Blue Since 76 wrote:So he's admitted he's not bothered about this competition. Personally, I think that's arrogance beyond belief and shows that the club is starting to become what others have accused it of - lacking class and being mercenaries. However, he's also stated that the other competitions are more important, so I suggest he wins one of them to prove me wrong.
Talk about overreaction!!!!
We have tons of injuries and have a huge game on Saturday where we have to have as many of our first teamers available as possible. I definitely would have liked Mancini to put out a slightly stronger team last night but I can see why he did it. It was a gamble, and it didn't pay off. We've put strong teams out in the Europa League so far, so it's not as if he's doing this with all cup competitions.
You sound like a tabloid newspaper. Hughes was sacked last year because he was never going to lead us to the top 4, despite our run in the Carling Cup. I can well imagine that Mancini's job will only be at risk if we don't finish in the top 4 - that's why he is prioritising the league over anything else.
It's not a perfect solution as I'm dying for us to win a cup like everyone else here. But once we establish ourselves as a top 4 club, with regular Champions League football, the trophies will come.