuck him
kaz7
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Good wummingMad how people prefer to defend Mancini, a man known to fall out with everybody, even Balotelli who he let get away with murder over Bridge. Yeah Bridge is a bit of a wet lettuce but he never comes across a ****, no one speaks badly of him and always seems genuine and likeable. Can imagine what he’s saying is true and if you wasn’t in Mancinis good books you’d be hung out to dry.
manimanc
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Average player bridge got dropped by mancini as bridge was shite.
He couldn't defend to save his life and guess who wasted money on him bringing him in? Yep, sour faced rag Hughesless!
Ex player has a pop at ex manager? Well knock me down with a feather.
He couldn't defend to save his life and guess who wasted money on him bringing him in? Yep, sour faced rag Hughesless!
Ex player has a pop at ex manager? Well knock me down with a feather.
LangleyBlue1970
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He was a good signing at the time. Represented where we were. I’ve seen him being interviewed on a golf course though with Sky. He absolutely hammers Bobby and Balotelli. I can understand it, but why go public? He looks like a bitch doing well this.Average player bridge got dropped by mancini as bridge was shite.
He couldn't defend to save his life and guess who wasted money on him bringing him in? Yep, sour faced rag Hughesless!
Ex player has a pop at ex manager? Well knock me down with a feather.
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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Must have missed that game - he was absolute gash...........He was a good signing at the time. Represented where we were. I’ve seen him being interviewed on a golf course though with Sky. He absolutely hammers Bobby and Balotelli. I can understand it, but why go public? He looks like a bitch doing well this.
LangleyBlue1970
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Here's the interview for anybody interested. Mancini comes in at 19:13, Balotelli at 38:00.
Just think it’s a shit house tactic.
SK14BLUE
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He’s a ****Funny how Wayne hasnt put his tactical knowledge to use by becoming a manager. His time at City is prob best remembered for not shaking Terry's hand, cant recall anything else of note.
SK14BLUE
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I’m a celebrity z list absolute wanker. Fuck him and his old man Stamford
Rascal
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International teams do not play in the Europa League..Stretching the point a bit.
How did they do in the Europa League?
I do honestly believe that the standard of international football is probably at an all time low. That was more my point as it is in my opinion no longer the pinnacle of the game. Burley may have been a stretch, but I would expect any of the last 16 in the CL to win the Euro's.
I would certainly expect City to beat any of the international teams from across the world.
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I don’t hate him, but I don’t get the love for him, either.Am I the only person around here who doesn't have a weird hatred of Chappie?
He was the kit man; not exactly a high-profile job within the club.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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It was! Just the one game. He twinkled-toed someone just in front of CBL3 - can't remember any of the details but thought at the time we were just about to get our moneys-worth and then it quickly morphed into the usual one-footed dance.Must have missed that game - he was absolute gash...........
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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Come on Vienna, Chappie was the main reason the players were in a position to win the title on 2012 in spite of the shite manager that no-one likes.I don’t hate him, but I don’t get the love for him, either.
He was the kit man; not exactly a high-profile job within the club.
When is the Chappie statue going up I say?
Yeah I don't love (or hate) him either, it's just I've seen a lot of comments over the pages building up to my post, so I was wondering if I was missing something by not thinking he was the devil or something.I don’t hate him, but I don’t get the love for him, either.
He was the kit man; not exactly a high-profile job within the club.
The standard of club football has really accelerated away from international football over the last decade. Tactics are too evolved, and as you said in an earlier post there's just no time to replicate it at international level.International teams do not play in the Europa League..
I do honestly believe that the standard of international football is probably at an all time low. That was more my point as it is in my opinion no longer the pinnacle of the game. Burley may have been a stretch, but I would expect any of the last 16 in the CL to win the Euro's.
I would certainly expect City to beat any of the international teams from across the world.
International football is full of managers whose best traits are more in line with man management than tactics. There's a reason why none of the best managers manage countries, Luis Enrique aside. Although Mancini is a very very good manager, his stock was at its lowest ever when he took the Italy job.
I don't want to take away from Mancini. Italy were comfortably the best team at the Euros and he played a huge role in that. But the competition he had was dire, which is a reflection on international football more than anything.