Sunday, 18 January 2015

Why Manchester City Lost To Arsenal Today

Congratulations to Arsenal FC and Coach Arsene Winger for a well crafted and played game. Arsenal FC were impressive in their approach and the way the players carried out the coach's instructions. It was a well deserved victory and Man City Fans should look more into our play than the officiating errors that took place.
The players of Manchester City looked weak today. Some will say Arsenal players stopped us from playing our game but I saw different. The players were not driven and did not give in enough.
Aguero does not deserve criticism because our mid fielders did not create good chances for him.
The first point I will like to talk about is the set piece scored by Giroud. It was a replica of the goal scored by Everton in our last match. It is unbelievable that Arsenal FC played the same method and the result was the same. Many will want to put the blame on only Fernando for letting Giroud go unchallenged but the blame has to go to Joe Hart. He should have taken a position close to the attacking players and he would have been able to get that ball out. 
In the game against Everton, Joe Hart came out to deal with the ball but he stood far away from the attacking players and was late to deal with the ball. This time, he chose to stay put. That was even worse. He should have been close to his six yards box and should have been out quickly to deal with the ball. I hope Coach Pellegrini and his crew handle this.
This was the wrong game to drop Mangala. Some might argue that we were not under much pressure but what Mangala brings to the side is defensive pace. Kompany was rash in his decision because he knew without him in defence, pace would be lacking. Arsenal FC are a pact side and playing Fernando and Demichelis was a wrong combination. I hope Coach Pellegrini tackles this.
Lack of creativity. Without Nasri, Man City looks out of touch with only Silva being the creative one. Milner and Navas offered nothing creatively and it affected our chance of creating goals.
Aguero played as a creative attacking midfielder for Independiente and Athletico Madrid. He is perfect to feel Nasri role and Edin Dzeko leading the line. We looked sluggish on the ball and the interchanging changes needed to unlock the solid approach of Manchester City was not there. I hope Coach Pellegrini and his crew noted this and handle it in our next game.
It is still a long season and I hope we keep working on our game and pick up in our display.

COME ON YOU CITYZENS.

Friday, 16 January 2015

Manchester City FC Is Successful Because Of Good Management Not Expensive Players

Manchester City spent a lot of money under the Mark Hughes era and the club battled to make good results. If money was all required to for good results, Manchester City would have walked away with titles due to the money invested.
Many see the £28 million capture of Wired Bony from Swansea as another step in buying the titles. Does anyone remember Fernando Torres? His hefty prise tag he came with to Chelsea suppose to guarantee a flood of goals but he flopped. This was because money does not guarantee success but good management.
Last season, the players of Manchester City played some breathtaking piece of football and scored amazing goals. The management and the team worked hard to achieve this. This lead to the Capital one Cup and English premier league triumph. It was not a team of Super Stars strolling to the title. It took zeal, determination and motivation to archive this. They were trials on the way, like Martin Demichelis battling fitness issues and getting accustomed to the English Premier League.
The heroic performance of Demichelis when Man City was a man down to Hull City was another impressive performance by a determined player, managed and instructed to perform in tough conditions.
There was a time in recent years, Real Madrid had a galaxy of Super stars and could not win the champions league. Recently, they are doing well because of the impressive management of the team and not just spending money.
Manchester City FC plays an impressive brand of attacking football. No doubt, we have good players but the brand of football helps these players play at a very high standard. It takes hard work to achieve these fit.
A club can spend money to buy top class players. That does not mean that they will perform to their best ability. It takes training and the right set up to flourish. That is where Manchester City FC does not get the credits they deserve.

Jose Mourinho's Dig At Manchester City Is Childish.

“Well done, good player, good striker,” Mourinho said.
“If they have the money, can spend the money, if they have no problems with the FFP, well done.
“I think they can only play with 11, unless the rules for them are different and they can play with 12.
“It looks like the rules are different for them in some aspects, but not in this."
“If Bony plays, and Dzeko’s on the bench, I am happy with that."
“To have Aguero, Jovetic , Dzeko and Bony is absolutely magnificent – well done.”

Is it so hard to congratulate a team and move on? Jose Mourinho has a way of creating a negative aura between teams. He acts as if the world revolves around him. However, Manchester City FC have been making strives in balancing their books and making profit. Mourinho will not notice the strides taking to improve Man City's financial status. 
Many call this mind games but Mourinho's Chelsea had five goals pushed past them by Tottenham Hotspur FC. His genius and mind games could not help him.
I think Bony is a good addition to Man City. Bony's form will improve as he surrounds himself with some of the most talented footballers in the game. I hope he performs well and help us in our quest for titled.
I hope Mourinho focuses on his club and leave us out of his conspiracy theories.

Manchester City Can Cope Without Nasri

The news of Samir Nasri injury was a shocking blow to every follower of Manchester City. The influential and brilliant midfielder will be out for up to a month with a calf injury. His brilliance will surely be missed.
“We have some problems during the week with Samir Nasri. He has a calf injury so he will not be fit for the next game. All the rest of the team are fit,” Confirmed by Coach Pellegrini.
Samir Nasri has been in fine form lately. Many Manchester city FC fans tipped him as line of the reasons Manchester City are doing well this season. His fine performance and ball retaining ability helped Manchester City qualify for the knock out phase of the Champions League. The has of his injury is definitely a blow but it does not mean MCFC cannot march on their quest for titles.
Earlier this season, some pundits said Kompany carried MCFC. These pundits believed and injury to Kompany will cause Manchester City to fall. He injured and was laid off for a long time. MCFC continued doing well and MCFC is still in contention for the title.
MCFC was later tagged a one man team. A team who would be in a poor league position without the goals of Aguero. Aguero injured and was laid off too. Milner, Silva and Nasri stepped up and the team continued doing well.
Dealing with Nasri's injury will be tough but I believe players will step up to help the team cope without Nasri.
Nasri's injury, along with the departure of Yaya Toure to the African Cup of Nations will affect MCFC, a team battling with injuries to key players. The departure of Wilfred Bony, a player bought to help the front line battling with injuries to the likes of Dzeko, Aguero and Jovetic will be a tough task for the team. However, Manchester City always finds a way to keep the good results coming. I see this as another test that we will scale.
The lads of the club rose to the challenge on numerous occasions and I think this Nasri's injury will not still the quest for titles.