OK last week I was anchoring for Pellegrini's sack but after deeply emotional contemplation, I actually found myself questioning whether or not I was right to want the guy out. Despite the most recent facts and statistics stacked against Pellegrini, I had to remind myself how facts and statistics don't always tell the entire story.
Listening too and reading what other City fans had to say was interesting, I found seasoned fans were almost equally torn between keeping and sacking Pellegrini, interestingly enough though there were quite a few younger generation and newly acquired City fans in support of Pellegrini. So Walter Smith a City fan on BluemoonRising TV answered a few City fan tweets.
Walter makes some interesting and valid points but one thing I disagree with is questioning a fans loyalty and support just because you don't agree with their opinion.
Right now I believe Manuel Pellegrini to be the wrong man for City based on the fact we have been knocked out of the League Cup, FA Cup, Champions League and threw away not one but two great opportunities to catch up, even over take Chelsea and we blew it in Typical City style.
Pellegrini's timing and choice of substitutions have been very questionable this season and his inability to drop certain under performing players has been over whelming. When it was clear Vinny was not quite ready after coming back from injury Pellegrini threw him to the wolves, he even persisted with Edin Dzeko, a player who barely ever tracks back and can't defend to save his own skin. While we had a much better forward in Wilfried Bony unfairly rotting on the bench, Frank Lampards loan extension and all Pellegrini did was leave him on the bench?
OK a lot of our stars were under performing big time but the buck lies with Pellegrini at the end of the day.
Now so why am I questioning myself if I believe Pellegrini's not the man?, well a few factors spring to mind. The first being who could possibly replace him that would be a step up and not step down?
My two choices were Ancelotti and Simeone but both would be very hard to price away from their clubs right now without having to spend a lot of cash to acquire their services.
Then there's our players that have come out in support of Pellegrini, we can't ignore that vote of confidence.
Other factors are that Pellegrini doesn't have long left on his contract and we could be doing a lot worse so with that said, it makes sense to give Pellegrini a chance to right his wrongs and learn from his mistakes. Let him see out his contract and earn himself an extension but ultimately, if we lose the title this season to Chelsea then I probably won't be changing my mind.
Thus saving ourselves from having to pay out huge amounts of cash in compensation and a pay off.
TIOC supports you for now Mr Manuel Pellegrini and wishes you all the best in turning things around for City's sake and your own. Rome wasn't built in a day but then City aren't a day old.
P.s. bring some of our young lads through to the first team please, bring back Denayer, Iheanacho and Lopes and give them a good chance in the first team.
You were right first time IMHO.
ReplyDeletePellegrini is a totally uninspirational and directionless coach who has overseen the spending of vast amounts of money turning a top two squad into a top four squad
He has brought even fewer youth players through than Mancini did and even in his darkest hour, mancini secured runners-up spot and an FAC final.
Do we really BELIEVE or just HOPE to come second this year?
Anthing but first is a failure when you factor in the fact we have been trying to get out of Europes qualifying group of death for 3 seasons running. Now that Uefa are finally getting it right and putting the Champions in pot 1 and under achievers like Arsenal in pot 2 and 3 like it should have been in the first place, we are about to in my opinion go backwards and end up in another tough group stage.
DeleteI think HOPE is all we have right now, being honest when I say our team and manager have everything to prove right now, if anything they have let down the business side of our club so far this season.
A lot of fans say give them a break, well here it is. But to expect anymore is just ignorant, especially after being beaten by Burnley on our own soil with the team we have. No disrespect to Burnley but we should have turned them over with ease. Losing to Barcelona wasn't an issue as far as I'm concerned or Europe even because they always receive favouritism when it comes to Uefa officials, I mean the only reason none of our players got sent off in the return leg was because the last thing Uefa want to do is be seen blatantly manipulating the outcome of the CL. 3 red cards and how many yellows over two legs in 2 CL seasons?, I'm more concerned about being turned over and humiliated by Burnley, losing to Arsenal and Liverpool and the shambles that was the Chelsea draw.
You're right about youth also, I'm very disappointed in Pellegrini for not bring through, Id like to say more youth but the truth is he hasn't allowed any into the first team on a regular basis.
If he keeps his head next season then he has no excuses for not bringing any through, I strongly believe, Jason Denayer, Marcos Lopes, Kelechi Iheanacho and Brandon Barker are more than ready for first team football.
We can only HOPE.
Don't get me wrong, I like Manuel Pellegrini and I would like nothing more than to witness him prove me wrong. Turn it around at City and bring our young lads through next season, show that he can learn from his mistakes and have us defending as good as we do attack. But I just don't see it happening right now.
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