Manuel Pellegrini named Manchester City manager

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811

Who'd have seen this coming?

Im not sure he will do better than Mancini tbh. I still firmly believe that City made the wrong decision to sack him. However i hope to be proved wrong, he worked wonders with Malaga last season. But i hope City look at him for the long term.

I think the key for Pellegrini's success lies in Europe, I think he can afford not to win the league next year as long as City do well in Europe, that was Mancini's key failing. Pellegrini got Malaga within seconds of the Champions League semi-finals last year so he's a good appointment I think.

'Cor I thought it would have been the gallant saviour of English football; Lord 'Arry Redknapp of London, squire of our fair land.

In all seriousness, good luck to Pellegrini, but he'll need to hit the ground running.

News is about two months old. 

Pelligrini will do well, City had a shocker last year and will be rejuvenated and hungry for success. Key is in Europe where Mancini had a nightmare. No guarantee of progressing to second stage though, I'm sure all eyes will be on the group stage draw. For me, still need a striker.......

John wrote:News is about two months old. 

Pelligrini will do well, City had a shocker last year and will be rejuvenated and hungry for success. Key is in Europe where Mancini had a nightmare. No guarantee of progressing to second stage though, I'm sure all eyes will be on the group stage draw. For me, still need a striker.......

Really? I think Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko, Guidetti is more than enough for strikers. City for me need a defensive midfielder, still some more width and probably a centre back or two as well.

Quality manager, has pedigree in Europe Mancini could only dream of. Best appointment of the big 3 imo.

Dzeko will be gone. Tevez likely to follow

GSC wrote:Dzeko will be gone. Tevez likely to follow

They haven't yet though, so I don't think it's fair to say they "need" a striker, certainly not until they've got one or two off of the wage bill.

He's there as a coach only, isn't he?  Bergstrain (or whatever) is running things behind the scenes now and buying players so, in a way, Pellegrini's job is slightly easier because "all" he has to do is take care of the team and not worry about transfers and such.

What would constitute doing well in Europe though? A last 8? A semi? 

Be interesting to see how well City fare in both the CL and the PL.

Heres an interview with Manchester City TV that Manuel Pellegrini has done if anyone wants to watch it

I actually agree they need another holding midfielder Crimey. I still think they need a striker also and so do they, seeing as they are in pursuit of Cavani. Carlos Tevez' loyalty is unknown and his contract is up next season, a deal taking him back to South America could be an option. Another is Dzeko, who apparently wants a move to AC Milan.

Barry, Garcia, Yaya Toure & Fernandinho......the latter two are offensively great and natural box-to-box players, the first two are woefully poor and limited for City's standard and quality. A tackling, holding midfield general is required in the mould of De Rossi to replace Barry/Garcia but a move for him is unlikely as Mancini found out.

As for success in Europe, it's important they get through the group stage and have another Top 2 EPL finish. They need to get that seeding up for future years, preventing them from facing difficult Champions League groups. I think Pellegrini will be happy with achieving the second round but I think 'behind closed doors' they will set a target of a Quarter-Final. I mean the owners are well into this project now and have spent heavily, they need to see some kind of reward on the european stage.

I think Mancini's time had come really. This season they've regressed, not progressed, and really they looked to grind out results, when with the talent they have, they should be obliterating most teams in the Prem

Bar Joe Hart are City going to field a regular English player this coming season? 

I genuinely believe that you need a sprinkling of homegrown players to win a title. History backs this up. 

Can't see City finishing higher than 3rd myself.

Hart (starter)

Milner (rotated, more sub than starter)
Barry (leaving, most probably)
Lescott (leaving, most probably)
Sinclair (leaving, most probably)
Rodwell (Now behind Fernandinho/Yaya Toure, will be mainly sub role + injury history)
Richards (Entirely upto Pellegrini's wants, might like him, might not. Zabaleta is the clear right back & worked with Manuel before. If City buy another centre back to go with Nastasic/Kompany then Micah's time maybe limited.

Oh dear and sums up basically the problem with English football. If Isco is on his way, as reported, then this creates further problems.