As A (Man) City fan I admire how Leicester have played this season and acknowledge that we were deservedly well beaten today but wanting them to win the title at the expense of my team? – no way! – Corinthian spirit only goes so far.
Man City have not really played well this season since the first international break and the loss of Kompany, Silva and Aguero. The main issue is the woeful defense. I was 99% certain that Leicester would score first today. Lots of teams do at the Etihad but normally we have enough to turn things around – not today.
I am still kinda p*ssed that player power got rid of Mancini. He might have been a bit confrontational and abrasive which does not wash nowadays even if you win trophies (as Jose found out) but he knew who to organise a team to defend. An away goal at the Etihad used to be a rare, hard earned thing instead of a given within 25 minutes of kick off.
There are things I admire about Pelligrini and when his teams are on song they are a joy to watch but he really needs to have done better over the past two seasons with the players and funds at his disposal.
I expect Pep to be a success but think it will take time. There are quite a lot of players at City who probably will not be able to adopt to his way of playing. I am hoping that a few youngsters will be drafted in. He did that very well at Barca.