What's on your mind?

The master of the 'art'? 

It's become part of everyone's life, what is on your mind? It's become a key part of Facebook, when you update your status, they ask you what's on your mind. It's this time of the year, anyone with a football team near the top of the league, starts telling the world what is on his mind. 

Welcome back to Manchester Carlos, after a few months off in Argentina!

Roberto Mancini (via Patrick Vieira) and Alex Ferguson have traded blows today, as the slanging matches begin for the run in of the Premier League season. Jibes will fly back and forth until one team lifts the trophy and puts a lid on things for the summer. Is it squeeky-bum-time that brings out the sly insults that managers start to put into the press conferences around this time of season, or is it a sign on not having faith in your side? Whichever the answer, it happens year on year, and nobody seems to realise, it's tough to beat Alex Ferguson at mind-games. 


Rafa Benitez made a bit of a tit of himself when he took out his list of facts that irked him about 'Mr Ferguson'. Amusing viewing, and with hindsight, he made himself look like a bit of a mug. Had Liverpool won the title that year, I'm sure it would have been labelled a masterstroke. He'd have been the one who rocked Fergie, the one who found holes in his defense, and ultimately lead Liverpool to their 19th title. That however, was (as we all know) not the case. Kevin Keegan's rant will also go down in Premier League folklore, no need for me to remind you how much he'd have loved it, but they didn't win the title that year did they? United did.

Why do people take on Fergie? He's a seasoned campaigner, he knows what to say and when to say it, and has won more titles than anyone, so why take him on? Keep quiet, and let him do the talking, it might throw him if he hasn't got someone to berate in the press. Let your team do the talking on the pitch!


To me, it the first stage of admitting your team isn't good enough, and that you've got to get one over on your opposite number to make sure your side ends up with the silverware at the end of the season, because you don't think your players can do it. If you think your squad of players is better than their squad of players, then you'll end up with trophy no matter what you or the other manager says in the press. Whether bringing Carlos Tevez or Paul Scholes back from their varying spells on the sideline is desperate or not, doesn't really make much difference does it? Also, who cares if you are desperate, if I was a manager, I'd be desperate to win the title too, be it my club's 1st or 20th. 

If they had have won it, he might have got a job for McDonalds...ba-da-ba-ba-ba

But once someone tells the world what's on their mind, it begins, and it doesn't end. Prepare yourself for constant updates on the Fergie v Mancini row, which will culminate in one manager 'out witting' the other. Ultimately, it will come down to who's side puts in the best performances, with a little bit of luck, and probably an odd refereeing decision, rather than what is said to the press. Hopefully it will be City too!