First of all I think we should disregard the holistic approach tag, as it certainly wasn't Manuel Pellegrini's phrase and it would be unfair to tie that one on him. It was a line in a club PR release.
Second we should remember Roberto Mancini needed time to settle in and learn the language and learn the club culture, so we must give the new guy similar respect and time.
So far he has been doing the job by telephone and seems to me to be on the right track; keeping Brian Kidd as an assistant is the right move with all Kiddo's experience in the EPL, and letting Carlos Tevez go while he still had some value in the market.
Hopefully Edin Dzeko will get more opportunities and better service in a 4 3 3 formation so he can regain the form he showed previously in Germany.
With Gareth Barry and Joleon Lescott both in the final year of their contracts, I would hope MP keeps them around as squad players rather than starters and as cover for injuries.
And as the marketplace activity heats up thru July, lets ignore all the media speculation, and just watch for actual player signings.
This week saw MP's first day on the job, so lets just let him get on with it, he has lots to do with six weeks to go to the big kick-off.
Then we should all look forward to a change of tactics and formation to a more attacking line-up, to an end of the old favouritism shown to certain players (based on name recognition not form or fitness), and no more lollygagging, and looking to a better blend of star players and promising younger players. I believe this will be the most noticeable improvement leading to better results and more consistency in our form. RM took most of the enjoyment out of the game for too many players last season. I hope MP can put back the enjoyment and enthusiasm into the game for all our players this season.
