It has been a mixed preseason for Manchester City. In their last friendly fixture of the summer, City were humbled in Germany as they slumped to a 4-2 defeat at the hands of VfB Stuttgart. That comes on the back of a lacklustre tour of Asia and Australia, that included a comprehensive 4-1 loss to […]
Posted on August 2nd, 2015 by scott
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In the last week I managed to make a trip down to Manchester with my fiancee and her teenage nephew, who is a Manchester City fan. That gave me the chance to take him to the Etihad Stadium and enjoy the club tour. Unfortunately we couldn’t go pitch-side or visit the managerial technical areas as […]
Posted on July 24th, 2015 by scott
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So it looks like Raheem Sterling is about to get his wish and leave Liverpool for Manchester City. A £49m deal has been agreed between the two English Premier League sides. The way in which the twenty year old forward and his agent have engineered this move has been rather unpleasant to say the least. […]
Posted on July 13th, 2015 by scott
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So far this summer Manchester City have been linked with English stars Raheem Sterling, Fabian Delph, Saido Berahino and Jack Wilshere. Now all those players are fine international talents but are City targeting them for their ability or because of their passport? I know that is a bit cynical but lets look at a few […]
Posted on June 21st, 2015 by scott
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Rumours are growing that Manchester City could be ready to splash out big time this summer, with Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba top of their expensive wish-list. The dynamic midfielder could cost anything between £60m and £80m. The Frenchman is fast becoming one of the world’s best middlemen, who can turn games with his ability and […]
Posted on May 13th, 2015 by scott
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‘When we play against Chelsea I say the impression is we play against a small team with very good players,’ ‘Every person is different. For me, a big team which has possession of the ball must try to score more goals, must try always to win. It is different ways of thinking.’ I really can’t […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2015 by scott
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It seems like everyone and their auntie could be leaving Manchester City this summer. After falling from grace this season, the current Premier League champions need a squad overhaul during the next transfer window, if they stand any chance of regaining the crown that they are about to lose. One of the players that could […]
Posted on April 14th, 2015 by scott
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I think people are going a bit over the top criticising Manchester City after Barcelona knocked them out of the Champions League. That was an extremely tough draw as Barca are more than capable of knocking any team out on their day! But City’s season as a whole has raised a few questions about their […]
Posted on March 19th, 2015 by scott
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Like Roberto Mancini did before him, Manuel Pellegrini has found out that it’s easier to win your first league title in England than it is to clinch your second. The Chilean boss has also seen that his squad aren’t quite at the level they need to be at to challenge the likes of Real Madrid, […]
Posted on November 6th, 2014 by scott
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When Frank Lampard was being introduced as the next Manchester City sub to enter the fray against his old side Chelsea last weekend, I turned to the person I was watching the game with and said ‘Poor Frank, he’s going to score here!’ As both sets of supporters welcomed the former English international midfielder onto […]
Posted on September 23rd, 2014 by scott
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