Mancini The Right Man for The Job.

Perhaps inevitably, given the circus around Stamford Bridge, Manchester City's Roberto Mancini has also been placed under questionable scrutiny after Chelsea's brutal dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo; something incredibly absurd given the success that he has already brought to the club.

How in any way could the team at the pinnacle of the Premier League, currently the holders of the title, be even considering firing the man who has taken all of the millions of pounds invested by City's Arabic owners and developed a squad of players capable of delivering on the world stage? They would simply be foolish to follow the model of ownership that Roman Abramovic has displayed. Why change a winning formula?

And I would also ask the same question of Mancini himself. Why play around with a side that is clearly capable of delivering fantastic results? Last season City were categorised by their power, pace and sheer determination, with a solid core of a team from goalkeeper Joe Hart, through to Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Sergio Aguero.

This season they have not been quite so tantalising on the eye, yet they are still at the top of the league, showing the kind of gutsy determination that has defined their closest rivals and neighbours United for several decades. With many late goals from their 'super-sub' Edin Dzeko, they have continued to be on a par with United and Chelsea, shaping the season already as a three way fight for the title.

But I would ask, how much of this lack of spark be blamed on Mancini? Yes he has played around with the team a great deal, moving between three defenders and four and constantly changing the shape of the side, but the brutal truth is that the big players simply have not delivered. The likes of Silva and Toure simply have not provided the spark of last season, whilst Tevez and Aguero have been goal shy of late.

And it must be said that the Italian certainly has an unenviable task of keeping all of these egos happy, with the likes of Tevez and Mario Balotelli constantly causing their manager problems, damaging the harmony of the squad. As well as this, the likes of Joe Hart and Micah Richards have been outspoken when a microphone has been thrust under their noses, questioning their manager's tactics and also questioning the hunger of the squad, something that simply would not be allowed to happen under Sir Alex Ferguson at United.

But credit to Mancini, he has coped with all the pressures, and though at times he has looked like cracking up, he has managed to keep his side competitive and dangerous in the title race, despite perceived cracks in their armoury. To dismiss him would simply be ridiculous, because as long as he has the hunger to lift trophies at the Etihad, the Italian is the right man for the job. Why start all over again, with a new manager and new players? City should keep the faith and stick by their man.