samharris said:
So they did win something then ??
Oh yeah, they won the 'we lost the fucking title on goal difference trophy'....quickly followed by the 'team ethic,motivation and fighting spirit shield'...
Both are proudly on display at the united museum no doubt..
If people are classing a Charity Shield win for us as a trophy then they must do with the rags for last season to be fair and free of bias.
United had no Vidic (you've seen how we miss Kompany) and yet they matched us last season.
I blame Mancini this season. Granted we didn't bring in the set of players wanted but getting all of them was fanciful to be frank. Mancini still by and large had the same squad as last year yet we fell off the pace and lost the title by Feb. Mancini needs to set up to thrash teams rather than win and keep a clean sheet. Players look restricted and imo we get 50-70% out of our potential playing the way we do.
It's no coincidence that many players fell out of form at the same time. His man management has been found wanting and tactitally he's got a few things wrong. Granted he's had United numbers but Everton and Sunderland have ours. An FA Cup will patch up what's been an under par campaign, but even our run in the Cup has been fortuanate givene the competition faced. Bar Chelsea we've had it pretty easy.
I hope Mancini moves on to Monaco, Roma or Italy NT, a parting with a smile. I then hope we bring in somebody who will get us playing closer to our true potential who also manages players with a less abrasive approach. Mancini is a very good manager but imo we have peaked with him. Changing manager isn't a new Chelsea, it isn't being ungrateful either, it simply is a change of direction whcih I believe we need. We brought in Adebayor, Bellamy, RSC etc in the first wave if change and then we upgraded to suit our ambition, I believe the same is required again to advance. Mangers may have an inferior c.v to Mancini but their approach may fit us better and will inturn improve us.
Just my opinion. Whatever happens I just hope we don't end up playing thrid fiddle to United and Chelsea because that really would be criminal. Winning the league has given me a taste, I want more. Being in Europe was stuff of dreams and I remember being a kid wishing for City to be there. We have the chance now, we should take it. Be the best we can be.