Tag: Manchester City

  • Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester City Chasing Edinson Cavani

    Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester City Chasing Edinson Cavani

    According to everyone involved with Napoli, Manchester City and Edinson Cavani, an offer has been made for the Uruguayan striker, at this moment rejected.

  • Mario Balotelli Isn’t Worth the Trouble

    Mario Balotelli Isn’t Worth the Trouble

    There’s nothing new about Mario Balotelli crossing the lines between right and wrong, but his latest tantrum against Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has to be his last.

  • Roberto Mancini Uses Robin van Persie as a Subtle Excuse

    Roberto Mancini Uses Robin van Persie as a Subtle Excuse

    When you’re the manager of the richest team in England, that has spent quite lavishly yet unwisely in yet another summer transfer window, and you’re already out of the Champions League and 7 points behind in the title race, you gotta make excuses to make it look like it’s not your fault. By talking about Robin van Persie as the difference between City and Manchester United, Roberto Mancini is doing just that.

  • Manchester City – Stick to Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko as Strikers

    Manchester City – Stick to Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko as Strikers

    Roberto Mancini loves rotations, but too much of anything is simply bad for your team, especially when there’s an obvious difference in the quality between the players in the Manchester City strike force. While Carlos Tevez is a very capable scorer and player altogether, there’s no doubt that playing with both Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko is the most beneficial to this team.

  • Transfer Rumors 2013 – Falaco Isn’t Going Anywhere

    Transfer Rumors 2013 – Falaco Isn’t Going Anywhere

    No Manchester City, no Chelsea. There’s something special brewing in Atletico Madrid these past couple of seasons, and the biggest part of the equation is Radamel Falcao, probably the popular choice for best striker in the world at the moment. As long as he is happy with where the club is heading, it seems Atletico fans don’t need to worry too much.

  • Manchester City – Gareth Barry Cheats His Way to Victory

    Referees will always go with the big team, and Manchester City, being the champions and richest side in the Premier League, are treated as such. Reading deserved a penalty kick when Gareth Barry handled the ball with his arm in the box, and Reading didn’t deserve to lose as the same Gareth Barry scored the 92nd minute winner while fouling Nicky Shorey.

  • Neymar Isn’t For Sale, Manchester City Don’t Care

    Neymar Isn’t For Sale, Manchester City Don’t Care

    How many times have we heard this story? Every big club in Europe wants to get its hands on Neymar, but Santos aren’t willing to sell their biggest star until after the World Cup in 2014. It doesn’t stop them from trying, with Manchester City being the next in line with an attempt to make something happen out of nothing with the power of money.

  • Transfer Rumors 2013 – Where Will Fernando Llorente End Up

    Transfer Rumors 2013 – Where Will Fernando Llorente End Up

    Fernando Llorente is done with Athletic Bilbao. Come June, the 27 year old striker will be leaving on a free transfer instead of the club making money off of him last summer or this coming January transfer window. According to the striker, he prefers to land in the Premier League.

  • Robin van Persie With the Perfect Free Kick Winner (Manchester City vs Manchester United)

    Robin van Persie With the Perfect Free Kick Winner (Manchester City vs Manchester United)

    Joe Hart took one step too many to his left; Samir Nasri sent his leg forward just a tad too much. Robin van Persie was brought in the beginning of the season to put Manchester United back on top of the Premier League and over Manchester City. In the 90th minute, with a free kick goal against the flow of the final moments he did just that.

  • Premier League – Manchester City vs Manchester United Predictions

    Premier League – Manchester City vs Manchester United Predictions

    In the past few years, for probably the first time ever, the Manchester derby has turned into the best rivalry in the Premier League. Manchester United have always been involved in that sort of thing, but this is relativity new territory for City, who are looking to put their Champions League woes with some more Premier League glory.