Well the exciting Barclays Premier league has ended and the Blue outfit from Manchester came out on top from the final match day.The battle had gone right till the very end and had given thrills for every fan of the blue side of Manchester.We all know they deserved to win the league due to their great performances but we should know what caused these results.Lets have a look at their 2013/2014 season.....
How the changes worked
In the first half of the season Manchester City began to show their attacking strength and let loose on all oppositions with their counter attacking skills a master class by Pellegrini.The combination of Aguero and Negredo scored tons of goals.Yaya Toure was also one of the main contributers ending the season as their top league goal scorer.Pellegrini was able to let loose Toure's attacking play and his ability to dominate the midfield.Fernandinho added stability to midfield and goal scoring helped while Demichelis even though began the season very poorly improved in the second half of the season and showed his master class.Navas was the answer to Manchester City's lack of a proper winger and Negredo as mentioned above scored goals at will.
The only problem was Jovetic.He was injured most of the season and made only 3 appearences and again was injured and had to be substituted in his 3 rd appearence.Even though he looked good scoring goals in those three matches he needs to improve on his fitness next season.
Manuel Pellegrini-The calming factor
Pellegrini recently accepted that the Manchester City dressing room lacked the calmness and Stability it needed.Pellegrini really did it with calming mood and factor influencing the game.Even though Roberto Mancini brought success he did not have this calming factor Pellegrini brought with him.Also Mancini was a bit defensive in this tactics and play which did not allow Manchester City to make full use of their attacking strengths.Pellegrini understood what had to be done and let loose the attacking force of Manchester City and also improved their defending .One of the main tnothings that stood out for City is their ability to not go on a winless streak.Even if they get defeated they come out winning the next game.This helped a great deal in their run and also this shows Pellegrini's ability to motivate the players in the dressing room
Main tactics and Formations
Pellegrini really understood what was the winning combination.His main tactic was counter attack and attacking style of play and he never changed that.He changed his formations to adapt and include all their star players in the squad.He also rotated his squad to give every player a shot at the match.This was helped by his main players except aguero not being injured and also he had a lot of squad depth to replace any under performing or injured players.He did not change the line up too often and even if he did changed only one or two players so that the winning mentality can be carried forward without trouble.
Manchester City ended up winning the Barclays premier league.But for a team of this caliber they will hope and expect to achieve more in the forth coming years.City recorded their first silverware of the Pellegrini era on 2 March 2014,when they lifted the Football Leagur cup.In doing so they became the first Manchester City side to lift the famous three-handled trophy since 1976.They got knocked out of the Uefa Champions League by Barcelona.While one has to mention they got tough draws a great team has to overcome these obstacles.They reached till the sixth round of the Capital one cup getting knocked out by Wigan Atletic again.If they correct on a few mistakes they made they can surely achieve more next season.
If city are to achieve more next season they need to bring in few players to strengthern their squad.One of the main areas that need this is their DEFENCE.Pellegrini has been rotating Clichy and Kolorov in the Left Back (LB) position but neither of them have showed enough quality like the best.So it is better if city buy a LB and also a Center Back(CB) because Pellegrini seems to not be impressed by Nagastic and if either of Kompany or Demichelis suffer injuries or go through a bad spell Pellegrini needs to have backup to that postion to rotate his squad freely.
Man City fans will be hoping he gives them more trophies and amazing moments to cheer about...Will he??? Next season we will know the answer..
Thanks for reading guys!! Feel free to comment on this post !!
PRE SEASON CHANGES
There are many changes that happened during the summer for Manchester City and the main one being the sacking of Roberto Mancini and the appointment of Manuel Pellegrini as the new manager.There were also some changes in the squad with the sale of Carlos Tevez and Mario Ballotelli being some crucial ones and also City brought in Jesus Navas,Negredo,Jovetic,Fernandinho and Demichelis to strengthen their squad.Many people questioned the appointment of Pellegrini but they had no idea how wrong they were.How the changes worked
In the first half of the season Manchester City began to show their attacking strength and let loose on all oppositions with their counter attacking skills a master class by Pellegrini.The combination of Aguero and Negredo scored tons of goals.Yaya Toure was also one of the main contributers ending the season as their top league goal scorer.Pellegrini was able to let loose Toure's attacking play and his ability to dominate the midfield.Fernandinho added stability to midfield and goal scoring helped while Demichelis even though began the season very poorly improved in the second half of the season and showed his master class.Navas was the answer to Manchester City's lack of a proper winger and Negredo as mentioned above scored goals at will.
The only problem was Jovetic.He was injured most of the season and made only 3 appearences and again was injured and had to be substituted in his 3 rd appearence.Even though he looked good scoring goals in those three matches he needs to improve on his fitness next season.
Pellegrini recently accepted that the Manchester City dressing room lacked the calmness and Stability it needed.Pellegrini really did it with calming mood and factor influencing the game.Even though Roberto Mancini brought success he did not have this calming factor Pellegrini brought with him.Also Mancini was a bit defensive in this tactics and play which did not allow Manchester City to make full use of their attacking strengths.Pellegrini understood what had to be done and let loose the attacking force of Manchester City and also improved their defending .One of the main tnothings that stood out for City is their ability to not go on a winless streak.Even if they get defeated they come out winning the next game.This helped a great deal in their run and also this shows Pellegrini's ability to motivate the players in the dressing room
Main tactics and Formations
Pellegrini really understood what was the winning combination.His main tactic was counter attack and attacking style of play and he never changed that.He changed his formations to adapt and include all their star players in the squad.He also rotated his squad to give every player a shot at the match.This was helped by his main players except aguero not being injured and also he had a lot of squad depth to replace any under performing or injured players.He did not change the line up too often and even if he did changed only one or two players so that the winning mentality can be carried forward without trouble.
Progress in all Competitions
Manchester City ended up winning the Barclays premier league.But for a team of this caliber they will hope and expect to achieve more in the forth coming years.City recorded their first silverware of the Pellegrini era on 2 March 2014,when they lifted the Football Leagur cup.In doing so they became the first Manchester City side to lift the famous three-handled trophy since 1976.They got knocked out of the Uefa Champions League by Barcelona.While one has to mention they got tough draws a great team has to overcome these obstacles.They reached till the sixth round of the Capital one cup getting knocked out by Wigan Atletic again.If they correct on a few mistakes they made they can surely achieve more next season.
Things that need to be concentrated
If city are to achieve more next season they need to bring in few players to strengthern their squad.One of the main areas that need this is their DEFENCE.Pellegrini has been rotating Clichy and Kolorov in the Left Back (LB) position but neither of them have showed enough quality like the best.So it is better if city buy a LB and also a Center Back(CB) because Pellegrini seems to not be impressed by Nagastic and if either of Kompany or Demichelis suffer injuries or go through a bad spell Pellegrini needs to have backup to that postion to rotate his squad freely.
Man City fans will be hoping he gives them more trophies and amazing moments to cheer about...Will he??? Next season we will know the answer..
Thanks for reading guys!! Feel free to comment on this post !!