Manchester City – The Real Deal
Having looked at the teams who finished in the top seven in the Premier League last season, there is one that for me stands out due to the strength in depth and quality of players in their squad. For once I’m not talking about Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool. This season it looks as if the blue half of Manchester is ready to step up and become one of football’s new superpowers. The so called big four’s monopoly of the Champions League spots was ended last season by Tottenham, and this season it might be a case of more than one of the supposedly bigger teams missing out.
We could be talking about the team already being in the Champions League had it not been for a succession of seven games drawn for the club, many of which consisted of City throwing away the lead. I don’t think many doubt that the team can finish at least inside the top four this season but whether or not they win the league is a different matter.
The caliber of players that the club can now attract is clearly evident, and of course having a bottomless pit of money available helps to sweeten the deal for the games top stars. There will obviously be those who are out of City’s reach, as shown with Kaka rejecting a move to the club, although the quicker that they reach Europe’s elite competition and add some trophies to the cabinet, the more big stars will flock to Eastlands.
What City have now is a massive strength in depth, although plenty of players will be on the move before the transfer window slams shut thanks to the Premier League’s new 25 player registration rule. The huge turnover of players season after season could potentially be a major hindrance to the team as well as the new found expectations of the fans and general footballing public.
It may not be this season that the team wins their first league tittle since 1968, but make no mistake, Manchester City are definitely a new footballing giant and will be for a very long time to come.
Topics: English Premier League, Football Transfers, Manchester City, UEFA Champions League
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You’re going to get yourself in trouble my friend. Haven’t you had the email that says everyone involved in the media apart from City fans have to have a dig at City and City fans who display their support of the Club have to be derided as delusional fools.
July 30th, 2010 @ 16:13The usual brigade of nutters will be on here soon enough spouting on that City have no history/are trying to buy success/don’t even own their own ground/are ruining English football all on their own.
Good grief, it must really rankle with some people over City’s financial situation but I’ll tell you what that is – plain and simple jealousy. They won’t admit it but that’s what it it behind all the other bluster and if ADUG had decided to buy into any other club in the league that clubs supporters would have been beside themselves with glee!
I tell you what I don’t understand, however. Why money was pure, desired, disirous, worshipped. lavished etc etc until City got their hands on some. The EPL greed league featuring a Top 4 plus 16 plucky triers attempting to (a) avoid relegation and (b) qualify for Europe.
The media see this and doesn’t like it at all, the great gods of Trafford, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have been rattled by City and (fair play to them) Spurs. Spurs got up to beat us at the last hurdle but I think City have a good chance to emulate them and there’s no reason to think that Tottenham can repeat last seasons success. Now that would havea host of jounos reaching for the bottle and not for a celebration either.
Apologies to Spurs fans.
July 30th, 2010 @ 16:19In the last para graph it should read “there’s no reason to think that Tottenham CAN’T repeat last seasons success.
Nice one Mr Meyers!
July 30th, 2010 @ 16:46