Watched and analyzed the Sunderland game, small parts though prozone. Not a good game. But taking 1 point on bad days are not underrated. Not many years ago we easy lost 3-0.
Mental strength, physical strength: In fact I agree, but not acceptable. Had the same experience as a coach for an U17 team twice. Both times we had the opportunity to qualify for the best group stage in our age group. We played very good football most of the season. Both seasons we lost against out rivals, and the game straight afterwards we were dead. The players was not at races. Once I talked easy to the players at half time, no reaction. Next time I was like Mancini, a dickhead with the players, no reaction. Talked to my old coach(was a national football player in his time), he said: "young man, if you even put Hitler in the room, your players would not react, the loss against the rival are taking energy". So I see the same with City.
PellevMancini: Mancini has done a very good job. He is in the history book forever! But there was something wrong; relationship to some players, staff, board, and how he used the media. There were something bad going on. The club decided to change playing style, build a harmony, etc, and wanted that man Pellegrini. Mancini was the sheiks man, but now its Pelle.
Give Pelle 1 or 2 seasons, then lets see what happen. New signings, etc. Both Mancini and Pelle knew they are living on short term. Lets wait and see, now Rodgers are GOD, maybe in two years he is not GOD.
Now I see many are critical to Pelle, but many was critical of Mancini, like: slow play, defensive play, bad on set pieces, and some players always starting......
Now we miss Silva, Toure, Kompany not 100%, and the forwards are not putting in the goals. When we also see some small defensive errors, then we see now the result. I dearly hope the players has some pride, and secure the CL qualification. I feel not sure we get the CL place!
The club need to put up some really good youngsters, and find a souple of real good english players with heart combined with the foreign players.
In the summer the club must do this with the squad:
GK-Keep Hart, get in a good keeper like Buffon. put in a english home grown 3rd keeper.
Defenders-keep Kompany, Zabaleta, , Choose either Kolarov/clichy. Sell the rest. Get in Shaw, Silva, Coleman. Chiellini or a look at McAuley, but I like Baines.
Midfielders: Keep Toure, Silva, Navas, Fernandinho, Milner, get rid of Garcia, Nasri, Barry, get in Vidal, Gundogan, Manuel Lanzini, Ramirez, kroos, or hernando
Forwards-Keep Aguero, Jovetiz, Sell Negredo or Dzeko. Get in Cavani, Lukaku.but I miss Tevez!!
Deep into my heart I hope City begin to build a very good academy, and get through local grown players. Thats the future.
I am not sure its right to chop and change managers, big names has get critical voices: Eriksson, Hughes, Mancini, now Pellegrini. Guardiola would never come to City. I hoped for Martinez even Moyes. I would like to see if Ferguson come into the tunnel....
Now support Pellegrini, but if the club had choosen Martinez, then I bet some has said he is to small, no experince etc...
Keep support the team<br /><br />-- Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:47 am --<br /><br />And we should keep talking about Tactic A or B, Barcelona never change, not even Bayern under Pep.
