He will be at the helm for the final two league games of the season - against Reading on Tuesday and Norwich on Sunday - as well as a post-season tour to the United States at the end of May, which gives City some breathing space to bring in Mancini's successor.City appointed former Barcelona technical director Txiki Begiristain as director of football last October to oversee player recruitment, while Ferran Soriano also left the Nou Camp to join City as chief executive. Horton said: "He is going to have to win something isn't he? Paying the wages that they pay at these top clubs, you have to be winning, not second. Second is not good enough.Mancini's last game in charge at the club was the FA Cup final defeat by Wigan at Wembley. The 48-year-old Italian was dismissed on Monday - a year to the day after steering City to the league title.The relationships between manager and boardroom do not appear to have progressed the way City wanted, as they stated the "need to develop a holistic approach to all aspects of football at the club" in the statement explaining Mancini's sacking.City's statement said he had "failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year, with the exception of qualification for next season's Uefa Champions League".Basically, Mancini just ignored players from day one. He was the manager, he made decisions, he made no attempt to have any sort of relationship with the players, didn't take them under his wing.But Mancini's problems with players, fellow executives and the board were also major factors in his departure from a post he took over from Mark Hughes in December 2009.
No comments:
Post a Comment