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Post by trautmansdropkick on Aug 14, 2012 13:31:46 GMT 1
Angelo Gregucci, Defence Coach This is an intriguing appontment. Probably to replace Attilio Lombardo who is now looking after our transiting players and getting them ready for our first team. Very interesting - I guess we'll just have to look closely and see what type of fine tuning we can or system changes we can detect over the next five or six matches. Interesting.
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Post by Bluemoon on Aug 15, 2012 13:45:26 GMT 1
Does anyone have any further information on this guy ?
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Post by trautmansdropkick on Aug 16, 2012 7:10:25 GMT 1
Only that he used to work with Mancini in the 'good ole days' and that he got fired as a coach as some Italian second division outfit at the end of last season after less than a year in charge.
Maybe he's good at defence but crap at other things eh? I hope so.
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Post by trautmansdropkick on Sept 22, 2012 8:38:58 GMT 1
Having seen our selections and performances since this guy came to us, I think that I'd prefer that he was replaced, and quickly. How can such a good, solid defence suddenly let in more goals than I've had hot dinners?
This Gregucci must be crap is all I can think of.
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Post by Bluemoon on Sept 22, 2012 17:34:26 GMT 1
mmmm, interesting, we have let in far too many goals lately.
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Post by Bluemoon on Oct 2, 2012 19:43:43 GMT 1
Lost in Translation: Mancini Backs His New Defensive Coach...
Even if he Can't Speak English City had conceded 16 goals in eight games before today this season and the boss is having to act as an interpreter on the training ground. Roberto Mancini insists new coach Angelo Gregucci is not to blame for Manchester City’s defensive woes – even though the Italian does not speak English. City have conceded 17 goals in nine matches this season as Mancini has continually changed personnel and formations. The City manager recruited his former Fiorentina assistant Gregucci in August to improve a defence that has been the meanest in the Premier League for the last two seasons. Sunday Mirror Sport can reveal Mancini is having to act as an interpreter for the 49-year-old on the training ground. But Mancini said: “We have a new coach, but we have the same players. “We haven’t had any time to work with defenders because we have played every three days. We only started to work with the defenders two days ago because with international breaks and injuries, we haven’t had time to work with the same players for three days in a row.” More:  |
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Post by trautmansdropkick on Oct 3, 2012 7:50:02 GMT 1
'Nuff Said IMO
I'd rather see Andy Morrison I think.
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Post by Bluemoon on Oct 9, 2012 19:21:33 GMT 1
'Nuff Said IMO I'd rather see Andy Morrison I think. hahah - brilliant |
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Post by trautmansdropkick on Nov 9, 2012 9:00:11 GMT 1
After the Ajax game at the Etihad, I cannot for the life of me think of ANY reason at all to keep this guy in his position od defence coach.
He has, however, been extremely successful in completely disorganising a once-organised defensive unit.
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Post by eaststand on Nov 10, 2012 16:29:00 GMT 1
I saw an interview with Mancini a couple of weeks ago where he said he hadn't even worked with the defenders, or for that matter the team yet.
Defending during play hasn't been a problem (opta stats tweeted we've conceded 56%, a European high, of our goals this season from set plays) so i don't think the defensive coach can be blamed and I think the players themselves have to take a massive chunk of the blame. Before Mancini came in we played man-for-man from set plays and we where terrible, absolutely woeful for a good 5-6 years under 3/4 different managers.
I remember a game under, i think SGE, when we played Blackburn at home, 2-1 up and RSC scores twice from two of the poorest set plays we're likely to ever see. So when Mancini came in and changed it to zonal, despite the fact that ever pundit under the sun hates it, i figured it couldn't get any worse than it was and it certainly didn't.
We've looked fantastic using zonal defending until this season but we looked fantastic when we had Micah Richards, VK and Lescott attacking the crosses with conviction and without fear of getting hurt/clashing heads.
This season Richards has been injured, Lescott has been out of favour with Mancini/rotated and VK has been left stuck in the middle taking the blame for the lot, with ridiculous comments saying he isn't playing well after one mistake at WBA. Maybe the players that are replacing these are lacking that conviction, fearlessness or ability to get off of the ground (el'a Barry vs ajax) and that IMO, is why Mancini, Platt and Kidd have to shoulder the rest of the blame.
They should know these players capabilities by now, both individually and as a collective. I'm confident with a fully fit team we'll be back to our best playing zonal but it is on Mancini to make two big decisions until then; give Lescott more continuity in the side or change it to accommodate his only viable replacement in Nastastic, and hope that he develops an understanding with Kompany very, very quickly.
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Post by trautmansdropkick on Nov 13, 2012 8:33:57 GMT 1
It was good to see that the determination of Platt and Mancini with the '3 at the back' formation came to maturity on Sunday against Spurs but I still think we need to look closely at Gregucci's involvement and influence (or lack of) rather than Mancini and Platt's.
I have criticised Platt for his lack of insight at times but he does appear to be contributing more, as Tactics Coach, than previously.
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