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The Signs have been up, ever since the loss to Fulham. The fans have made it clear that getting rid of Sven Goran Eriksson is not the path the club should be taking.
Last year Manchester City were in fourteenth place and only managed to score, a meager 10 goals at home in 19 matches, the least amount of goals scored at home in the history of the top flight. Eriksson was brought in to get Manchester City to a mid table position. He did that, and recorded a double over Manchester United. Eriksson might have even guided them to a Uefa Cup spot through a fair play position given to the EPL by Uefa this week.
Some of you reading this right now would ask, so why is his job even in question. The owner and chairman of Manchester City, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra decided it was time for a change. This sparked the ire of the City supporters, petitions were made, signs put up, and even peaceful protests to get the chairman's attention.
Sven won't Officially be sacked at least until after the final game of the season, and we don't know yet whether or not the fans support could save Eriksson his job. The Club has been in contact with Luis Felipe Scolari, Portugal's national team coach, but Scolari has distanced himself from the job. Eriksson on the other hand seems to be making plans himself if indeed he is let go. He reportedly has had talks with Benfica, who have been looking for a new manager after Juan Antonio Camacho left earlier this year.
So caught in the middle of this mess is the loyal supporters of City. The fans have desperately been waiting for a winner to arrive, and now they have one. Even the players have reacted negatively to this. For now, this saga remains a quagmire, but maybe after this sunday, we will have a clear indication of what direction Eriksson, and the club decide to move in.
2 comments:
In my opinion, the EPL is suffering from club owners who have apparently unlimited money, but little knowledge of football. Man City have just had their best season since the glory days of Bell, Lee and Summerbee.
I would have to agree, Sven, although they were absolutely trounced today, has to get most of the credit for their good form throughout the season. His signings were mostly good, and they ended up with 13 more points. They could of even had more, had thaksin waited until the end of the season to stir up his job security
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