Didsbury Dave said:Pellegrini has to be where the smart money is to replace Mancini, should he go, and my gut feel is that he probably will. There was a bizarre leak a few months ago from chile that he had 'an agreement' with city.
Very interesting if it happens and a huge call from begerestain and soriano especially if it turns out they purposely haven't engaged the obvious candidates in guardiola and mourinho.
The plot thickens daily.
It is a brave call but his record in Europe with Villarreal and Málaga is nothing short of outstanding given the lack of resources. Has generally favoured 4-2-2-2 which suits our current players, only his version is much, much more balanced than the one Mancini has used. Was on to a hiding to nothing at Real Madrid given he was about 5th choice appointment in June 2009 but still managed a then record points haul with one of the most haphazard scattergun approaches to player acquisition I have ever seen from Perez and his cronies.