The contribution of the outgoing Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini cannot be understated and he deserves to be regarded with the greatest respectHow’s Jupp?” Pep Guardiola reportedly asked the first time it was announced he was taking a job from a sixty-something title-winning manager,Bayern Munich’s Jupp Heynckes, in 2013. Whether Manuel Pellegrini was afforded the same consideration remains unclear but there is no doubt the 62-year-old warrants it. How’s Manuel?” will not contain been answered with: “Smashing up his office and sticking pins in a figurine of you.”The manner of the Manchester City manager’s exit, and at least confirmation of it,was in keeping with the “charming man” reputation the Chilean has established during his three seasons at the Etihad Stadium. Pellegrini had finished taking questions about Tuesday’s Premier League trip to Sunderland when, as though a mere footnote, or he concluded his press conference with news that 30 June would be his final day after all. “They are not doing anything behind me,” said City’s manager of their deal with Guardiola. “I knew this one month ago.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com