Advice to Pellegrini

[sheblue]

Buy a left back and a centre back.

[Original Dub]

Sell Jovetic.

Please God the club reads this forum.You would make an excellent addition to the backroom staff with advice like that.
Maybe we should sell Richie Dunne and Spencer Prior too?

[ruralblue]

Have a couple of these promising young guns on the bench EVERY game. If we are ahead by three goals by seventy minutes give one of them half hour time. They'll only be brought in by getting game time.

Also please do feel free to sub Yaya if he's lagging / fucked or heads not in it.

Bloody he'll they kept that quiet. 100 minutes a game !! Seriously though....
I agree entirely. Just those minutes will bring them on enormously.

I garden we don't do maths. My working day is 8.30 - 4. I worm 8 1/2 hours a day, I'm tired. ;-)

[WhyAlwaysMe?]

My advice to Manuel Pellegrini would be as follows:

#1) Don't give up your day job... to Pep Guardiola, at least without a damn good fight for the job!!

#2) When City play Chelsea at home & away, please wear a name tag that says, "Hi, my name is Pellegrini and NOT "Pellegrino" !

[Beefymcfc]

I know you want to score goals but if you don't protect our goal we won't have a chance.

[Beefymcfc]

Rural.

I reckon we'll see the youngsters getting a run out this season, more than I'd have expected.

Along side our main players, they'll begin to shine.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Don't take any advice from Mancityfans.net :p

[Cocacolajojo1]

Don't take any advice from Mancityfans.net :p

Obviously we'll give him your advice last!

[Blue Since 76]

Get a facial

cheers

I can crack one out to most things, but I don't think I could do it over Manuel. Maybe if he wore secretary glasses and pigtails...

[Slim]

1. We never had the players for a 4-4-2, and that's even more true now, so fucking stop it.
2. Left back....buy a FUCKING left back.
3. Play a defensive midfielder as a defensive midfielder, Fernando will be hugely effective if not being asked to defend half the pitch alone.
4. Domestic cups are for kids as much as possible, forcing us into a 4-6-0 because you lose our last striker in a dead rubber was amateur hour.
5. Garcia and Iheanacho, they're ready.
6. Sell Nasri, Jovetic, Dzeko, Clichy(if you listen to #2)

[Pretty Boy Lee]

1. We never had the players for a 4-4-2, and that's even more true now, so fucking stop it.
2. Left back....buy a FUCKING left back.
3. Play a defensive midfielder as a defensive midfielder, Fernando will be hugely effective if not being asked to defend half the pitch alone.
4. Domestic cups are for kids as much as possible, forcing us into a 4-6-0 because you lose our last striker in a dead rubber was amateur hour.
5. Garcia and Iheanacho, they're ready.
6. Sell Nasri, Jovetic, Dzeko, Clichy(if you listen to #2)

On your 1st point do you not see bony as a potential replacement for Neggers in a 442? I'm not saying I want it or it should be the go to, but Id be suprised if there aren't some games where we attempt to replicate our attacking ways of last year with a bony up top with Aguero.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Get some sleep lad, you look shattered.

[Tim777]

1. We never had the players for a 4-4-2, and that's even more true now, so fucking stop it.
2. Left back....buy a FUCKING left back.
3. Play a defensive midfielder as a defensive midfielder, Fernando will be hugely effective if not being asked to defend half the pitch alone.
4. Domestic cups are for kids as much as possible, forcing us into a 4-6-0 because you lose our last striker in a dead rubber was amateur hour.
5. Garcia and Iheanacho, they're ready.
6. Sell Nasri, Jovetic, Dzeko, Clichy(if you listen to #2)

On your 1st point do you not see bony as a potential replacement for Neggers in a 442? I'm not saying I want it or it should be the go to, but Id be suprised if there aren't some games where we attempt to replicate our attacking ways of last year with a bony up top with Aguero.

I don't think it would work based on what we currently have in defence.

With reference to points 2 and 3, a 4-5-1 is the way to go I would think, especially since our back four is not the best in the league, so we would need Fern 1 or 2 to be there to provide defensive support to them from midfield.

Then further down, that would leave the more attacking midfielders to concentrate on creating chances for the striker, and even/most probably adding to the goal tally. Thus maintaining our attacking prowess.
Besides, we have an S-A-S, or S-B-S if Aguero is injured/needs resting, or for cup games.

Basically a well-covered defence coupled with a strong presence in midfield, in both directions.
Just my opinion.

[PrezIke]

When something, like a formation, is not working, don't keep at it week after week. That's insanity.
When something is working, don't change it. That's also insanity.
When a player is not performing at the required standard, do not be afraid to replace/rest them, for as long as it takes.

but we play a "system" and not really a "formation." A formation implies a strictness of structure which is a lot less fluid than our players are allowed. Splitting hairs, but i think we've drilled this to death when we're struggling.

It's the old argument 5 vs 4 in midfield, and 2 strikers or 1 or a front 3, etc....I don't see those are legit arguments around how we really actually play tho. And i think players like Sterling and hopefully KDB will prove my point, where some like Nasri, Yaya, and Navas made the Count look clueless at times last season due to either effort, skillset or application.

cheers

agree with this 100%

[Slim]

1. We never had the players for a 4-4-2, and that's even more true now, so fucking stop it.
2. Left back....buy a FUCKING left back.
3. Play a defensive midfielder as a defensive midfielder, Fernando will be hugely effective if not being asked to defend half the pitch alone.
4. Domestic cups are for kids as much as possible, forcing us into a 4-6-0 because you lose our last striker in a dead rubber was amateur hour.
5. Garcia and Iheanacho, they're ready.
6. Sell Nasri, Jovetic, Dzeko, Clichy(if you listen to #2)

On your 1st point do you not see bony as a potential replacement for Neggers in a 442? I'm not saying I want it or it should be the go to, but Id be suprised if there aren't some games where we attempt to replicate our attacking ways of last year with a bony up top with Aguero.

I think it's more about our midfield than the strikers. Sterling and silva prefer to come inside and I see us lining up with s lopsided 4-3-3 next season with sterling lending more support to aguero with silva dancing across that line inbetween defenders and midfielders. I hope we sign de Bruyne because it'll mean less running for yaya and his range of passing will come into play from deep.

[Hazy2]

Smash Chelsea, no cagey crap. Ruin Jose early.

[I Just Blue Myself]

When I've watched KDB for Wolfsburg, he didn't look particularly arsed running around, chasing, pressing or doing any other form of defending at all. If you expect him to take some workload off the likes of Yaya or Fernandinho, you're in for a serious wake-up call.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

1. Never compromise on the City policy of all out attack.

2. Don't worry overmuch about the defence; if the attack is doing the business, it'll sort itself out.

3. Bring youngsters in throughout the season to 'blood' (and assess) as many as possible by its end.

[Slim]

When I've watched KDB for Wolfsburg, he didn't look particularly arsed running around, chasing, pressing or doing any other form of defending at all. If you expect him to take some workload off the likes of Yaya or Fernandinho, you're in for a serious wake-up call.

Didn't say that. Did say that if we sign KDB that Yaya will play a deeper role and won't have to run so much. Please stop interpreting what I say to fit whatever point you'd like to make.

[I Just Blue Myself]

It wasn't particularly directed at you, as I've read plenty of similar statements.

That said, I still fail to see how including KDB in the line-up would affect Yaya's position.