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Soriano: City need long-term plan

Manchester City supremo Ferran Soriano appears to have offered some support to Roberto Mancini by suggesting the club need a long-term plan.

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big dave (Manchester United) says...

@fishcake - you have to admit that Soriano is right about this, but with City and Chelsea the problem is, and will continue to be, the constant fear of the axe. A manager who worries that he won't get to see the fruits of his labours, say, 2 years down the line, because failure in the short term will see him out on his ear, won't put time and energy into developing youth players or even young unproven talent bought from elsewhere. And it's a catch 22 because these are precisely the managers (and clubs) who throw serious money around - meaning the expectation is that they MUST achieve in the short term as well as medium and long term. People scoff at Pardew's lengthy contract, but it allows him to build something sustainable. What City need to do is to ensure that Mancini knows he's there for the long haul (I'm sorry City fans but his transfer and youth policy don't suggest that he has any confidence in this himself), continue their good work in investing in a youth academy, and then make sure there's a policy in place of using those players in more than a token fashion. Chelsea's youth system has produced a below-mediocre number of first team debutants since Abramovic arrived, and not one from this era is currently a regular starter.

Posted 12:40pm 26th March 2013

fishcake (Manchester United) says...

Soriano resigned from Barca after a vote of no confidence against the board....that was in 2008! So he didn't 'Leave Barca to join City in the summer'....because he wasn't even at Barca in the summer! Anyway, looks like him and Mancini will be falling out soon.....Mancini won't risk playing kids in case it makes him look bad. Everyone remember what that other plastic club Chelsea did? They threw in some young players when Ancelotti was there, they dropped points because kids make mistakes and none of them have been seen again. That's why Chelsea now have 20+ players on loan....because they can't be bothered to develop the players themselves and are forced into buying players just to keep up. Exactly the same will happen with City. Put your money on Mancini resigning when he's told he can't spend 100m every summer.

Posted 2:59pm 22nd March 2013

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