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Sheikh Mansour looked on.
From the moment Mikel Arteta scored his goal he realised what he needed to do. Financial Fair play regulations were coming in.
He looked at Mancini, at Balotelli, and he thought of how he could fix this problem. Then his eyes turned to Arsene Wenger, celebrating his sides victory by hugging Robin Van Persie.
"Yes," thought the Sheikh, "I think I have a solution"
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"...and that concludes Match of the day at the end of another great season" said Gary Lineker. "What are your thoughts, guys?"
"I think, that if this season shows us anything, " began Alan Hansen, "It's that no matter how much money you have, you need a world class manager to back it all up. We saw City falter from an unassailable position at the top to third place whilst Alex Ferguson, the wily old master, won the title yet again. Probably his greatest victory ever. In addition to this, Chelsea finished outside the top four at the expense of Newcastle, oh and what a story that is, but they might not fare so well next season now that Alan Pardew's gone off to England. And QPR finished 19th whilst their fellow promoted counterparts finished in the top half of the table!"
"I agree," replied Lee Dixon. "Arsene Wenger somehow steered the worst Arsenal side, certainly of his tenure, to second place. Extraordinary. I put them as title contenders next season, now that Robin Van Persie's agreed a new contract."
"And with financial fair play coming in next season," said Mark Lawrenson, "City have it all to do. They need a world class Manager and they need him now."
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The pundits were right, thought Sheikh Mansour. Mancini wasn't good enough.
What they needed, was a Wenger, with his remarkable experience of managing a cohesive unit. But he would never leave Arsenal in a million years, especially after this season.
They needed a Guardiola, who was capable of managing a team of stars. But why would he leave a team who had just won the treble?
They needed a Mourinho, who had handled a team of primadonnas at Chelsea, at Inter Milan, and at Madrid. But why would he leave a Real Madrid team whose fans hated him, who would leave a team who had just lost the league, who would... who would... who...
Sheikh Mansour had a phone call to make.
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I will use a 2012-2013 database I've quickly made for this story, which looks at how Jose Mourinho can manage a club without spending huge amounts of cash. No changes to teams but transfer budgets for the main leagues have been altered to reflect it. Also, ofc, various promotions and relegations for the big six leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal).
"I think, that if this season shows us anything, " began Alan Hansen, "It's that no matter how much money you have, you need a world class manager to back it all up. We saw City falter from an unassailable position at the top to third place whilst Alex Ferguson, the wily old master, won the title yet again. Probably his greatest victory ever. In addition to this, Chelsea finished outside the top four at the expense of Newcastle, oh and what a story that is, but they might not fare so well next season now that Alan Pardew's gone off to England. And QPR finished 19th whilst their fellow promoted counterparts finished in the top half of the table!"
"I agree," replied Lee Dixon. "Arsene Wenger somehow steered the worst Arsenal side, certainly of his tenure, to second place. Extraordinary. I put them as title contenders next season, now that Robin Van Persie's agreed a new contract."
"And with financial fair play coming in next season," said Mark Lawrenson, "City have it all to do. They need a world class Manager and they need him now."
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The pundits were right, thought Sheikh Mansour. Mancini wasn't good enough.
What they needed, was a Wenger, with his remarkable experience of managing a cohesive unit. But he would never leave Arsenal in a million years, especially after this season.
They needed a Guardiola, who was capable of managing a team of stars. But why would he leave a team who had just won the treble?
They needed a Mourinho, who had handled a team of primadonnas at Chelsea, at Inter Milan, and at Madrid. But why would he leave a Real Madrid team whose fans hated him, who would leave a team who had just lost the league, who would... who would... who...
Sheikh Mansour had a phone call to make.
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I will use a 2012-2013 database I've quickly made for this story, which looks at how Jose Mourinho can manage a club without spending huge amounts of cash. No changes to teams but transfer budgets for the main leagues have been altered to reflect it. Also, ofc, various promotions and relegations for the big six leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal).
