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How Manchester City’s resurgence is springing from the most unlikely of sources:
A popular theory attached to Manchester City’s curiously hitherto flat defence of their championship crown, won so dramatically last May, is that the club failed to build from a position of considerable strength in the summer. With City established as title...read more »
Why Roberto Mancini is currently walking a tight-rope:
At the end of a week in which his immediate future had been the subject of some conjecture the last thing Roberto Mancini needed from his Manchester City team was a performance lacking in any guile, wit, or commitment, at...read more »
What do you do about a problem like Mario Balotelli?
The infamous and headline-grabbing Italian Mario Balotelli has once again been courting controversy at Manchester City – only this time for having a visible spat with the man in charge, Roberto Mancini. Pictures have surfaced online of the two fellow...read more »
Despite European setback can Manchester City become the club Sheikh Mansour hoped?
On the 4th December, an expensive Manchester City team were defeated by a well-rotated Borussia Dortmund side and condemned to finish bottom of their Champions’ League group, winless and with just three points amassed. Meanwhile, Dortmund – the surprise package of...read more »
The Top 10 ‘epic fails’ of 2012: England’s management, Arsenal’s transfer policy, Man City’s Champions League campaign and more!
This year, there has been some exciting, funny and strange moments. Unfortunately, there have been some ugly moments too. I decided to compile a list of epic fails from this year. Unsurprisingly, I had a lot to choose from and...read more »
A shock return to the Emirates? Should Arsenal call on this ex-player?
Arsenal have fallen a long way off the pace this season. After a troubling summer in which they lost their best player, they’ve really struggled. I have little doubt that Arsene Wenger’s attempts to ‘fix’ this team will take him...read more »
Not embarrassed Roberto? You should be after Manchester City’s performance
Defeat to an under strength Dortmund team was the final bitter blow in another dismal Champions League campaign for Manchester City. The Premier League Champions finished their group without a single win, taking just three points, the worst ever total...read more »
Transfer window preview: Redknapp to let loose, Rafa to buy a striker and Wenger to tighten the purse strings
With two new managers at two of the wealthiest clubs in the Premier League, the January transfer window is certainly going to be an interesting one. Both Chelsea and QPR will be hoping to buy in January in order to...read more »
Why Wenger still has something to learn, Harry and Rafa have a lot of work to do and David Moyes’ key weakness in the transfer market:
The 86th minute replacement of Olivier Giroud with Francis Coquelin by Arsene Wenger elicited the refrain, ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ from travelling Arsenal supporters at Villa Park on Saturday. That particularly brutal assessment may appear harsh to reasoned observers...read more »
Why the Champions League group stage needs to be abolished:
Once again the anti-climax of the Champions League group stage has gripped us all. The format that allows a wide range of mid week games to help us get through the working week is all but over. 13 out of...read more »