To Mr Roberto Mancini.

[redmizzle]

Proved so many of the Halfwits on here wrong- Well done Roberto

-- Sun May 22, 2011 11:17 pm --

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected. Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.
I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.
I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

It wasn't him that spent all the £380m you talk about was it?

No, it wasn't, but the part which he didn't spend bought most of the squad which has won us third place and the Cup!
My thanks go primarily to the squad, who have persevered through all of Roberto's weird and wonderful tactics even when they were totally clueless.
All the same, he deserves credit for sorting out a defence which had been completely amateurish under Hughes and for persevering with, and improving, some of the lads.
Also for seeing the light just in time.

Thank you Roberto AND DON'T MAKE ME MOAN AGAIN! (please)

I see you're conveniently ignoring the fact that ALL our important players improved remarkably under HIS management.

 

[persvenality cult]

No he didn't change the way we played he is simply developing the team.

We will continue to improve next season and perhaps you might finally say he's done a very good job, maybe you should offer him some advice?

Well he suddenly 'developed the team' by doing a 180 degree turnaround in attack!

I've been 'offering him advice' for much of the season, but he seems to think he knows more than I do! ;o)

There's no denying that by keeping the formation exactly the same and selecting the same players playing the same system, he's radically altered the team's outlook. I think the key change has been Tevez. Before he was playing in a semi-withdrawn role on his own upfront. Now he's a 'false-nine', always working between the lines. Or maybe it was Yaya. Earlier in the year he was clearly playing as a DM, wasn't he? I vividly don't remember him dribbling around the box at Spurs or at home to Liverpool, no-siree. It must be that the wingers have now started making those runs in behind the defence, just like SWP did in the first game at Spurs... no, I've got it, it's Barry overlapping on the left? Richards running riot on the right? Or those times where we have everyone upfront and risk leaving just three at the back, first seen for the entire second half at Sunderland, that game was only recent, wasn't it?

And I agree with you about the defence. Thank god he's finally twigged after 18 months that zonal is the way.

 

[wayne71]

Well he suddenly 'developed the team' by doing a 180 degree turnaround in attack!

I've been 'offering him advice' for much of the season, but he seems to think he knows more than I do! ;o)

Maybe he's now confident that his defence are suitably drilled at understanding what he wants and he feels he can let the leash off gradually. I was myself a bit critical at times but you have to hand it to him, the bloke employed before him never really sorted our defence out and look where it got him?

18 months to get the defence to understand what he wants?

Nooooooooo!

Ahh come on, history shows it takes time to build a successful football team, if it was just a case of chucking a few hundred million at it and lecturing the players a few times it wouldn't be much fun. He's done well in his first full season in English football.

 

[remoh]

Maybe he's now confident that his defence are suitably drilled at understanding what he wants and he feels he can let the leash off gradually. I was myself a bit critical at times but you have to hand it to him, the bloke employed before him never really sorted our defence out and look where it got him?

18 months to get the defence to understand what he wants?

Nooooooooo!

Ahh come on, history shows it takes time to build a successful football team, if it was just a case of chucking a few hundred million at it and lecturing the players a few times it wouldn't be much fun. He's done well in his first full season in English football.

God Bless Him!

For all his failings, he is in the history book as the manager who got us our first trophy for 35 years and into the Champs League, so I'm beginning to warm to him (and to the Sheikhs, the coaches, the players and all the staff.)

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!!!!<br /><br />-- Mon May 23, 2011 1:14 am --<br /><br />

No he didn't change the way we played he is simply developing the team.

We will continue to improve next season and perhaps you might finally say he's done a very good job, maybe you should offer him some advice?

Well he suddenly 'developed the team' by doing a 180 degree turnaround in attack!

I've been 'offering him advice' for much of the season, but he seems to think he knows more than I do! ;o)

There's no denying that by keeping the formation exactly the same and selecting the same players playing the same system, he's radically altered the team's outlook. I think the key change has been Tevez. Before he was playing in a semi-withdrawn role on his own upfront. Now he's a 'false-nine', always working between the lines. Or maybe it was Yaya. Earlier in the year he was clearly playing as a DM, wasn't he? I vividly don't remember him dribbling around the box at Spurs or at home to Liverpool, no-siree. It must be that the wingers have now started making those runs in behind the defence, just like SWP did in the first game at Spurs... no, I've got it, it's Barry overlapping on the left? Richards running riot on the right? Or those times where we have everyone upfront and risk leaving just three at the back, first seen for the entire second half at Sunderland, that game was only recent, wasn't it?

And I agree with you about the defence. Thank god he's finally twigged after 18 months that zonal is the way.

Oooooo! sarky!! (and totally wrong)

 

[bluetoo]

Proved so many of the Halfwits on here wrong- Well done Roberto

I'm probably one of those halfwits you're referring to. I'm delighted that he has proved me wrong. He did seem to change his outlook during the late winter/early spring period. Up until then, the football wasn't the most inspiring stuff we'd seen, and I often said that if only he'd take the leash off, we would then see just how good the squad was. Thankfully, we saw somewhere near our true potential for the crucial run-in. Perhaps that is why he is the manager, and I'm not. Anyway, my apologies and sincere thanks to Bob. Now; where did I leave that humble pie?

Wasn't aimed at anyone mate- but it used to really piss me off when he was getting stick on here. We have been top 4 all season but I like many Blues were waiting for typical City to kick in. But for the blips on Merseyside it never really looked like happening.

Strange as it might seem I believe the loss to Liverpool kick started our push for the cup and the league right at the business end of things. I also believe it was Mancinis inspiration that spurred the players on. Imo he's proved without doubt that he is the man to take us to a level that weve only ever dreamt of. I pray that this is only a taster and with a full pre season and a few additions to the squad, not many teams will relish the thought of playing us next season.

Thank you Bob for making people eat their words (most notably bitter rag journos who couldnt wait to see you fail)

 

[Freestyler]

Thank you Bobby Manc.

Been behind him since day one, i said long ago he would deliver.

you've shut up alot of people, and their currently tucking into their humble pie as we speak.

FORZA MANCINI.

 

[persvenality cult]

Oooooo! sarky!!

Yes. Sarcasm. Well done you for spotting it.

;) ;)

(and totally wrong)

Okay, well I would stand by everything I said there.

I guess you have your own examples of what's changed, but as you haven't detailed any of of them, that's all I can do, guess!

 

[dennishasdoneit]

cheers bobby manc ,you,ve given me the best season ever watching city. from the 1st minute i sat down in my seat at spurs away,right thru to the end at bolton i,ve loved every fucking minute. the tactical battles have been absorbing.god knows how you managed to motivate a collection of players to go to white hart lane and stand up tall strong and resiliant
when half the team had missed pre-season,were making their debut in the premier league and were facing the full force of spurs attacking abilities.

that one performance,on the first day of the season,told me we had a manager with balls.the atmosphere inside the ground that day was incredible,spurs were all over us from the off but we kept our shape,made so many tackles and blocks,defending for our lives and then slipped into incredible passing triangles,short concise passing to take the heat of us,and keep the ball away from spurs.,not to mention the classy break-neck speed counter attacks.spurs kept coming but city wouldn,t lie down and hart pulled off save after save.anyone remember vinnys brilliantly timed tackle on the russian forward? world class.

Redknapp was wounded after that day.they had given their all,but city showed resolve.everyone stuck to their task.bobby manc had instilled that resolve.a touch of iron.some people said it was a crap game,for me it was the sign that city were changing from being the joke team who collasped away from home,to a team that would need to be respected.

thats what mancini has given city..he,s made other teams respect us.the man is class.and he,s only just started.

thank you Roberto Mancini.

 

[redmizzle]

cheers bobby manc ,you,ve given me the best season ever watching city. from the 1st minute i sat down in my seat at spurs away,right thru to the end at bolton i,ve loved every fucking minute. the tactical battles have been absorbing.god knows how you managed to motivate a collection of players to go to white hart lane and stand up tall strong and resiliant
when half the team had missed pre-season,were making their debut in the premier league and were facing the full force of spurs attacking abilities.

that one performance,on the first day of the season,told me we had a manager with balls.the atmosphere inside the ground that day was incredible,spurs were all over us from the off but we kept our shape,made so many tackles and blocks,defending for our lives and then slipped into incredible passing triangles,short concise passing to take the heat of us,and keep the ball away from spurs.,not to mention the classy break-neck speed counter attacks.spurs kept coming but city wouldn,t lie down and hart pulled off save after save.anyone remember vinnys brilliantly timed tackle on the russian forward? world class.

Redknapp was wounded after that day.they had given their all,but city showed resolve.everyone stuck to their task.bobby manc had instilled that resolve.a touch of iron.some people said it was a crap game,for me it was the sign that city were changing from being the joke team who collasped away from home,to a team that would need to be respected.

thats what mancini has given city..he,s made other teams respect us.the man is class.and he,s only just started.

thank you Roberto Mancini.

Well said.

 

[adammck]

Thanks Roberto!