Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The firing of Mancini is madness
Manchester City's decision to fire Roberto Mancini, exactly one year after City won the League for the first time in ages, seems crazy to me. No club can expect to win multiple trophies every year, and if City's owners think they can find a manager who can guarantee such success every year, they are badly mistaken. Not even Sir Alex could guarantee that. Most football fans will agree that Mancini has done a fairly good job at City, with considerable resources at his disposal. Mancini also has a record of success from Italy, and will no doubt soon land a job with another top club. City's decision to sack Mancini reminds me of Chelsea's decision to sack Mourinho a few years back - a decision Chelsea soon came to regret. It is also a stunning display of the unrealistic expectations of some wealthy owners in today's football. If City and Chelsea continue like this, at least one of those two clubs will change manager each season, as there will not be enough trophies to go around to satisfy their respective owners (I, of course, hope that most of the silverware will continue to end up in Man United).
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