For a top 4 club, I really can't see anyone saying "you played well" if you finish 5th or 6th. I can't think of any time where that's happened. If you're Arsenal, Liverpool, United and you get to the end of the season and finish 5th or 6th it will be bcos you played badly in parts and your game (or squad) will come in for criticism. But even that being the case, it does not mean we should sack LVG. That imo would be a big mistake.
Agree with you totally Treble, and pretty sure that the United board will back LVG with all his decisions. When City had Mancini as manager, he was the most boring sod to listen to, but he finished second in the league, and runner up in the FA cup. His reward, the bullet! Any other team would have found that to be acceptable, but not to the Arabs. Never liked Mancini, but he didn't deserve the sack
We finished 7th and looked worse! Face it, from last season we are/were not a top 4 team. We have the players and potential to be top 4 this season but they have to gel and get consistancy straight away for that to happen. I would be happy with exciting football, some great results and pushing for top 4 this season.
Pellegrini has more humilty than him. They both have the same tactics though, if they are struggling they throw on an extra defender/defensive midfielder and hope Yaya can produce something going forward. Yaya looks a spent force so far this season but it could just be a dip in form, they will miss him if he dosen`t recover.
Mancini was a **** manager at City. His team should have pissed the league every season. I'm not sure Pellegrini is much better. Nice guy though.
Pellegrini comes over OK. But Mancini, the most BORING mono toned bastard ever to grave the air waves. Glad hes buggered off back to the land of ice cream and fiats
I don't think Pelligrini is a particularly good tactician. I think he is good at managing players and keeping them happy, but his real let down is how he sets his side up in big games. Playing 442 against Bayern last season was one of his most amusing tactical blunders. The games against Chelsea aswell he was shown up tactically
I agree, and anyone with their head screwed on should feel the same. The trouble is that every time we drop points - especially around Easter and the run in to the end, the areas we underperform in (e.g. a defensive mistake or a goal drought, or injuries leading to poor results) and that will become the focus (wrongly!).
Exactly mate! Which is why I also don't like the galacticos comments. I've been a La Liga follower for a long time and their whole galacticos approach and the way they bought players, hired and fired managers over the last decade is NOT the way I want club or fans to operate
The stunt with the aircraft flying the "Moyes out" banner was typical of the prawn sandwich brigade that Keano mentioned. Petulant protest organised by fans with more money than sense, and hardly an action to cause any changes. might be acceptable in La Liga. but not over here
Whatever it took to get moyes out was good enough. Cringy as it was it finally let the world know that despite moyes claiming otherwise, the support was not behind him.
