Man City lose 2013 FA Cup Final to Wigan

Rumors swirled before the start of the 2013 FA Cup Final that even if Manchester City beat Wigan, current Málaga manager Manuel Pellegrini would replace current City manager Roberto Mancini.  City lost 1-0 to Wigan, a side that will most likely be relegated from the EPL, so there is almost no chance Mancini will retain his job.

I had hoped to be writing a retro-diary of City defeating lowly Wigan but after City's demoralizing loss I could only muster up giving a recap of all the tweets I sent during the 2013 FA Cup Final:

I love Gus Johnson but he has to temper his excitement, every scoring chances doesn't mean he has to start screaming. #2013FACupFinal
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

Close calls but probably the right no calls on the two potential penalties. #facup
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

Finally #mcfc comes to life with their first real scoring chance of the match, great kick save Hextall-style to keep it 0-0. #facup
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

Shocked no PK was give to #wigan, looked like @pablo_zabaleta took down Espinoza in the box. #wigan clearly the better side right now #facup
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

Entertaining first half of #facupfinal tied 0-0, #wigan was slightly better than #mcfc. Hope to see Milner in & Barry out to start 2nd half.
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

Good start to 2nd half for #mcfc but still time to get Milner in the mix at the expense of either Barry or Nasri. #facupfinal
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

Not too sure if @aguerosergiokun could have gotten to that ball, looked like a dive on the replay, but he almost "earned" a PK for #mcfc
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

#wigan looks the better side in the 69th minute, #mcfc needs to pick things up. Rodwell enters for Tevez, horrible decision by Mancini.
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

With 10 minutes left, #mcfc is starting to look more confident and #wigan looks like they are on their back foot a bit. #facupfinal
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

That might have been a straight red on @pablo_zabaleta actually, #mcfc down to 10 men.
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

And Mancini is looking for a new employer as #mcfc goes down 1-0 in stoppage time on a header from #Wigan substitute Watson #facupfinal
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

Hate zonal marking on corner kicks and Watson's goal shows why. #facupfinal
— CheeseheadSportsNut (@CheeseheadSN) May 11, 2013

With increased expectations thanks to the influx of petro dollars, City face an important off-season as they try to re-group to make a legitimate run at "The Treble" (win the UEFA Champions League, the English Premier League, and the FA Cup) like their Manchester neighbors did just over a decade ago. Check back later this month for my thoughts on how management should proceed before the start of the 2013-14 season.