Just like to say, we have to get behind our new manager in the same way we got behind Mancini over these past 3 years.
I think the City fans support for Mancini was admirable and crucial. No other club in England had the same admiration for their manager than us even when the media were sniping at his "imminent sacking" throughout his tenure and non-City fans criticising him as a poor manager who "bought the league, I could have done what Mancini has done" nonsense. Bizarrely, those fans have come out of the woodwork and claimed Mancini was a good manager who shouldn't have been sacked!
We are led to believe over the past 6 months Bobby gradually lost the dressing room and things were clearly not going as smoothly as they had been. Theoretically speaking the team should have collapsed in protest - which is normally the usual procedure if a manager 'loses the dressing room'. There was a clear deterioration in performance throughout the season (esp. compared to last season) but what stopped the players collapsing was the awareness of Mancini's popularity on the terraces.
Whoever the next manager is (probably Pellegrini) we have to get behind him whatever we thought of Mancini. Our vocal support of Mancini solidified the manager's role and left a good impression on those unfamiliar with the club.
We must do the same for Pellegrini for the club to progress further. As a fantastic club with loyal supporters, I'm sure such support will be given.
I think the City fans support for Mancini was admirable and crucial. No other club in England had the same admiration for their manager than us even when the media were sniping at his "imminent sacking" throughout his tenure and non-City fans criticising him as a poor manager who "bought the league, I could have done what Mancini has done" nonsense. Bizarrely, those fans have come out of the woodwork and claimed Mancini was a good manager who shouldn't have been sacked!
We are led to believe over the past 6 months Bobby gradually lost the dressing room and things were clearly not going as smoothly as they had been. Theoretically speaking the team should have collapsed in protest - which is normally the usual procedure if a manager 'loses the dressing room'. There was a clear deterioration in performance throughout the season (esp. compared to last season) but what stopped the players collapsing was the awareness of Mancini's popularity on the terraces.
Whoever the next manager is (probably Pellegrini) we have to get behind him whatever we thought of Mancini. Our vocal support of Mancini solidified the manager's role and left a good impression on those unfamiliar with the club.
We must do the same for Pellegrini for the club to progress further. As a fantastic club with loyal supporters, I'm sure such support will be given.