I can't understand this at all. City have stumbled a little since the new year began, but this is still a massive improvement on last season, and Sven's got one of the most exciting squads in the league with which to finish even higher this season. Unfortunately it seems that the trend with big foreign investors is to interfere in the team's affairs instead of letting the manager get on with his job. When coupled with the demand for instant success, that means Sven probably won't be the last manager to be dismissed in this fashion.