Manuel Pellegrini

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Ayew, Pellegrini win EPL player and Manger of the month for August.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has been named the Premier League Manager of the Month for August while Swansea City’s Andre Ayew has picked up the player award. Pellegrini has led City to a 100 percent start to the 2015-16 season, winning all four of their opening matches to put them top of the table.

City have not conceded a goal in those games while they have netted 10 times, with three of those strikes coming in a comprehensive 3-0 win over champions Chelsea. Last month, Pellegrini extended his contract at the Etihad Stadium until 2017, despite the club’s failure to retain the Premier League trophy last season.

Regarding the award, Pellegrini said on the club’s official website: “It’s very good. It means the team is doing things the way I want; I think we finished very well last season so it was important to start the way we did”
Ayew, meanwhile, has been rewarded for a superb start to his career at Swansea with the Player of the Month prize. The Ghana international signed for the Swans on a free transfer in the summer after parting company with Ligue 1 side Marseille. He has since scored three times, including the winner in a 2-1 success over Manchester United, in four appearances while also recording one assist.
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Mourinho describes Man City defeat as a fake result. Pellegrini replies.

Somebody tell Jose Mourinho to wake up and smell the coffee. The Chelsea boss has described his side’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City as “a fake result”. Coming from the Special One, it has to be a fake result.
Speaking shortly after the game yesterday. The Portuguese claimed Chelsea ‎were the better side during the second half and that City’s decision to bring on Martin Demichelis handed them their emphatic victory.

He told Sky Sports. “The best team in the first half won the game. The best team in the second half was Chelsea for sure. We had a difficult first half, we didn’t create a lot and our goalkeeper made a few important saves.

“Second half everything was different. If the 1-0 was a doubtful result at minute 70, 3-0 is completely fake. At 1-0 Chelsea were the best team for the whole second half.”

They make a change because they feel 1-0 is in danger and we concede a second goal. If 1-1 a different story, their team is in trouble. 

Their decision to bring on (centre-back) Martin Demichelis is an intelligent change, the sort of change I get criticised for all the time.


“Their midfield was in trouble, probably they should finish the game with nine men. In the end I have to be happy with the second half we did. That is not enough to win the game.”‎

‎Pellegrini’s reply to the ‘fake result” taunt”.
‎“In the first half we deserved at least three goals. It was more equal in the second half. Chelsea played better but I just remember Joe [Hart] making one save at 3-0. Our team played better and three is the least we deserved.”
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Aguero to miss start of the season

Manager of Manchester city, Manuel Pelligrinni has disclosed that Sergio Aguero and other South American players in the team will miss start of the season in order to get enough rest.
Pelligrinni stressed that it is crucial they get enough rest after having played so many games throughout the year.
“I think in football it’s so important to work hard, but also resting has the same importance,” Pellegrini told reporters.
“You have so many games throughout the year that if you don’t give them 30 days after they’ve finished their internationals, it’s very difficult for them to work hard. It’s more difficult for the South American players because Pablo Zabaleta, Martin Demichelis, Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho finished later, the first days of July, so they won’t have 30 days. I think when we return to Manchester they will start their preseason. Maybe they will not be involved in the first game, but I am sure they will work hard and will be involved as soon as they can.”

Martin Demichelis, Pablo Zabaleta, Aguero and Fernandinho have not been on City’s preseason tour to Australia, having been given time off after the Copa America.
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I'm different from Mourinho on all fronts -Pellegrini

The feud between Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini and Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho isn’t ending anytime soon. The Chilean has described the Special One as one who is obsessed with personal glory/achievement. Citing last season’s title won by The Blues, Pellegrini said the Portuguese takes credit for everything.
He told Chile’s El Mercurio newspaper. “When he wins, Mourinho wants to take credit for everything. I never do that. When I won the Premier League, I didn’t say a word. I don’t have any problem with Mourinho. He’s not my enemy and there isn’t any conflict – but I differ from him on all fronts. I have no interest in analysing him as a person.” ‎
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Cristiano Ronaldo reveals the only coach he has friendship with.

I know it can never be Jose Mourinho, his relationship with his fellow country man during the latter’s reign at the Bernabeu was a disaster, dunno if it has remained so.

Newly-crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe, Cristiano Ronalso has worked under a number of coaches in his career; former Manchester United coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini and renowned Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, but he’s friend with just one of these- Sir Alex Ferguson.

Excerpts from his interview with Spanish publication AS. “Out of all the coaches I worked under, the only friendship I have is with Sir Alex Ferguson – no one else… I worked under Pellegrini and Ancelotti, with whom I get along really well. I’m not in football to make friends, only to triumph.”

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Top 10 highest paid soccer coaches in the world.

Well, I honestly don’t understand what criteria this people used to draw up their list cos just last December, Bayern Munich’s Pep Guardiola was named the highest paid coach in the world, how he’s now crawled into no 8 spot is a bit puzzling.

According to CP, former Brazil National team coach, Felipe Scolari has been named the highest paid soccer coach in the world. The tenth person on the list is Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger.

(1) Luiz Felipe Scolari – €61.6m

(2) Jose Mourinho – €11.0m

(3) Fabio Capello – €11.0m

(4) Roberto Mancini – €6.0m

(5) Carlo Ancelotti – €6.0m

(6) Manuel Pellegrini – €5.5m

(7) Louis Van Gaal – €5.2m

(8) Pep Guardiola – €5.1m

(9) Guus Hiddink – €5.0m

(10) Arsene Wenger – €4.8m

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