Post by a rag, but quite a good one

[Foreverinbluedreams]

5-6 players? Bit of an exaggeration mate.

[london blue 2]

You are entirely right about Mancini's inability to change his style...disgusting the way his inflexility with his tactics still harps back to the time he took over and focuswsed on defence all the time.

I think he should let Yaya move further forward by using someone like Barry as an anchor. He could even allow his full backs to push upfield and overlap into the wide space in the corners....and why he never allows such talent as Silva and Aguero the freedom to destroy teams with their talent is way beyond me.

If he had allowed us to play more fluid football, maybe we would have destroyed teams at the start of this season.

Bring back Hughes eh!....or maybe Pearce?

Not like you to come out with a ridiculous petty comment but well done.

Stretched sarcasm maybe, but I wouldn't say petty.. in the main, it's a good point! Those who say Mancini is stubborn and reluctant to change tactics/vision must be very short-sighted. I'm not one to have given up just yet, but if the season is to end without a title, then it's not because of stubbornness - maybe, if viewed game-by-game, but compared to last season (and each season as a whole), we have progressed in every way - let's be optimistic as fans, and expect that same progress. So assuming we've fucked a great chance this season, surely we'll piss it the next?

It was petty and unnessesary.

I dont think you'll find a single person that disputes mancini's change from last seasons slow defensive stuff to this seasons fast attacking free flowing footy heralded impressive results, however we got sussed out and as yet have not been able to apply an alternative tactic.

That is the point that I think some are trying to make.

[Im_Spartacus]

I read that stat on OPTA, it was before the scum game.

I accept that happens but I don't believe we're any more guilty of this than anyone else, if our forwards weren't dropping back and helping out in midfield they'd be accused of being lazy.

There is one gripe I have and that is tempo. We need to speed up the pace of the game more often. We control the ball in the vast majority of games but don't move it quick enough. This lack of tempo for me has coincided with Silva's drop in form.

I think brf Has a point that whilst its maybe not 5 or 6 in the box, the ones who can get there bust an absolute gut to get in the danger area and give options that maybe we dont have.

How many times have you seen rooney lay the ball off on the half way line, then get in the area just in time to tap it in from a square ball cut back to him. i am sure we have had some like that this year, but how many can you remember, where kolarov, johnson, richards, clichy had the luxury of looking up and seeing 2 or 3 simple options for a pass, vs the number of times its just wellied in with hope.

I dont mind speculative balls, they can and do work, but im bemoaning the options our forward, and attacking midfield players offer at times, more often because they are waiting for the ball to come to them rather than attacking space

[Foreverinbluedreams]

I agreed with brf in regards not getting enough playersattacking the ball in the box above mate, I said that's my biggest criticism of Mario.

I'm not disagreeing with anything you or brf said in that regard, just feel he's exaggerating a bit.