: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:23 pm  

Why is it, eventhough we knew it was coming, seeing Tevez at City still seems like a shock?

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:35 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

I'm not sure. Ancelotti has never struck me as a boring, defensive coach. His sides have always expressed themselves and I'd never call them dull. I'm a little mixed on Ancelotti, I'd have though he might have come in, ruffled a few feathers and got rid of a few players, but he's kept the squad basically the same. If he can keep the dressing room and the respect of the players, Chelsea will definitely be there or thereabouts, but I have a slight feeling he might 'do a Scolari' and struggle to keep the faith from the board and the dressing room.

He's Italian, they seem to have an inbuilt defensive default setting. His teams were expressive in terms of Serie A, but IMO they still always have a strictly organised approach. I fancy them to go back to a Mourinho/Grant style. Set their stall out with their shape then keep the ball and pass teams to death. Clean sheets aplenty.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:37 pm  

JWP wrote:

I'd love to see a coach, like Rafa say, get Huddlestone's finger from out of his booty and get him using his undoubted talent. You'd have an English version of Alonso then.

O'Neill at Villa to do the job? Could be an excellent replacement for Barry IMO.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:40 pm  

Tevez has done a runner already

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:47 pm  

MrPhilb wrote:

Tevez has done a runner already

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:51 pm  

MrPhilb wrote:

Tevez has done a runner already

Do tell...

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:53 pm  

He hasn't turned up for the press conferance so it's been put back an hour

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:55 pm  

MrPhilb wrote:

He hasn't turned up for the press conferance so it's been put back an hour

Maybe he's in Miles Platting filming on the buses with Robinho.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:02 pm  

Fresh Prince of Chesh-air wrote:

Maybe he's in Miles Platting filming on the buses with Robinho.

or still in a leeds nightclub

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:03 pm  

carl_spackler wrote:

O'Neill at Villa to do the job? Could be an excellent replacement for Barry IMO.

Looks like Andy king is on his way to Villa, great signing for him and Wales in my book and one of a number of young Welsh midfielders with great potential.