Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 5:55 pm  

Ajw71 wrote:

Great management by Mancini these last few weeks. Kept telling the press it was over to take the pressure off City and has been spot on tactically too.

Psychologically mancini has said all the right things.

His staunch insistance that ''it's finished'' even after you could see city coming back into it took all pressure away from city. Which showed in their performances with big wins against west brom and norwich, and that goal difference is probably going to be the difference.

I remember darren fletcher saying at the time after the 6-1 that it was 'just 3 points'. But united should have settled for 3-1. Those late 3 goals gave city 6 goal difference extra on united and could pretty much cost them the title if both win their final game as current difference is 8.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 6:10 pm  

Excellent second half performance by Swansea

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 6:19 pm  

You think? May have looked different on TV but I never felt we were troubled. I like Mancini as a manager, has done well this season with a huge amount of pressure. Winning it again will be even harder. What areas so you think you can stengthen Cibaman.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 6:30 pm  

Mark wrote:

You think? May have looked different on TV but I never felt we were troubled. I like Mancini as a manager, has done well this season with a huge amount of pressure. Winning it again will be even harder. What areas so you think you can stengthen Cibaman.

I will not even think about that for another 7 days.

I've banned the missus from buying any chicken, in case I find myself counting it.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 6:52 pm  

Mark wrote:

You think? May have looked different on TV but I never felt we were troubled. I like Mancini as a manager, has done well this season with a huge amount of pressure. Winning it again will be even harder. What areas so you think you can stengthen Cibaman.

They can improve on Barry and even Lescott. Zabaleta is solid whilst they seem to like Richards, but neither are prolific offensive players, which is what a lot of top sides have had/go for. Think they could improve on Dzeko, whilst they'll probably look for a Tevez replacement too.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 7:19 pm  

Mark wrote:

You think? May have looked different on TV but I never felt we were troubled. I like Mancini as a manager, has done well this season with a huge amount of pressure. Winning it again will be even harder. What areas so you think you can stengthen Cibaman.

I reckong they should get rid of balotelli and replace him with a reliable striker.

Sign a quality centre back as they have suffered without their first choices and then a world class winger as city's attack is dominant around the centre so signing a top class out and out winger will allow them to vary their play, something they have really needed in some of these games in the run in.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 7:25 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

They can improve on Barry and even Lescott. Zabaleta is solid whilst they seem to like Richards, but neither are prolific offensive players, which is what a lot of top sides have had/go for. Think they could improve on Dzeko, whilst they'll probably look for a Tevez replacement too.

I'm not too sure. Barry has been immense for us at times this season. And Lescott has a great understanding with Kompany.

Our problem has been that if Lescott or Kompany are injured Savic has been dire, so central defense cover is paramount. I also expect 2 of Tevez, Dzeko and Balloteli to leave so 2 strikers to arrive too.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 8:14 pm  

Tevez - I still can't see him at the club, come the end of August
Dzeko - we don't play with wingers, so I can see him going
De Jong - Mancini needs to make his mind up, on how he wants to play him
Ballotelli - he'll be staying, on his final written, absolute, don't do it again, please, written warning
Barry - why on earth would any City fan want him to leave. He does the tough stuff (unseen by the majority), fantastically well
Lescott - (imo) a shoe-in for the Euro's. He's built up a fantastic rapport with the best defender on the planet.
Savic - wont be going anywhere (alas). I think he's Mancini's Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson, etc.

Make no mistake. City, unlike Blackburn in the past, aren't going downhill, anytime soon. This is a team (don't pay any attention to the muppets in the media, who STILL refer to City as individuals) who are going to compete for trophys for years. And long may it continue. Well done City. I hope I'm as contented, this time next week.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 8:23 pm  

Adam Johnson and Milner might be off. Not enough game time.

Barry is a fantastic player. Don't know why a lot of people can't see it.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Sun May 06, 2012 8:37 pm  

I can see Johnson going, far too lazy
Milner and Mancini need to get their heads together. I've no idea why they've fallen out, but Milner is a player we need to keep. He was sensational before Christmas, can't understand why he's not been given much game time, since