NurembergVillan Posted May 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2013 I don't think he was very popular with large chunks of the first team squad. Also, after Cook was fired, Mancini was largely left to run the club on his own and (as they won the league) it worked. Once the Barcelona contingent arrived the dynamic shifted and that was it for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted May 14, 2013 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2013 ad then right on cue I read this - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22523981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 One of the reasons was he didn't bring enough of their academy players through. I heard this same horseshit from Chelsea that they wouldn't be spending huge money and planned to be self-sufficient. Never going to happen. in fairness I remember when the owners bought City they said something like they have a very good academy which they do, Before the takeover its as good as ours, Sturridge, Richards, Onouha, Ireland, Johnson and even Ched Evans all had decent talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel1Avfc Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Sturridge is from our academy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 What he did in the summer, moving de jong on and signing Garcia, Sinclair and maicon was insane. Just moving players in and out for the sake of it. Sinclair especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 What he did in the summer, moving de jong on and signing Garcia, Sinclair and maicon was insane. Just moving players in and out for the sake of it. Sinclair especially. I don't think he was in charge of transfers in his defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 What he did in the summer, moving de jong on and signing Garcia, Sinclair and maicon was insane. Just moving players in and out for the sake of it. Sinclair especially. Give him an Xbox and a copy of FIFA13, see how he does then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Sturridge is from our academy Sturridge left our academy when he was 11. I don't think we can really claim any credit for his development. He was at Man City for about 9 years, including a couple of years of first team (albeit on the fringe) football. Man City turned him into a decent player and have done with several others also. It's a real downside to a club having all this money, that young players just get pushed down, not because they're not good enough but that expectations are so high that there's no patience. Edited May 14, 2013 by Qwpzxjor1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Holloway for Citeh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp_villa830 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Joke club. So, who is going to be the next next manager for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Sturridge is from our academy Sturridge left our academy when he was 11. I don't think we can really claim any credit for his development. He was at Man City for about 9 years, including a couple of years of first team (albeit on the fringe) football. Man City turned him into a decent player and have done with several others also. It's a real downside to a club having all this money, that young players just get pushed down, not because they're not good enough but that expectations are so high that there's no patience. Sinclair is from Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp_villa830 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Sturridge is from our academy Sturridge left our academy when he was 11. I don't think we can really claim any credit for his development. He was at Man City for about 9 years, including a couple of years of first team (albeit on the fringe) football. Man City turned him into a decent player and have done with several others also. It's a real downside to a club having all this money, that young players just get pushed down, not because they're not good enough but that expectations are so high that there's no patience. Sinclair is from Chelsea. ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Shit, I haven't slept properly in 2 days, sue me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp_villa830 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I'll file the appropriate papers tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Next season should be interesting. All change at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 The timing is a bit odd, they could have just sacked him after the final game of the season but it was inevitable he was going to go. Mancini came with a reputation of being able to produce the goods in Europe and his efforts in the Champions League fell well below what was expected. Still, he signed a five year contract less than a year ago so he will be getting a golden handshake to leave and he will almost certainly get plenty of offers from other clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 The timing is a bit odd, they could have just sacked him after the final game of the season but it was inevitable he was going to go. Mancini came with a reputation of being able to produce the goods in Europe and his efforts in the Champions League fell well below what was expected. Still, he signed a five year contract less than a year ago so he will be getting a golden handshake to leave and he will almost certainly get plenty of offers from other clubs. He really didnt. He has only won 2 knockout games in Champioons League when at Milan and his team performance vs Liverpool in 2008 was a sign of how bad tactically he was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 £10 million payout apparently. 3 new managers at the top 3 clubs next season. Should be really interesting to see how they go and who'll get sacked first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Shocking in Europe with Inter and it didn't change at Citeh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 The timing is a bit odd, they could have just sacked him after the final game of the season but it was inevitable he was going to go. Mancini came with a reputation of being able to produce the goods in Europe and his efforts in the Champions League fell well below what was expected. Still, he signed a five year contract less than a year ago so he will be getting a golden handshake to leave and he will almost certainly get plenty of offers from other clubs. He really didnt. He has only won 2 knockout games in Champioons League when at Milan and his team performance vs Liverpool in 2008 was a sign of how bad tactically he was Typo on my part. Meant to write unable. Seems I'm unable to type properly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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