MC Team of the decade E-magazine

THE MANAGERS
MANCHESTER CITY FC
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PEP GUARDIOLA
Manager | 2016-Present
Games *233. Wins *168. Draws *30.
Losses *35. Win % 72.73.
HONOURS
Premier League 2018 & 2019 |
FA Cup 2019 | League Cup 2018,
2019 & 2020 | Community Shield
2018 & 2019
Pep changed English football as we
know it. The 2019 season saw City
win four trophies, and become known
as ‘The Fourmidables’. The team set
a number of Premier League records
during the season including: most
points (100), most away points (50),
most points ahead of second (19),
most wins (32), most away wins (16),
most goals (106), best goal difference
(+79), and most consecutive victories
(18). The team also equaled the record
for the earliest Premier League title
win at the time (five games to spare),
beating every other team in the
League throughout the season and
recording the most consecutive away
wins (11).
He won a second consecutive
Premier League and EFL Cup the
following season, as well as the FA
Cup, to become the first manager
to win the domestic treble in English
men's football.
* up until the end of the 2020 season
MANUEL PELLEGRINI
Manager | 2013-2016
Games 167. Wins 100. Draws 28.
Losses 39. Win % 59.9.
HONOURS
Premier League 2014 | League Cup
2014 & 2016
A true gentleman, Pellegrini is known
as ‘This Charming Man’ by City
fans and has also been known as
‘The Professor’.
Pellegrini joined Manchester City in
the summer of 2013 and led them to
a Premier League and League Cup
double in his first season. He won the
League Cup again in 2016, while also
claiming the Premier League Manager
of the Month award on four occasions
during his time at the Club.
Pellegrini was roundly praised
for his attacking managerial style,
calm demeanor, and excellent
man management.
ROBERTO MANCINI
Manager | 2009-2013
Games 191. Wins 113. Draws 38.
Losses 40. Win % 59.16.
HONOURS
FA Cup 2011 | Premier League 2012 |
Community Shield 2012
Affectionately known as ‘Bobby Manc’,
he will always be loved by fans for
bringing success back to the Club. He
was the manager that started the upward
trajectory for the rest of the decade.
Under his stewardship, a winning
culture was instilled at the Club. This
took Manchester City from a mid-table
club to the top level of English football,
combining defensive solidity with
attacking flair. In the 2011 season – his
first full season at Manchester City –
Mancini guided the Club to Champions
League football and the FA Cup, the
Club's first major trophy in 35 years.
In 2012, he led Manchester City to the
Club's first League title in 44 years in
an enthralling last day of the season,
winning 3-2 (with two goals in injury
time). This game is known as ‘the best
match, on the best last day, of a season
in English football history’.
Mancini placed great emphasis on
building from the back. Stressing
the importance of not conceding a
goal meant the team always had an
opportunity to win. He even said,
“I like 1-0 wins.”