Sacking Manchester Citys Mancini the ri

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Sacking Manchester Citys Mancini the ri

After weeks of speculation, Roberto Mancini was finally sacked by Manchester City yesterday. But was the decision to sack the former Italy international justified?In 2009 Mark Hughes was sacked by Manchester City after adisappointingstart to his Eastlands career. As widely reported in national and international newspaper, former Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini was appointed on a three-and-a-half year contract. In his time with City, which lasted just under four years, Shayne Gostisbehere Men Jersey Mancini won the FA Cup, the Community Shield and the Premier League for the first time in the clubs history. Winning 113 out of 191 matches, giving him a 59.2% win ratio, and spending over 285 million on seventeen transfers, his side fell short of expectations in the 2012-13 season, sitting in second place in the League and losing the FA Cup final 1-0 to lowly Wigan Athletic at Wembley. Just two days later he was sacked. But the question is have they made the right decision? And will they come to regret it?As said above, Mancini delivered the Premier League title for the first time in the clubs history surely a feat which could demand time and respect? But some might say he should have built on that succe s the only thing he hasachievedthis season was qualification for next seasons Champions League. However others could argue that finishing behind Manchester United was not a failure and that they didnt stand a chance at the league after Uniteds capture of Dutchman Robin van Persie. Remember this is the man who guided his team to a spectacular 6-1 win against their biggest rivals at Old Trafford last season. This result was arguably the game that won them the league that season and City fans will always love the Italian for delivering them the championship for the first time in 44 years. Perhaps it was too big of an ask for him to win it on back to back seasons, especially with the power of the Red Devils just acro s the city.But then again, when you consider the amount of talent he had at his disposal Sergio Agero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva, just Matt Niskanen Women Jersey to name a few surely his team should have mounted a strong title challenge. His signings of Agero beat an array of clubs such as Barcelona and made world news. Players like these surely are good enough to win the title? The financial backing of the owners is surely something any manager could make the most out of.On the other hand, Mancinis man management skills are something which have been frequently questioned. His treatment of Carlos Tevez resulted in his self-imposed exile, and the striker, who earns hundreds of thousands every week, spent months in his homeland Argentina, mi sing the majority of the season. Constant falling out with players such as Samir Nasri and Joe Hart caused problems in the dre sing room and gave the impre sion that he was confused about how to approach his relationship with players. Also, his signing of the controversial Mario Balotelli raised a few eyebrows. Balotelli already had the reputation of being arrogant and a trouble maker, but Mancini waved off these claims, citing he will settle down. But the striker never did settle down and was frequently in the media for his antics, most notably for setting off fireworks in his bathroom and fighting with the bo s on the training pitch.. He was also a menace on the pitch, and after a number of suspensions and controversial actions, he was fined two weeks wages by Manchester City andultimatelyit was this that caused him to make a20m switch to AC Milan. He never showed the same fatherly instincts to other players that he did to Balotelli and eventually it was proved that Mancinis faith was misguided.This takes us onto the next point Mancinis Nate Prosser Jersey dealings in the transfer market could be questioned. A lot of his signings have also gone onto to make little appearances for the club Scott Sinclair has only started 3 games for the club and Owen Hargreaves made only a single appearances in his year at the club. Spaniard Javi Garcia was signed for Philadelphia Flyers Men Jersey 16m last August and was dubbed as a panic buy Mancini had just mi sed out on signing Italian Daniele de Ro si. Garcia has never seemed to adapt to the English game and has barely made an impact. Brazilian left back Maicon looked a bargain buy for only 3.5m last summer but has been plagued with injuries, and even when he was fit Pablo Zabaleta was preferred. Patrick Viera was well past his prime when signed and Adam Johnson never seemed to settle in Manchester whilst Jack Rodwell was a bizarre signing as he never seemed to have a place in the team.For a man who has a wealth of experience in Europe both as a player and manager, Mancini only managed to get a 25% win percentage in two Champions League campaigns and never showed the cla s that his side really should have done. His tactical naivety was baffling as he is somebody who should know what he is doing a UEFA Cup Winners Cup with Sampdoria and Lazio and a UEFA Cup with the latter.The struggles of Citys other rivals the season made the former Italy international look even worse. Chelsea had another unusual season, sacking Champions League winner Roberto di Matteo to bring in Rafa Benitez as interim manager, whilst Arsenal really struggled with consistency Wayne Simmonds Men Jersey until new year. Mancinis trophyle s season really shouldve ended with some silverware United were really the only competition in the league and he only had to beat Wigan in the FA Cup final the first team to win the cup and be relegated in the same season, might I add.Considering all of these factors maybe sacking Roberto Mancini was the right decision. The former Lazio and Leicester player had clearly shown hisin-capabilities this season especially, and sticking with a manager so inconsistent wouldve been a move byKhaldoon Al Mubarak that may have been ridiculed by the football world. Po sibly a new face around the training ground will freshen things up for the fans and players alike of Man City, and a bit of stability and change of tactics could prove decisive in unlocking the teams true potential and making a real challenge in the league and Europe in coming seasons. One thing is for certain though this is not the last we will hear from Roberto Mancini.
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