Ted Hughes wrote:Mancio4ever wrote:Ted,
I have nothing against an healthy debate on football.
Neither I have an issue with people genuinely wondering whether a different manager would take City higher and faster, while entertaining us more.
I may personally - being a Mancini licker - have few doubts about it, but that's just my own opinion, counting just for one vote.
You should also have read several questions and rants I raised over Bob's choices, so that I think You may credit me of not being an uncritical happy clapper.... You certainly cannot mention a single football topic, in which I refused to engage myself with sensible and open minded posters like You and many others... I reserve my rights to laugh when I keep listening the same broken tune, mainly sung by people who stand silently when City run riots, entertain or deliver trophies but are always quick to sing it again at any average spell of form.
Right or wrong, obviously... and always targeting that famous benefit of stability that You - many times - have advocated, in the full awareness that's the main reason of the Rags Success lasted over two decades.
Again, you're just dismissing people's questions on football matters & defending Mancini. I have not once asked for the manager to be sacked, I am discussing what he is doing now & in previous games & waiting for anyone to explain why in any of these instances, he is right to do what he's doing. Half the time the response is 'lol' or 'rant' or some other bollocks rather than an actual reason behind the points raised.
It's more like questioning the existence of God rather than talking football: 'Mancini works in mysterious ways, it is not ours to ask why he does what he does '.
Hahaha... You know Mate, this is one of those that make me soooooo desperate to shake hands and look into Your eyes! I really wish You were a partner of our small firm, if we could afford.
Let's call it lost in translation, once again.
I don't believe in anything other than human good will and hard work, why should I believe in presumed "Mancini's mysterious ways, not to be questioned"?
Please go to that "advanced search" tool, upright the page and browse my posts from current season.
You are not required to show off: just find confirmation that:
a) I never intended nor implied that You are asking for the manager's sack;
b) Whether I fully agree on single footballing points of Yours or not, I always tend to presume You better placed, on the ground stands each and every game, to see and smell the proceedings of our football development;
c) since last season Arsenal away, I started two if not three threads, deemed to debate whether Bob's got it all what needed to take stronghold of the Team and, consequently, bring us up to the ultimate Top, where we aim to arrive..... progressively.
It' s my reasoned opinion that, football wise, Mancini has nothing to learn from other top managers, which obviously does not mean that there are not others as fit as him for the City job.
as it stands now, re what seems to be a momentary involution of City game, I think the below quote sums quite fairly my current idea, which I do not think is that much different from Yours.
Mancio4ever wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:I don't think Mancini wants us to play that way though personally. I think he is, so far, unable to change it.
If I thought it was part of a plan, I'd be more comfortable tbh, because it would mean that all we need is a change of plan.
I think You may well be right there and that's is almost the same understanding I have of it, when also drawn into consideration the
right decision to add additional competence (3-5-2/plan B), stubbornly taken at the
wrong time.
I think we both share the full agreement on that managers and players are human beings, under silly wages as they were Gods, but still human beings, hence subject to mistakes (managers) and adverse physio and mental conditions (players). Neither I think that You disagree with me on considering that it's not easy to run riots on decent oppositions, tightly locked and whose managers had carefully studied and understood strengths and weaknesses of your side.
I also have great hopes and expectations for the next season, which shall follow a normal pre-season with all the key players fully involved, and more IMPORTANTLY, the first summer transfer window whereas Roberto Mancini will be backed by the combined performance of a Senior CEO and a Senior SPORTING DIRECTOR.
and for what's worth, my feelings during and in the aftermath of Everton games, were about a certain frustration on our front pack's current form, disappointment at realizing start after start that Dzeko is probably half what I expected from him, but in all honesty I felt quite entertained, particularly at watching how professionally we seemed to cope with a very decent Everton's rushing array, orchestrated by a very good (but despicable) manager, that we both agree would deserve upper challenges.
For the records: provided it's not The Clown, I'll be fine if City should happen to be managed by another top manager: my favourite options being Jürgen Klopp (still stunned by the incredibly well organized high pressing game he has shown and sustained all game long, during the 1st CL game at us. also quite proven at upper level in a pacey major league), Pep Guardiola, an humble, gentle and clever footballer which I much rate or, with bigger question marks on his overall career Frank Rijkaard.
I don't think it will actually happen, honestly, but if it will, I will continue to plead for stability on the next incumbent and make laugh on knee-jerk reactions upon every average spell of form and/or single managerial mistake.
Last, but not least, try and figure me as I wasn't as fair and transparent (to the board) as I've been in choosing my nickname: just figure me out as I had called myself "ColinGoldenBoot" or "TrautyBraveNeck".
Ciao Tony, Ti voglio bene!
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