Scottbot wrote:Can't understand why anybody is especially happy with the ideas of Pellegrini coming to the club? I can understand reservations about Hodgson's profile and whether he should ever be at a club like LFC but is Pellegrini really any different? His CV is hardly a knck-out is it? A few decent years at Villareal where he had them punching above their weight is all that jumps out.
I see a few of the people sticking the boot in on Hodgson seem to be happy about the prospect of Pellegrini but on what grounds? Apart from the Spanish lads perhaps liking the idea of another Spanish speaking manager, I really can't see much reason to appoint him. New league, new culture, no money to spend. Got Sergio Ramos written all over it.
Hodgson might not be the answer but i'd take him over this guy any day. Why are people so aghast about Hodgson yet have nothing to say when we get linked with this guy? Makes no sense to me.
I more or less agree with that mate. Pellegrini's record at Villarreal was generally solid including two UCL campaigns (semis and quarts) that made it a bit special, but you could make comparisons with Juande Ramos's time at Seville - solid in the league and a bit special in Europe; yet he went spectacularly t!ts up at Spurs. It doesn't mean Pellegrini would follow suit but there's an added risk there I feel, and particularly so given the demands of our current predicament. Another bad domestic season for us doesn't bear thinking about. In the short-term, stability in the Premier League is essential; stylish football and success in Europe isn't. So when you look at it in terms of our priorities, those managers who have established Premier League/top flight experience - Kenny, Hodgson, O'Neil - have a unique appeal that the likes of Pellegrini just don't have.
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