Antonio holds Pellegrini’s future in his hands
” My intention was to play with both of them but Antonio couldn’t play two or three games in a row after he recovered from injury. Now they are both able to play together and they did very well.”
Manuel Pellegrini
It’s this sort of stuff which has you shaking your head in despair at our manager!
It is one of the most widely accepted open secrets in the club that he has never had Michail on his list of favourites a fact pretty well borne out by his refusal to buy anybody remotely like him.
And here’s the wicked irony! He is now left relying entirely on the guy remaining fit to save him his job PERHAPS.
All this stuff about intending to play the pair together is surely nothing more than cosmetic bluster…where was Haller for the Stamford Bridge game when Anderson was the choice ahead of him…on the bench!
Where was he against Arsenal… again on the bench while Antonio and Anderson started.
So why on earth are we expected to believe a single word of the above quote. It was a happy accident the pair played together yesterday because Anderson was taken sick with a virus.
There’s too many inconsistencies and poor decision making in the manager’s world for me to accept anything else and it’s even worse that he should say such a thing, because he should understand he’ll be laughed out of the gaff for it.
Antonio and Haller now both need to stay fit and although in my opinion an Ajeti replacement is clearly required I hope we don’t have to trust the manager’s choice.
Frankly I believe he’s a busted flush although even at this late stage I’m ready to be proved wrong. I’m not holding my breath mind you!