Obervations

[M147WN]

Just a few things that caught my eye today and apologies if covered elsewhere!

1. Barry drifting to the left and covering Silvi every time stoke came down the right! can we rent the tardise and go back a week or so?

2. De jong! i'm a big fan! player always gives his all but is adding longer and more accurate passing to his game and for me is the best deep lying defensive midfielder in the prem.

3. No recognisd front man as a target or hold up player. Don't know if RSC was injured? But the long ball was binned big style and we looked a much better outfit for it!

4. Mancini made the right subs at the right time and you know when you see something that looks right but you really have no foundation for it? Well just watching the bloke, his appearance and enthusiasm ... well it looked impressive to me.

5. Micah Richards can still and never did forget how to jump more than 6 inches off the ground. Its just that he's somehow remembered how to do it!
Like a fuckin black salmon on acid today! Superb!

I know this is new manager syndrome but why should it be any different week in week out?
I'm not saying we've turned a corner as that will only be proved in the long term but for me a much better performance from players who have been told exactly what their job descriptions consist of and carried them out well.

I, like many others, do not know enough about our new manager and its very early days but he seems a very self assured fella and the difference in the way we played today has paid dividends and suggests we may have a someone capable of taking us on to the next level. As I said, a happy bunny tonight and plenty of chemic has dissapeared since an early start today but a good solid, professional performance in my eyes and amongst 60 odd of us going home on the coach tonight most shared the above opinions!

[DoomMerchant]

good feedback...should have gone in the Mancini Debut thread.

[shawzy]

AHHHH Top post....Copy and paste in the Mancini debut.Its the best thread iv ever done hehe..
Off to bed..Night peeps..Roll on Wolves.Cant wait zzzzzz

[M147WN]

good feedback...should have gone in the Mancini Debut thread.

Sorry kidda, have had a few and usally log on late so please accept my apologies for covering old ground.

[The Original Special One]

AHHHH Top post....Copy and paste in the Mancini debut.Its the best thread iv ever done hehe..
Off to bed..Night peeps..Roll on Wolves.Cant wait zzzzzz

Sweet Dreams
And on Monday night, also!

[Slim]

Good one M1, I was thinking some of the same things.

-Very good to see Petrov start, he has always played like he wanted the shirt and his delivery is still the best we have.

-De Jong and Barry with very selfless displays, finally looked like a team in midfield.

-Robinho and Ireland didn't have the greatest of games, but are looking renewed and again, looking to play for the team rather than the OMG moment of individual brilliance.

-Defensively there were still some howlers, Sylvinho leaving the ball when it split Kompany and him and the Stoke player almost nicking it, Higginbottom getting free and unmarked towards the end.

-RSC better be injured, yes the two goals he scored were under the previous regimé but still it should have been rewarded and I would hate to think he will become the Garrido of Mancho's team.

-Very good to see Spanish Gaz make an appearance, very gifted, very technical player who cannot tackle....midfield role? Well done again Mancho.

[DoomMerchant]

good feedback...should have gone in the Mancini Debut thread.

Sorry kidda, have had a few and usally log on late so please accept my apologies for covering old ground.

no apology required. ;)

[Manx Blue]

Great post m147wn...off down to have a brew and see what you are on about.

[Vhero]

Good one M1, I was thinking some of the same things.

-Very good to see Petrov start, he has always played like he wanted the shirt and his delivery is still the best we have.

-De Jong and Barry with very selfless displays, finally looked like a team in midfield.

-Robinho and Ireland didn't have the greatest of games, but are looking renewed and again, looking to play for the team rather than the OMG moment of individual brilliance.

-Defensively there were still some howlers, Sylvinho leaving the ball when it split Kompany and him and the Stoke player almost nicking it, Higginbottom getting free and unmarked towards the end.

-RSC better be injured, yes the two goals he scored were under the previous regimé but still it should have been rewarded and I would hate to think he will become the Garrido of Mancho's team.

-Very good to see Spanish Gaz make an appearance, very gifted, very technical player who cannot tackle....midfield role? Well done again Mancho.

Was thinking the same about Spanish Gaz mate and said along time ago that guy should be a winger or play a more forward role not a defender (you can probably find my posts if you look hard enough but of course people on here said I was clueless like Doom Merchant. Obviously the manager agrees with me so who's clueless now eh?)

[Grob]

Good one M1, I was thinking some of the same things.

-Very good to see Petrov start, he has always played like he wanted the shirt and his delivery is still the best we have.

-De Jong and Barry with very selfless displays, finally looked like a team in midfield.

-Robinho and Ireland didn't have the greatest of games, but are looking renewed and again, looking to play for the team rather than the OMG moment of individual brilliance.

-Defensively there were still some howlers, Sylvinho leaving the ball when it split Kompany and him and the Stoke player almost nicking it, Higginbottom getting free and unmarked towards the end.

-RSC better be injured, yes the two goals he scored were under the previous regimé but still it should have been rewarded and I would hate to think he will become the Garrido of Mancho's team.

-Very good to see Spanish Gaz make an appearance, very gifted, very technical player who cannot tackle....midfield role? Well done again Mancho.

Was thinking the same about Spanish Gaz mate and said along time ago that guy should be a winger or play a more forward role not a defender (you can probably find my posts if you look hard enough but of course people on here said I was clueless like Doom Merchant. Obviously the manager agrees with me so who's clueless now eh?)

Finger on the pulse, well done

[Ted Hughes]

Attack will be much better with a CF in it but defence will come under much more pressure than Stoke applied they barely put a decent cross in.

Looked like a good attempt at organisation for a new manager but there were still occasions where Stoke had more attackers on the break than we had defenders. The rags will score if that happens, even their reserve team.

[DoomMerchant]

Good one M1, I was thinking some of the same things.

-Very good to see Petrov start, he has always played like he wanted the shirt and his delivery is still the best we have.

-De Jong and Barry with very selfless displays, finally looked like a team in midfield.

-Robinho and Ireland didn't have the greatest of games, but are looking renewed and again, looking to play for the team rather than the OMG moment of individual brilliance.

-Defensively there were still some howlers, Sylvinho leaving the ball when it split Kompany and him and the Stoke player almost nicking it, Higginbottom getting free and unmarked towards the end.

-RSC better be injured, yes the two goals he scored were under the previous regimé but still it should have been rewarded and I would hate to think he will become the Garrido of Mancho's team.

-Very good to see Spanish Gaz make an appearance, very gifted, very technical player who cannot tackle....midfield role? Well done again Mancho.

Was thinking the same about Spanish Gaz mate and said along time ago that guy should be a winger or play a more forward role not a defender (you can probably find my posts if you look hard enough but of course people on here said I was clueless like Doom Merchant. Obviously the manager agrees with me so who's clueless now eh?)

i like that you think you've found a tag-team partner Vhero.

[Dunne's Half-Time Pint]

Good one M1, I was thinking some of the same things.

-Very good to see Petrov start, he has always played like he wanted the shirt and his delivery is still the best we have.

-De Jong and Barry with very selfless displays, finally looked like a team in midfield.

-Robinho and Ireland didn't have the greatest of games, but are looking renewed and again, looking to play for the team rather than the OMG moment of individual brilliance.

-Defensively there were still some howlers, Sylvinho leaving the ball when it split Kompany and him and the Stoke player almost nicking it, Higginbottom getting free and unmarked towards the end.

-RSC better be injured, yes the two goals he scored were under the previous regimé but still it should have been rewarded and I would hate to think he will become the Garrido of Mancho's team.

-Very good to see Spanish Gaz make an appearance, very gifted, very technical player who cannot tackle....midfield role? Well done again Mancho.

Was thinking the same about Spanish Gaz mate and said along time ago that guy should be a winger or play a more forward role not a defender (you can probably find my posts if you look hard enough but of course people on here said I was clueless like Doom Merchant. Obviously the manager agrees with me so who's clueless now eh?)

how would you feel about having your own sub-forum?