FA disciplinary panels can expect plenty of overtime next season if Manuel Pellegrini succeeds in bringing Pepe to the Premier League.
The Malaga boss is widely expected to become Manchester City’s new manager and reports in the Spanish media suggest that he wants to make the Real Madrid defender his first signing. read more »
After an initial outpouring of sympathy from Manchester City fans, some rather sad stories have come out in the tabloids regarding Roberto Mancini’s reign at Eastlands. Papers have spoken of players wanting to go out and celebrate the sacking of a man they saw as vain, egotistical and dictatorial.
However, it appears that Mancini has scored a last minute PR winner, with the Italian taking out a full-page advert in the Manchester Evening News. It thanks fans for ‘three unforgettable years’ with pictures of the trophies Mancini won, namely, FA Cup, Community Shield and Premier League.
A nice touch, but City fans should not thank their former manager for calling the Community Shield a trophy (it isn’t, the FA doesn’t officially recognise it as a competitive match), because on that basis David Moyes is likely to win his first trophy in his first match at Manchester United, and that won’t sit too well.
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli says there were obviously problems at Manchester City that led to the club failing to retain the Premier League title and to the sacking of manager Roberto Mancini.
Asked about Mancini’s departure, he told CNN World of Sport: “I am not really surprised. When I was with him he was a great manager and we had the best , I think, one of the best teams I have played with. read more »
Roberto Mancini may well be a man down today, but his former kitman has absolutely no issue with giving him a good kicking.
Stephen Aziz took to Twitter to vent his frustrations at the wave of sympathy from City fans for their outgoing manager.
Aziz, who is now employed by Sunderland, described is former colleague as “arrogant, vain and self-centred”, which does sound rather like our vision of Mancini behind the scenes.
Unsurprisingly, Mancini or his advisors have not commented on the quotes.
Roberto Mancini has been sacked from his job as Manchester City manager.
The 48-year-old’s three-and-a-half year spell at the helm came to an end this evening – a year to the day since last season’s title-winning victory over QPR.
