Pulis: Man City boss Pellegrini under pressure

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis has touched on the recent criticism for Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, saying he is not surprised due to the pressure on the Premier League champions to succeed.

Having won the Premier League last season, Man City had further high hopes of being successful this season, but failings in the FA Cup, League Cup and most recently the Champions League; have seen former Real Madrid boss Pellegrini come under a wave of critique.

The Chilean has recently admitted that he is not concerned over his future, but a defeat to Tony Pulis’s West Brom on Saturday could see them slip further behind league leaders Chelsea.

“This is a world league now, not just a league in England. All over the world there are supporters following the Premier League,” Pulis told Sky Sports News.

“There are a lot of fair-weather supporters as you know. Abroad there is a generation of supporters who have just started watching the Premier League. That new generation, 99.9% will pick a team that’s been successful.

“So Man City need to be successful over the next four or five years to get a generation of supporters, like Liverpool did, like Man United did. They need the generations to support them for all sorts of reasons, it’s money in the bank for them.”


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