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INTManchester City fan with a passion for writing about Sport.
If ever 90 minutes summed up a season, or a football club itself, then Tuesday night had Manchester City written all over it. From kamikaze defending to relentless pressure that looked for all the world as though it was going to be one of those nights – then in the space of six second half […]
Stoke City away. A fixture that hasn’t been especially fruitful for Manchester City in recent years. Aside from last seasons 4-1 thumping, the Britannia Stadium is a ground in which City have left victorious just once since 1999 – a 1-0 win in the F.A. Cup 4th round three seasons ago. It proved no less […]
Fabian Delph has had a tumultuous last six months. A late U-turn saw him eventually join City for £8m after seemingly declaring his future remained in Birmingham, but since then, he has been ravaged by niggling injuries. This has prevented him from making his mark for the Blues until this past week or so. Add […]
Injuries. They are the bane of every manager’s life, and every supporter too. Never sought after, but always inevitable. Part and parcel of professional sport, now so more than ever, with games more numerous and more intense than ever before, they should be expected. That doesn’t make them any less frustrating, though, especially when they […]
Football Management is not something for the faint of heart. In a world of unprecedented coverage and social media, allowing fans and pundits alike to instantly advertise their viewpoints to millions, scrutiny has never been higher on those in the managerial hot-seat. Only for the thickest of thick-skinned, they live by the sword and die […]
When Manchester City signed Argentine Nicolas Otamendi for £32m towards the end of August, it was intriguing to see where he would fit in. His pedigree was unquestionable, named in the 2014/15 La Liga Team of the Year, but the then current first choice centre-back partnership of Vincent Kompany and Eliaquim Mangala had begun the […]
Up to now, Manchester City have had a largely tumultuous relationship with the Champions League. Struggles on the field, and near complete disregard from UEFA off it has seen an ever increasing apathy towards the competition turn to widespread derision. Each and every incident has been met with a more pathetic retort than the last […]
When Manchester City travel to arch rivals United on Sunday afternoon, it will be the 170th time the two sides have met. During the previous 169 clashes, there have been numerous memorable moments, and some equally forgettable ones dependent on which side of the divide you are. In recent seasons, the Manchester Derby has been […]
There aren’t many duets that harmonise in the manner that Sergio Agüero and David Silva do. The duo put on a show-stopping performance at the Etihad Stadium against Newcastle, alongside the up-and-coming support act of Kevin de Bruyne. The frustration and desolation of the previous setbacks firmly in the past. Then came yet another International […]
When Manchester City fans crawled out of bed on Friday morning they were greeted with some unexpected and unwanted news. Sergio Agüero lasted just 24 minutes of Argentina’s World Cup Qualifier against Ecuador before succumbing to a hamstring injury. A picture of anguish, he was stretchered off the pitch. After snapping his minor goalscoring funk […]
Embarrassing, chastening and pathetic. All words which could be levelled at the way Manchester City relinquished control of the match in the second half at White Hart Lane. Although there were several key players missing, and one or two short of top form, the first 35 minutes were close to the perfect away performance. Given […]
Growing up as a Manchester City fan in the late 1990’s was a turbulent occupation. A seemingly endless stream of calamitous lows that eventually transformed into renewed hope as the new millennium approached. It might seem perplexing to have a hero from a period that the club sunk to its lowest ever position in the […]
