Man City boss Pearce faces 3 games to save job
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tribalfooball.com - September 21, 2006
Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce could be just three games away from the sack.
The Sun says his full-strength side were embarrassingly dumped out of the Carling Cup at League One Chesterfield on Wednesday.
That made it 13 defeats in City's last 16 games as callers to a local radio station began to call for Psycho's head.
City now face West Ham at home tomorrow, then Everton away and rock-bottom Sheffield United at home.
Failure to get at least four points from those three games could spell the end for Pearce, with the club hovering above the drop zone.
Man City boss Pearce questions own methods
tribalfooball.com - September 21, 2006
Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce admits he's looking at everything, including his own coaching methods, to arrest the slide of his team.
His full-strength side were embarrassingly dumped out of the Carling Cup at League One Chesterfield on Wednesday.
That made it 13 defeats in City's last 16 games as callers to a local radio station began to call for Psycho's head.
Pearce said: "I am bitterly disappointed by the result - it just wasn't good enough.
"We will just have to work hard on the training pitch to get through this. I feel like I work hard as it is but I will just have to work harder.
"And I am not going to blame others. I will take the stick."
Pearce has even admitted that he may have to have a quick rethink at how he approaches his whole preparation for games.
He said: "I am going to have to look at the coaching methods, everything. When you have bad results you have to analyse what you are doing."
Chesterfield had won only one game in seven before meeting City.
Yet Spireites' match-winner Derek Niven, who hit a stunning volley in the 2-1 victory, said he could sense City's nerves.
He even admitted surprise that Pearce's side surrendered so meekly.
Niven said: "You expect more aggression from a team managed by Stuart Pearce.
"He is the sort of person who looks for his team to close down and pressurise sides - yet that is what we did to them.
"We knew they had been struggling and we sensed their nervousness and took advantage. We got on top of them and got our just rewards.
"When a team is not playing well you can pressure them into making mistakes."
Chesterfield boss Roy McFarland added: "I have been in football 40 years and, at the final whistle, the first person I felt for was the opposing manager.
"There is a lot of pressure on Stuart at the moment.
"I wish him well but he has got a lot of work to do."
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I think man city has made the best signings outside the top 5 this season, trabelsi, dabo, isakkson, hamann, beasly....dunno why they do so badly so far...
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phiew i was expecting someone to asked me to move this to man city forum which don't exist @ all ! but anyway this is a big news for me because he really good and with the squad man city has now they surely can escape relegation..........and maybe they should include Samaras in the starting lineup he a decent striker
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haiz pearce is a good manager...
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Who's tipped to replace Stuart Pearce if he gets the sack? Glenn Hoddle is currently out of work. Ditto for Bryan Robson.
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Curbishley in Man City sights
tribalfooball.com - September 22, 2006
Alan Curbishley is being linked with Stuart Pearce's job at Manchester City.
ClubCall says Curbishley is a contender to take control at Eastlands if Pearce departs.
The former Charlton boss quit The Valley at the end of last season and wanted to take a break from the game but he is itching to get back into a managerial hot-seat and has already been linked with the posts at Leeds and West Brom.
However Curbishley is keen to return to the Premiership and City look the most likely candidates after a dismal run of form. -
souness...
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a very enthusiastic and hardworking manager wouldn't gives you extra in the end of the season... its the result.. so whether or not he is "a very enthusiastic and hardworking manager" is not important when i team can't win matches... unless he keeps winning or else even JM will hit the dust if Chelsea can't performed....Originally posted by ghimpheng:please don't sack him he a very enthusiastic and hardworking manager