Pellegrini's Post City Interview

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To say I was never Pellegrini's biggest fan is somewhat of an understatement.

However, here is his first serious interview since moving on:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/30/manual-pellegrini-manchester-city-exclusive-interview?CMP=twt_gu

For me it's the same old excuses.
 
I think we all agree with this, but it was not Pellers fault, I lay the blame on Pep Guardiola, he should have kept his mouth shut.

I think it ruined our season and we never really recovered from those 3 game losses on the bounce.
 
Just thinking really, had we had a go at Real Madrid in Spain the media would have slaughtered us if we had been beaten having a go.

So Pellers was on a lose lose situation, the fact that we were not playing our best and the fact that Bony failed when we needed him most.

I hope he gets the Everton job, but would hope that he does get a welcome here anytime he likes to visit and he should have won the Manager of the Year in 13/14 season
 
Further evidence that Pellegrini was just a yes man. Very difficult to judge his performance in this context.
 
TGR - 31/5/2016 10:08

To say I was never Pellegrini's biggest fan is somewhat of an understatement.

However, here is his first serious interview since moving on:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/30/manual-pellegrini-manchester-city-exclusive-interview?CMP=twt_gu

For me it's the same old excuses.
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Maybe because they're still relevant?

I just hope our next manager has his excuses ready if he only wins 3 trophies in 3 years :006:
 
citizhun - 31/5/2016 16:25

TGR - 31/5/2016 10:08

To say I was never Pellegrini's biggest fan is somewhat of an understatement.

However, here is his first serious interview since moving on:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/30/manual-pellegrini-manchester-city-exclusive-interview?CMP=twt_gu

For me it's the same old excuses.
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Maybe because they're still relevant?

I just hope our next manager has his excuses ready if he only wins 3 trophies in 3 years :006:
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exactly simply not good enough :010:
 
I have said it before the whole Pep thing ruined our season, I think Pellers did well considering he knew his time was up and had to play with a team of which many knew their time was up once it was announced.

 
I'm not convinced it can be put down to the announcement, we were struggling for decent league form all season following that opening four games.
 
The announcement is an easy get-out clause. There seems to be little consideration of the alternative which would have involved the media constantly asking about Pellegrini's future at every single press conference. The 'question' and speculation would have dominated the remainder of the season, quite possibly undermined his position and who knows whether it would have derailed the performances.....

City's record for the period flyer the announcement P22 W8 D7 L7

Bayern Munich record for the same period P24 W17 D5 L2

It didn't seem to affect their performance so the question has to be .....what was it at City that created this difference?
 
The difference is that Guardiola had a job to go to and Pellers future is uncertain and it does affect your job and you don't know what the future holds for you and you simply cannot put your heart and soul into it imo
 
If you look at our points per game for the last 18 months it's obvious the regression started 18 months ago.

In the first half of last season (2014/15) we got 43 points, that's title winning form. In the second half of that season we got 36 points, that's barely scraping top four form.

And that form continued on into this season.

Look at our results immediately after the announcement, we beat Sunderland away, Kiev away and Liverpool at Wembley, we lost to Spurs but that was actually one of our better performances of the season ( thanks Mark ) and put in one of our many no shows this season against Leicester. Oh and we gave up the FA cup in order to progress in CL and League Cup.

If the announcement had such an effect then how come we put in such good performances as Kiev away and Liverpool at Wembley? It doesn't add up for me.
 
I can understand the attraction of using the announcement as a reason for City's stumbling and I would understand it being a potential factor but I do not believe that it alone was the cause. Other influences were undoubtedly our high injury rate and the prolonged and concurrent absence so of key players. The disruption that this caused cannot be discounted. Ageuro, Kompany, Nasri, Silva etc

I am sure I saw elsewhere some figures which illustrated a drop off in goals scored etc during Pellegrini's three seasons - haven't been able to trace them though. I can't help feeling that 'dynamic' of the (?)team changed also - I cannot exactly put my finger on it but the frustration I have felt when watching Sterling failing to try and push the ball past defenders (which always had seemed such a natural part of his game) and on the opposite side Navas's predictability.....these are just being cited as examples.....just a feeling that the side lacked the confidence and determination.....

I said it was difficult to describe!

The uncertainty over the future would still have been there even without the announcement also. I think everyone knew that the extension of Pellegrini's contract at the start of the season was intended to stave off the media pressure about Guardiola and to an extent it achieved this. But I also suspect that everyone at the club, including the players, knew what the plan was from the outset so the knowledge that they would be vulnerable and/or nervous because they felt they had play for their future at the club would perhaps have been there in any event?
 
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