Said he still has the club in his heart and wouldn't rule out returning one day. He thought the 'Holistic' term was just nonsense the club said after they sacked him.
He said Pellegrini is a good manager and doing a good job, and that the team has improved. But the poignant thing he said was that the big players in the team - Yaya, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, were all players he brought to the club, (and Zabba and Kompany, who he clearly got the best out of.)
As I've said before, the last world class player we bought was Aguero in 2011. That's 3 and a half years since we bought a truly exceptional player. I think 3 things stick out about that:
1. That despite what some people might profess, FFP has already had a very real impact on our progress, and limited our ability to sign the best talent in the world.
2. Even Mancini's biggest critic must admit he was a very good judge of a player.
3. Txiki has done some excellent work, but the quality of the players he has brought in during the last 3 years have not greatly improved the first team so far.
