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 Post subject: Re: Pellegrini
PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:12 pm 
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Sad News as Manuel Pellegrini's mother has passed away just months after he lost his dad.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:27 pm 
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Hence legging it home like he did. Condolences fizzy

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:50 pm 
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geeez...thats hard for any man to take.
well likewise.thoughts are with him and his family. .

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:18 am 
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I dunno. He's about 90 isn't he? Both his folks must have had a good innings


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PostPosted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:13 pm 
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Manuel Pellegrini: Manchester City have Premier League's best strikeforce
• Pellegrini says 'four good strikers are necessary to win title'
• Edin Dzeko goal sees off South China in Hong Kong
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Jamie Jackson in Hong Kong
The Guardian, Wednesday 24 July 2013 18.29 BST
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Edin Dzeko scores Manchester City's match-winning goal against South China in Hong Kong. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images
Manuel Pellegrini believes Manchester City boast the Premier League's best strikeforce. The manager has added new signings Stevan Jovetic and Álvaro Negredo to the ranks that already included Sergio Agüero and Edin Dzeko.

Speaking after City beat South China 1-0 at the Hong Kong Stadium to reach Saturday's Asia Trophy final against Sunderland, Pellegrini was asked if his squad would have the most potent forwards in next season's Premier League. "I think so, yes, very strong. That's correct," he said. "I think we have very good strikers with Dzeko as well. They can play together or we can play one of them with Jovetic or Agüero. We have four very good strikers and that's very necessary if we want to play in the Premier League and Champions League as a competitive team."

Regarding Negredo, who signed last week for £20.6m from Sevilla, Pellegrini said of his first appearance in a City shirt as a second-half substitute: "I know Negredo very well from the Spanish league, so it was not a surprise for me the way he played."

The 27-year-old might have scored had James Milner found him and he also impressed with a deft pass that created a chance for Dzeko, whose first-half header proved the winner.

While Jovetic, a £22m signing from Fiorentina, and Agüero did not feature, Pellegrini refused to be drawn on José Mourinho's suggestion that given City's summer spend of £89m – Jesús Navas and Fernandinho have also been recruited – they are under more pressure to win the title than Chelsea. "I don't have an opinion about what Mourinho says," the Chilean said, though he did accept that there is an extreme focus on the club. "I think that a big club like Manchester City always has a lot of pressure. It's very important to play under pressure. The players play better under pressure so we're not scared by that."

Of the start to the campaign, which is on 19 August when Newcastle United visit, Pellegrini said: "We must be ready from the start of the first match against Newcastle and the team must play as we want. We must work very hard but I'm sure that we arrive at the first match the way I want." He was pleased with the win after City lost their opening two pre-season games in South Africa. "We didn't play against South China, we played against us. We improved on what we did in the matches in South Africa. If we drew or lost it wasn't important."

Navas is one of a few players the 59-year-old is considering introducing on Saturday. "We'll see in the next few days with [David] Silva, Agüero and Jovetic as well. Four important players who didn't play [against South China]. Maybe two or three could play on Saturday."

Dzeko, who appears to have a future at the club, stated he would relish playing alongside Negredo. "Why not? But it's not my decision, it's the manager's decision but we have now four top strikers and all of us want to play. It's easier for the striker when you've got players like that around you," he said.

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 Post subject: Re: Pellegrini
PostPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:23 am 
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So Pellegrini has said this morning that our spending isn't over.

Think it could be another defender and possibly a left sided player were looking at.

Pepe is name to be cropping up now and again.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:58 am 
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Pepe can fuck off. We do need a sub C defender, and really L and R backs.

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Left back, yes. RB and CB could both be covered by Richards? Garcia played (unconvincingly) there last season too


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 Post subject: Re: Pellegrini
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Bit from Manuels presser today

Nastasic is fit and available for the game tomorrow.

Pellegrini also added that it would be 'impossible' for Kompany to be back within a month.

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Just watched the second part of the pre Blackburn press conference.

I liked his strong opinion on the offside at the weekend. Never seen him as animated in front of the press.


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Nothing like being called a fucking old cunt to get yer back up.


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Nothing like being called a fucking old cunt to get yer back up.

Pissoff.... :mad:

Oh right, you meant pellers.... :o



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 Post subject: Re: Pellegrini
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nope

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nope

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 Post subject: Re: Pellegrini
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Fucking wankers...Rodgers naned manager of the year.
What for...coming second.
when a man wins a league and cup double in his first season. .
utter bullshit..

So so glad we owned the scouse scum now.

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 Post subject: Re: Pellegrini
PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:26 am 
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Played more games, had to deal with injuries to key players. Manuels first stint in England.


I'm guessing for some reason these were voted before the league was won, so was maybe done about 2 weeks ago.

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 Post subject: Re: Pellegrini
PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 12:47 pm 
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Should have been pulis


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Should have been pulis

yep, or poyet, for their escape shenanigans. given our team pellers had to get first or second place really. rogers getting the award is a travesty though.

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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 4:42 pm 
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Pulis won manager of the season by somebody.

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