After £100 million being spent and only just realising his best team at this stage in the season, I am not convinced he is the man for the job. I believe that we require managerial stability but we can only do so if the manager currently installed has shown enough about him both in terms of potential to built on this seasons achievements and that when he spends money he gets value for it by the return of the players performances.
I am of the opinion that while he is installed as Manchester City manager we should back Mark Hughes and give him our full support regardless of what he achieved as a player and base our reactions and views soley on what he has achieved with Wales, what he achieved with Blackburn Rovers and where we finish and what he has achieved in his first and potentially his last season with us.
However the problem is that throughout his stay at the club the ownership and thus the plans for the club and expectation of the manager has changed, as has the resources made available. Our current owners wealth normally dictates that they ensure they have the best and that as a consequence they are successful so we must stick out like a sore thumb at this present time.
Under Thaksin Shinawatra, in order for Mark Hughes to maintain his position as Manchester City manager he was required to finish 6th in the league. I question whether this has changed but our reliance on induvidual pieces of brilliance from Robinho, the form of Ireland and induvidual strikes have so far kept him in a job (who would expect Onouha or Zabaleta to strike like that again?) and where we would be now if it was not for them goals strikes fear into my heart. This, on top of 2 away wins all season so far, would lead me from an owners perspective lead me to request that Mark Hughes leaves his position with immediate effect.
In my opinion he will hold us back. His chase of Roque Santa Cruz without a back up plan screams lack of ambition given the limitless budget and ill preperation for a negative response in reply to our series of bids of desperation. Considering he went after players like Scott Parker when he had players like Elano at his disposal screams negativity and settling for average players that will not ensure we finish in the top four next season. Where is the winning mentality displayed by the manager? If he does not show it, how are the players meant to carry this out? It's beyond me.
It's not because of past allegiance, it's about him not achieving anything as a manager to date and our dreadful away record. Yes we have had good results recently but the rags did not have to get out of second gear to dispose of his team quite comfortably. I'm sorry but I just do not think he is the right man for the job and that he is not a big enough name.
I want him to be successful because success for him means success for Manchester City but if I was the owner the writing would already be on the wall and I would be drawing up a list of alternative candidates for the position as we speak.
I am of the opinion that while he is installed as Manchester City manager we should back Mark Hughes and give him our full support regardless of what he achieved as a player and base our reactions and views soley on what he has achieved with Wales, what he achieved with Blackburn Rovers and where we finish and what he has achieved in his first and potentially his last season with us.
However the problem is that throughout his stay at the club the ownership and thus the plans for the club and expectation of the manager has changed, as has the resources made available. Our current owners wealth normally dictates that they ensure they have the best and that as a consequence they are successful so we must stick out like a sore thumb at this present time.
Under Thaksin Shinawatra, in order for Mark Hughes to maintain his position as Manchester City manager he was required to finish 6th in the league. I question whether this has changed but our reliance on induvidual pieces of brilliance from Robinho, the form of Ireland and induvidual strikes have so far kept him in a job (who would expect Onouha or Zabaleta to strike like that again?) and where we would be now if it was not for them goals strikes fear into my heart. This, on top of 2 away wins all season so far, would lead me from an owners perspective lead me to request that Mark Hughes leaves his position with immediate effect.
In my opinion he will hold us back. His chase of Roque Santa Cruz without a back up plan screams lack of ambition given the limitless budget and ill preperation for a negative response in reply to our series of bids of desperation. Considering he went after players like Scott Parker when he had players like Elano at his disposal screams negativity and settling for average players that will not ensure we finish in the top four next season. Where is the winning mentality displayed by the manager? If he does not show it, how are the players meant to carry this out? It's beyond me.
It's not because of past allegiance, it's about him not achieving anything as a manager to date and our dreadful away record. Yes we have had good results recently but the rags did not have to get out of second gear to dispose of his team quite comfortably. I'm sorry but I just do not think he is the right man for the job and that he is not a big enough name.
I want him to be successful because success for him means success for Manchester City but if I was the owner the writing would already be on the wall and I would be drawing up a list of alternative candidates for the position as we speak.
/icon_doh.gif){kind=icon}