Danamy said:
NipHolmes said:
I can't get my head around this.
Ok here goes.
Soriano is tasked with boosting our revenues and cutting our losses. He needs the club to play as well as we can and to win as much as possibel so that he can negotiate deals for the club, the more successful we are the more sponsors will want to be part of us, the more we can charge and the more shirts & merchandise we can sell.
Txiki is director of football, he's tasked with turning us into a version of Barca. He is tasked with changing our football philosophy to suit Ajax/Barca model and also making sure our academy coaches players who will blend in seemlessly to our squad. 4-3-3 throughout.
Txiki in particular is tasked with buying and selling players and being the go between of manager and board. He also is based on performance on field although it's down to manager and squad to perform. If they fail he fails, it's that simple. He's on a good wedge here and wants to be successful in his project but also keeping his job, why go with a manager who's his own man and does things in his own abrasive manner when you can bring in someone who will work with you and thinks like you and can still be successful on field. The likes of De Boer and Pellegrini are a better fit for his vision than Mancini. Say we had Mark Hughes still, and we looked to replace him, I doubt Mancini woudl get the nod over the two mentioned because of the system and philosophy Mancini believes in and employs. It's only because Mancini is here already and has been successful that he's still in with a shout of staying.
Here's a few other issues. Mancini sacked one of the most respect doctors in this country and brought in his won man. Injuries been an issue this season, maybe co-incidence but he did this at Inter too becaue he suspected that the injury team sided with players too much and were too protective.
He also has a shower of shit looking after the EDS and youth. We are way under par and changes must be made in that area too, absolutely no doubt. You can check for yourself to see what I mean.
In short the Spaniards are up shit creek if Mancini doesn't win trophies and continues to buy and sell players at the detriment of the clubs finances. Not only is it a FFP no-no but it also makes their jobs harder and also makes us fairly unstavle in regards to squad. We need a hapoy squad or at least majority of happy players. Buying, selling and harsh public criticism isn't helping matters one bit. Compare Dzeko v Spurs of last year to Dzeko of this year, that's what poor man-management and lack of confidence does to you. The lad clearly has his head elsewhere and feels hard done to. He's been made scpaegoat yesterday but people don't remember his WBA performance etc, also there's no Aguerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrro without Dzeko. Had the two been the other way, things may be different when judging him as a player.
I agree with a lot of that but there's one problem as far as i can see it, is the right man available yet?
The way i see it Mancini will be in charge past the summer, unless he's past on his wishes to leave, which is a possible.
You know my feelings about Mourinho but i don't think Txiki shares the same admiration or sees him as the next fit for City, hence the reason why i think he'll stay.
I'm not ITK ior anything like that but I heard taht he's here next year but leave in summer of 2014. I even posted 'all parties will be happy' because inners get another year and outers get their way too.
The perfect man chose Bayern mate, however the very next in line to that system and way of playing is De Boer. Have a look at the De Boer thread in transfer sectiona nd see the post I posted of an article about him. Well written, concise and has taught me a lot. I've since checked De Boer out more, watched more of Ajax and taken a look at style of play. he'd fit the Txiki profile, he's just a big gamble. I don't know if it can be justified Dan. I'm happy to punt for him but it's easy to say this as a fan withouyt my bollocks being on the chopping block. If he fails I can only fear TCM and other posting my older posts in favour of him and also United winning a title etc, meanwhile the Spaniards get thrashed for it and it's a blemish on their c.v's. Still, you give me £500k pa let alone £millions and I'd be willing to let Mansour slip one into me let alone take the heat on a failed managerial appointment.
-- Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:55 pm --
Blue Heaven said:
If that donation were made, the Daily Star and others would claim it was a shameless tax dodge, and unethical in the extreme.
-- Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:52 am --
NipHolmes said:
Hiddink will get bored, eventually. However, if and when he does, will he look for a new position, or simply retire? Full disclosure: I recently sent Txiki an e-mail suggesting that he consider Johan Cruyff as our next manager. No response was forthcoming...;-) My Ajax-loving friend in Zwolle dismissed this as "science fiction" but I continue to rally for the improbable. If Txiki wants the ultimate "total football"/Barca guy, and someone he can trust, Cruyff would be fascinating. It was Cruyff who suggested to Barca that they hire Txiki to be their DOF.
Cruyff suggested to Txiki that we employ De Boer ;)
I think De Boer to City is most probable. If we do retain the services of Manicni for another season then I think De Boer will take over then. If not I can see him now. The only reason he may not get the job is because of Pellegrini's experience possibly. I personally reckon De Boer is the man, he's Ajax and Barca coached, knows it inside and out, good at bringing youth through and gets 100% out his team. Also speaks English, Dutch (obviously), Spanish and German I believe.
If de Boer comes to City, I wouldn't be surprised to see Bergkamp become manager at Ajax.
