Liam Rosenior claimed Manchester City needed to address the big problem of not selling out their home games in order to move forward.
The Sky Sports pundit, seen on shows such as The Debate, dubbed Man City not being able to sell out their Champions League quarter-final clash with Tottenham as a crime, as he dubbed Pep Guardiola’s side one of the best teams in Premier League history.
Rosenior seemed stunned that Man City’s clash with Spurs wasn’t a sellout and claimed if they couldn’t sell out a game as massive as that, then they had big problems going forward if they wanted to be one of the best clubs in the world.
“It’s a crime for me, we’re seeing one of the best Premier League teams in history play some of the best football I’ve ever seen and they can’t sellout the Champions League quarter final,” said Rosenior on Sky Sports’ The Debate (Tuesday April 16th, Sky Sports Premier League, 22:33).
“Just incredible, absolutely incredible, that’s something they need to address if they want to compete, they want to be one of the best clubs in the world and compete with Real Madrid, Barcelona and the other side of Manchester, if you can’t sellout your Champions League game, a massive home against Tottenham, then you’ve got big problems moving forward.”
OPINION
Rosenior has gone way over-the-top with his view on Man City not selling out their home games on a regular basis, as to call it a crime is ridiculous. While it would be helpful for Guardiola’s side to have a sellout crowd cheering them on, this issue shouldn’t be spoken about like it’s the end of the world. With Man City still in several competitions and wowing everyone, you feel that the only negative pundits can muster up about the club is about there being empty seats at games. While it would be a helpful and positive sight for every seat to be filled on a regular basis at the Etihad, is no one going to acknowledge how expensive it is to attend games? Especially when your side has so many fixtures due to being so good and lasting so long in multiple competitions. Also at the end of the day, if Man City lose against Spurs on Wednesday and crash out of the Champions League, will the missing seats really go down in history as the reason why the club isn’t one of the best in world football?