Interesting time scale. If he doesn't do well then i suppose we've potentially dodged a bullet if we seriously have intentions of grooming him to be our manager, but we'll not be able to bring him back as anything other than manager so no more u-21's for him and we lose a very good asset behind the scenes.
If he proves a success, we'll want him to see out his contract before bringing him over here otherwise the NYCFC fans would go apeshit. Is he going to be ready in 3 years? And more to the point are we going to have a place ready for him in 3 years?
If we're bringing pep in during the summer, are we only expecting 3 years from him? If we stick with Pellegrini until his contract is out, do we then bring in a manager for just 1-2 years to fill the gap? Or do we stick with pellegrini for 3 years? I can't see Vieira extending his contract if he's a success. He'll want to manage at the very top and if he does well he'll get other offers, we can't expect him to hang around and wait for us. If he doesn't prove a success at NYCFC i don't think it necessarily means he hasn't got what i takes to be our future manager but i think we'll lose the chance, as i expect Arsenal will hoover him up if it doesn't go to plan in New York.
It's great for Vieira, it's pushed his managerial career forward, he now gets a chance to prove himself. For City, we've essentially said it's make or break time for him, No more chance to learn, I'm sure the club have thought long and hard about future implications and have a plan, I just hope we've judged the timing right and he's ready. Good luck Vieira. I hope to see you back in Manchester one day.
