Source: Daily_Mail
Jamie Redknapp: Roberto Benitez! Mancini must rid Serie A style
WEEKEND WATCHRoberto Mancini (right) is struggling to lose his Serie A mentality. He is in danger of adopting a similar approach to Rafa Benitez in the Premier League - with negative tactics, strange substitutions and settling for too many draws. [LNB]Get on the front foot, City! Especially at home - and with all that talent - they must show more ambition.[LNB] Style guide: Roberto Mancini must adopt more positive tactics to get results for Manchester City[LNB]DEAR SIR [LNB]My old Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier (right) was always very good at the development stage of a footballer. [LNB]Like a teacher, his strength was education. He once said to Steven Gerrard: 'You don't put diesel in a Ferrari engine', demanding he started to look after himself better. [LNB]Now he is doing the same with the impressive batch at Aston Villa...[LNB]...BUT MIND THE GAP [LNB]...a word of caution for the young Villa players. That was a good showing against Manchester United, but the test will come away from home. [LNB]I would also ask if a more experienced team would have lost a two-goal lead? [LNB]Barry Bannan and Marc Albrighton (right) stand out as players who are very comfortable with the ball and run at players. Kevin MacDonald has prepared them well. [LNB]FED THE RED Federico Macheda made a mistake for Villa's second goal, but then made up for it with a cracker of a shot that offered his team a way back. [LNB]I like Macheda. He's got lots of promise, talent and hunger and it looks as if he might be coming back on to the scene after injuries disrupted his development. [LNB] Mac the knife: Federico Macheda hammers home an unstoppable strike at Aston Villa[LNB]He likes playing against Villa. That's the second time he's hurt them.[LNB]TELL US , FABIO What did Kevin Davies (right) do wrong? Why has he been dropped by England, for Carlton Cole and Jay Bothroyd? [LNB]He's scoring goals and is leading the line for a Bolton team punching above their weight. [LNB]Maybe Davies is not always easy on the eye, but he has done everything that has been asked of him. [LNB]Winning teams are not about the pretty boys all of the time.[LNB]WEL DONE, STEVE As a Geordie managing Sunderland, Steve Bruce must have felt like calling it a day after losing 5-1 in the Tyne-Wear derby. [LNB]Since then, however, Sunderland have turned the corner for their boss. [LNB]Their result of the season came at Chelsea yesterday. [LNB]On loan United striker Danny Welbeck played well and is looking like a player. But it's Bruce who must take a bow.[LNB]WHAT'S THE POINT? [LNB]Why are England playing this game against France? Fabio Capello's squad is limping into the game. [LNB]Wembley is surprisingly sold out on Wednesday but what will we learn from this fixture? [LNB]Looking at the seriously depleted squad and with clubs in the middle of Champions League fixtures, I just don't get it. Brazil v Argentina in the Middle East is another unnecessary game. [LNB]Are these international friendlies a thing of the past? [LNB] Houllier is no fool as young gun Bannan runs the show against Man UnitedHodgson in the dark over Reds future as fans call for legend Dalglish to returnCarroll injury scare gives Capello England striker trouble for France friendly [LNB] Explore more:People: Kevin Davies, Steve Bruce, Federico Macheda, Fabio Capello, Carlton Cole, Rafa Benitez, Gerard Houllier, Jay Bothroyd, Danny Welbeck, Roberto Mancini, Steven Gerrard Places: Liverpool, Argentina, France, United Kingdom, Brazil, Middle East
