Your last words to the players ......

[the_georgian_genius]

"If we win, we have Chinese - If we draw, we have Pizza - If we lose, we have Tuna Sweetcorn Sarnies. Go out there and fight for your food, show some passion and desire for those dim sum spring rolls, you want Spicy Chicken Wings? Then fucking work for it"

[john68]

I have finally found the perfect pre-match speech...

iI wouldn't fucking bother lads...'cos you know that even if you take the ball on your own goal line, run it out of defence through all of their attackers, wrong foot their midfield and destroy their defence with your superb individual skill...Then after havin run 100 yards upfield, you round the keeper, leaving him flailing around like a beached seal, before slotting it into the back of their net. For our 15th goal of the game.

Some cunt on mancity fans,net will post...
a)...You should have wellied it into row z on youer own goal line to clear it.
b)...You were irresponsible bringing it out of defence and should have given away a throw in.
c)...You should have taken the option to pass in the midfield.
d)...You were just lucky.
e)...You're a greedy bastard.
f)...15-0 is shit, it should have been 20-0.
g)...Our defence did fuck all.

...The city fans are just a bunch of moaning whingeing complaining bastards...There's no point in trying for them, cos they woin't appreciate it. There'll be on the forums later celebrating how good they were at doing the Poznan.

[Original Dub]

I have finally found the perfect pre-match speech...

iI wouldn't fucking bother lads...'cos you know that even if you take the ball on your own goal line, run it out of defence through all of their attackers, wrong foot their midfield and destroy their defence with your superb individual skill...Then after havin run 100 yards upfield, you round the keeper, leaving him flailing around like a beached seal, before slotting it into the back of their net. For our 15th goal of the game.

Some cunt on mancity fans,net will post...
a)...You should have wellied it into row z on youer own goal line to clear it.
b)...You were irresponsible bringing it out of defence and should have given away a throw in.
c)...You should have taken the option to pass in the midfield.
d)...You were just lucky.
e)...You're a greedy bastard.
f)...15-0 is shit, it should have been 20-0.
g)...Our defence did fuck all.

...The city fans are just a bunch of moaning whingeing complaining bastards...There's no point in trying for them, cos they woin't appreciate it. There'll be on the forums later celebrating how good they were at doing the Poznan.

You getting annoyed John mate??!

I was all for stability with the last manager because I liked his signings and liked watching us play. I reckoned in time, he'd get it right.
None of this applies with this guy. He bores the shite out of me to be honest.

We have the money to get the best. We haven't done that yet. When we have the best, I'm quite sure you can put this "whinging city fan" shit to rest.

[crossan]

Probably already been used but mine would be"PULL YOUR BASTARD FINGERS OUT,SOME OF YOU ARE NOT FIT TO WEAR THE SHIRT,SOME OF YOU ARE ONLY HERE FOR THE DOSH,IF I HAVE MISSED ANYBODY OUT THERE IS A VERY SMALL CUPBOARD OVER THERE SEE HOW MANY OF YOU CAN GET INTO IT!!!

[brite blu sky]

Im with john68. in fact reading the forum at the mo it is clear that dealing with the expectations is proving almost too much.

It is frustrating as fucl watching a bunch of quality players struggle to find the sparks they need to perform as one unit. We may well be expecting too much for that to just happen.. even over one season for most of them or half a season for some.. included in that is Mancini too. I think i have said it before, but the i want it and i want it now attitude is commonplace these days, personally i doubt we have the right to hold that attitude.. i just dont think football works that way. In fact i would back up a comment on here in one of the plastic fans threads, when someone mentioned that fans are like consumers these days.. ie. they expect that because they have paid for something that they should just get what they want regardless of any circumstances. Remind me at what stage do we try to tell our children that isn't the way to go through life?

That isn't a rant to suggest we should not be discussing things on here, it is more of an appeal to step back a bit and realise that no-one can snap their fingers and make things come true. no-one.
Why has it taken Micah Richards over 12 months to regain something he had before? Why has Lescott only just started to look like a football player, Why do they continue to overcomplicate forward play?
There are no obvious single answers, there are a lot of minor problems here and there. There is one big major excuse though and it is simply the time they have had to play together and work all things out. We are sat in the table amongst teams that have had a great deal more time to both build their team and play together. All in all we are not doing badly.. just not amazingly that is all. Maybe it is not very romantic that in the first full season together for the majority of the players, they didn't come out and shock the world into stunned awe.. that Dzeko didn't join and start slipping defenders and rifling it into the top corner right from the off.
That doesn't mean they wont do.. just maybe not on our timeframe or the immediate expectations set up by the whole project going on at City.

In case anyone is thinking this is weak thinking and just making excuses, just think about how many fans would have sold Micah Richards rather than work on him to help him return to form.

[Kladze]

Im with john68. in fact reading the forum at the mo it is clear that dealing with the expectations is proving almost too much.

It is frustrating as fucl watching a bunch of quality players struggle to find the sparks they need to perform as one unit. We may well be expecting too much for that to just happen.. even over one season for most of them or half a season for some.. included in that is Mancini too. I think i have said it before, but the i want it and i want it now attitude is commonplace these days, personally i doubt we have the right to hold that attitude.. i just dont think football works that way. In fact i would back up a comment on here in one of the plastic fans threads, when someone mentioned that fans are like consumers these days.. ie. they expect that because they have paid for something that they should just get what they want regardless of any circumstances. Remind me at what stage do we try to tell our children that isn't the way to go through life?

That isn't a rant to suggest we should not be discussing things on here, it is more of an appeal to step back a bit and realise that no-one can snap their fingers and make things come true. no-one.
Why has it taken Micah Richards over 12 months to regain something he had before? Why has Lescott only just started to look like a football player, Why do they continue to overcomplicate forward play?
There are no obvious single answers, there are a lot of minor problems here and there. There is one big major excuse though and it is simply the time they have had to play together and work all things out. We are sat in the table amongst teams that have had a great deal more time to both build their team and play together. All in all we are not doing badly.. just not amazingly that is all. Maybe it is not very romantic that in the first full season together for the majority of the players, they didn't come out and shock the world into stunned awe.. that Dzeko didn't join and start slipping defenders and rifling it into the top corner right from the off.
That doesn't mean they wont do.. just maybe not on our timeframe or the immediate expectations set up by the whole project going on at City.

In case anyone is thinking this is weak thinking and just making excuses, just think about how many fans would have sold Micah Richards rather than work on him to help him return to form.

That really is so much tosh! honestly .........

So how long does it take for a manager to decide to send out his team with a positive frame of mind? A couple of seconds is all.

Success may well be difficult to come across overnight - though it HAS been done, and recently too. But approach, will, positivity etc can be changed instantaneously - Mancini proves again and again that he's not the man to do it.


Anyway, you're last words to the players before they take to the field would be? ;-)

[Original Dub]

"Where are you going you silly cunts??? Its Tuesday for fuck sake!! Everyone knows we never play football on Tuesdays or Wednesdays... now get back in here for some defensive training!!"

Oh, what would I say??

Eh.. best of luck lads. I love you.

[samiraki]

dzeko is not a crazy all around the pitch running striker. he doesn't run much, and he is not particularly fast, but he can control the ball and wrestle the defenders and shoot with both legs and head. he simply needs a lot of balls. if you go to youtube to check out his goals you'll see the variety of scoring skills he possesses. when he played against Kiev, and when he was forward, there was no lined up defence. they were all on him. show me a striker who can do anything in such a situation. it is sad that city attack did not use that to push forward. they give him so few balls. Silva is running around like a rooster, dribling himself most of the time and Milner is useless most of the time, mostly provoking the referees.
it was so sad to watch rich City pushed around by Chelsea on Sunday. City was helpless and hopeless. it was so embarrassing.
they bought dzeko and they give him too few balls and he's always trying to pass to his teammates.
They need to use dzeko more, and create the game for him. city don't play as a team. they have to get together around someone.

[Original Dub]

dzeko is not a crazy all around the pitch running striker. he doesn't run much, and he is not particularly fast, but he can control the ball and wrestle the defenders and shoot with both legs and head. he simply needs a lot of balls. if you go to youtube to check out his goals you'll see the variety of scoring skills he possesses. when he played against Kiev, and when he was forward, there was no lined up defence. they were all on him. show me a striker who can do anything in such a situation. it is sad that city attack did not use that to push forward. they give him so few balls. Silva is running around like a rooster, dribling himself most of the time and Milner is useless most of the time, mostly provoking the referees.
it was so sad to watch rich City pushed around by Chelsea on Sunday. City was helpless and hopeless. it was so embarrassing.
they bought dzeko and they give him too few balls and he's always trying to pass to his teammates.
They need to use dzeko more, and create the game for him. city don't play as a team. they have to get together around someone.

I dunno mate, I think that would confuse them.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

dzeko is not a crazy all around the pitch running striker. he doesn't run much, and he is not particularly fast, but he can control the ball and wrestle the defenders and shoot with both legs and head. he simply needs a lot of balls. if you go to youtube to check out his goals you'll see the variety of scoring skills he possesses. when he played against Kiev, and when he was forward, there was no lined up defence. they were all on him. show me a striker who can do anything in such a situation. it is sad that city attack did not use that to push forward. they give him so few balls. Silva is running around like a rooster, dribling himself most of the time and Milner is useless most of the time, mostly provoking the referees.
it was so sad to watch rich City pushed around by Chelsea on Sunday. City was helpless and hopeless. it was so embarrassing.
they bought dzeko and they give him too few balls and he's always trying to pass to his teammates.
They need to use dzeko more, and create the game for him. city don't play as a team. they have to get together around someone.

i completely, totally agree. apart from the milner comment. other than that, spot on for me.

[Original Dub]

dzeko is not a crazy all around the pitch running striker. he doesn't run much, and he is not particularly fast, but he can control the ball and wrestle the defenders and shoot with both legs and head. he simply needs a lot of balls. if you go to youtube to check out his goals you'll see the variety of scoring skills he possesses. when he played against Kiev, and when he was forward, there was no lined up defence. they were all on him. show me a striker who can do anything in such a situation. it is sad that city attack did not use that to push forward. they give him so few balls. Silva is running around like a rooster, dribling himself most of the time and Milner is useless most of the time, mostly provoking the referees.
it was so sad to watch rich City pushed around by Chelsea on Sunday. City was helpless and hopeless. it was so embarrassing.
they bought dzeko and they give him too few balls and he's always trying to pass to his teammates.
They need to use dzeko more, and create the game for him. city don't play as a team. they have to get together around someone.

i completely, totally agree. apart from the milner comment. other than that, spot on for me.

You'd say that to the lads too, just before they head out to take the field?

Hmmm...

[samiraki]

I posted this to inspire discussion. i guess i would never saz this to the players before they go out on the field. this is simply an indirect suggestion to people who make the calls and players who should stop be selfish and play for the team.
Dzeko's team is my team.

[Blue Since 76]

Trautman broke his neck and played on for this club. The least you lot can do is break sweat. You listening Yaya?

[sandman]

Trautman broke his neck and played on for this club. The least you lot can do is break sweat. You listening Yaya?

It seems Mancini did actually use this today ;o)

[Blue Since 76]

I hope he recorded whatever he said before today's game, as they definitely started in the right way.

[Kladze]

I hope he recorded whatever he said before today's game, as they definitely started in the right way.

I hope he bottled whatever thought processes caused him to send out a team with such a positive attitude too.

I'm nothing if not fair and I'd really like to see him win me over.

[john68]

...and Mr Kladze...i am certain that he has been losing sleep thinking..."How the fuck can I win that Kladeze feller over."

[Kladze]

...and Mr Kladze...i am certain that he has been losing sleep thinking..."How the fuck can I win that Kladeze feller over."

I reckon you're onto something there John ;-)