Pellegrini

People in the media keep saying Barca' need defenders, which is true to an extent but they also need to adapt themselves again in the way they play. The reason you concede goals isn't always because of the defenders' ability but the style you play the game. Barca' could still play a passing game and score goals without exposing themselves at the back.

It would help if they didn't continually buy defensive midfielders and play them as central defenders.

If Ballague is right, which isn't very often these days, he says they're after Neymar. Completely the wrong move, if you ask me.

Neymar and Barca is the worst kept secret in football it's been on the cards for the past 2 years now. He will sign for them after the World Cup next year

Spot on, Henrik. I think Pellegrini would be just the man to do that. His teams don't seem to be exposed defensively in the same way this Barca side is as they're not so high up. However, they still play the passing game very well.

I feel for Tito, but Manuel looks the perfect man for the Barca job.

Agreed Henrik. To play the way Barcelona played under Guardiola is extremely difficult, and the spine of their team is falling apart with Xavi and Puyol having recurring injuries. They are still good enough, I just think they need a tweak. Use Xavi more sparingly and Puyol might retire They could line up with something like:

New GK
Alves Pique Hummels? Alba
Thiago Busquets
Pedro Messi Iniesta
New CF

Mancini is gonna get the sack he under achieved this season
Is that why SAF retired because he underperformed last season?
So far we might end up with a trophy this season, then again we might not however for all the sniping in the press from the day he started either about Mancini not performing well or our owners being trigger happy he still happens to be the 4th longest serving manager in the prem when Moyes takes over at United.
Our owners arn't trigger happy oligarchs or hire and fire yanks, they tend to take the long term view in all the sports they sponsor which is why you find they dont chop and change stables in horse racing. You seem to be confusing them with your own owner.

with Moyes to United, Pellegrini to City and if Jose goes to Monaco we would end up with Rafa

The paper that 'broke' the story reckon that City are owned by Sulaiman al-Fahim - The clown that bought Portsmouth and then destroyed them.

I don't see why RM should be getting the sack, even if we don't win the FA Cup this afternoon. The fault lies with Brian Marwood who didn't or felt that we didn't needed strengthening in last summer. It is he that should have been sacked last September when he failed to bring in the players that RM wanted and brought in players that weren't good enough for Man City Nastaic excluded.

Just hope that the board gives RM more time and will bring in the players that he feels will strengthen the squad this summer.

Don't get me wrong I think Mancini has made mistakes this season that has cost us the league but not enough to be replaced. Always makes me laugh when you have Arsenal fans talking about other Managers under achieving, weve got a chance of winning the FA Cup today, Arsenal have a chance for the 4th place trophy...CTWD

Now Guardian's reporting it, so there might be some legs to the story.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/11/roberto-mancini-manuel-pellegrini-manchester-city