The grass is greener on the otherside....Erikkson to be fired at Man City

According to reports of BBC Football, Sven-Goran Erikkson manager of Manchester City football club will find himself without a job at the end of the season. This decision was made by the clubs owner Thailand business Thaksin Shinawatra who believes that Erikkson did not meet his standards for the season. Shinawatra explained that he was displeased with the teams sudden dip in form during the start of the year and believes its time to part ways with the Swede. I believe this is a grave mistake, but I cannot help wonder if Manchester City's next announcement will be the appointment of the "Special One" Jose Mourinho to replace him. I believe that owners and internal management in football clubs are becoming far too impatient and are leading football into a down spiral. Erikkson's short period with Man City has not only seen them improve their stand in the tables but has also made the club an attractive destination for marquee talent. He was able to take a club that dwelled in regulation threats under its former boss Stuart Pierce and has made the dream of appearing in Europe become realistic. Man City has so far has 55 pts on the table and have the opportunity to end with a tally of 61. Last season the clubs final tally was 42. Erikkson also improved the clubs wins by 4 to date. The club had a total of 11 wins last season and now stands at 15. The club now has a number of world class talent both homegrown and imported that are forecasted to bring the club silverware chances in the near future.

Erikkson has managed to retain budding home grown talent such as Michah Richards, a strong central defender that was targeted earlier this season by major clubs in Europe. His respect also allowed him two of the most promising midfield players in Europe, Elano and Petrov. The former was literally an unknown talent before Erikkson brought him to England. In the January transfer window he acquired the services of Benjani, who has two hat tricks. Benjani paid off the faith placed in him by scoring a winning goal against Man United and hitting numerous times to win against his former team, Portsmouth. He also impressed the mexican wonder kid Nel Castello so much that the player was reported to have went into his own pocket to pay for a loan release from his original club. Last week Erikkson signed Man City's most expensive signing a young Brazilian striker Jo for a reportingly 18 million pds. Its seems clearly that the Swede is paying dearly for overachievement during the first half of the season. His own then had dreams of reaping profits playing in Europe and now have watched them deplete as the team now rests 9th place in the league. Its a shame that a coach that has accomplished so much in his debut season for the club will no longer be given the opportunity to continue to improve its league position.