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I applaud team performance and while new-found fans jump on the band-wagon and are enthralled by clever individual efforts, Football is a team game of sound fundamentals and disciplined play. And while this may annoy City fans, Wigan, playing as a team with sound fundamentals, defeated City 2-1 and should be commended for their effort. [...]
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Wigan match preview
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After a bombastic 6-0 romp over Portsmouth, the band-wagon around City is overflowing and fans by the drove are snapping up City shirts and City/Brazil hybrid scarves. While I hate to, well not really, disturb the party but the hallmark of a good team is winning the matches they are supposed to and a level [...]
Category: Team Newsmighty Brighton defeats City in League Cup
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League One’s Brighton and Hove pulled off the shocker of the League (”Carling”) Cup with a victory over Man City on penalties. Micky Adams’ Brighton now heads to the third round to face Derby County. The match was a deadlock with Brighton controlling City’s half-hearted attempts. Fernandes gave City the lead twenty minutes after the [...]
Category: Team NewsLeague Cup preview: Brighton v Man City
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A surging Man City visit Withdean Stadium to face the Brighton Seagulls today in League (”Carling”) Cup action today. After this weekends 6-0 romp over Portsmouth and given City has a tough schedule the next week that includes a delicate match against Wigan, a UEFA Cup tie at home and a massive test against Liverpool [...]
Category: Team NewsChairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak’s vision of the club
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Per the club web-site, Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak outlined his vision of the club. As noted previously their intent is to invest in the club and its academy which will ultimately be good for Football within England.
“We’re extremely happy, we’re delighted that we are now part of Manchester City. We think that this is a [...]
Category: Team Newsa stunning display: Man City crushes Portsmouth 6-0
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In a stunning, if not shocking display, Mark Hughes Manchester City devastated a hapless Portsmouth. The match itself was a highlight film of the capabilities of the present squad that equally left you scratching your head with how ill prepared Portsmouth was.
With the club’s new chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak watching, the match turned into a [...]
Category: Team NewsPortsmouth match preview
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After returning home from the UEFA Cup match against AC Omonia, Man City host Harry Redknapp’s Portsmouth. Both clubs are coming off UEFA Cup victories on Thursday however Portsmouth should have the advantage given they were at home and Man City lost a valuable day in travel.
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Category: Team Newsok, am I supposed to be positive about this?
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I’m fairly sure a healthy amount of the mainstream Football media is either (a) blind (b) has no idea what they are talking about or (c) paid quite quite well by Man City after I’ve read positive reviews of the 2-1 victory over AC Omonia. However in my ever-so warm and fuzzy delivery, a come [...]
Category: Team NewsSparky takes Omonia seriously!
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Mark Hughes is obviously taking the mid-week holiday in Cyprus seriously as he is launching an all-out assault on AC Omonia. Opening lineup is posted on this “nerve-rattling” UEFA Cup match:
Man City
Joe Hart,Pablo Zabaleta, Micah Richards,Richard Dunne,Javier Garrido,Vincent Kompany,Shaun Wright-Phillips,Stephen Ireland,Elano Blumer,Robinho,Jô
Substitutes:
Kasper Schmeichel,Michael Ball,Tal Ben Haim,Dietmar Hamann,Gelson Fernandes,Chedwyn Evans,Daniel Sturridge
And yes, I am being sarcastic. [...]
Category: Team Newsa perfect holiday in Cyprus
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I’m not sure if Sparky has had the chance to do some sight-seeing around the beautiful Mediterranean island of Cyprus but he certainly was in good fortune when Man City drew AC Omonia in the UEFA Cup.
Heading into today’s match against the tiny squad from Cypriot First Division, this is possibly one of the biggest [...]
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