The Manchester City winger has been isolated at the club and has sporadic first team opportunities but with the new season looming large; Johnson has iterated his desire to play his way into the first team at the Etihad stadium...
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adam-Johnson-c3537 caught the eye at Middlesbrough with his direct running and blistering pace but since transferring from the championships minnows to Manchester City, the Englishman has faded into history books for the time being.
Johnson’s career at Manchester City has never really taken off and whilst he has been regarded by many as a talented youngster, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 has not given him a deserved run in the first team to really prove his case for first
team action. The Italian manager has on many occasions preferred to have Johnson on the bench whilst starting with the likes of Silva, Balotelli, Dzeko and Aguero.
However in the upcoming season, Johnson has set his sights on gaining a first team spot despite the strong competition for places at the club. Manchester City won the Premier League title last season by winning their final match
of the title race against Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 but Johnson did not play a big part in the title campaign itself.
Mancini is looking to add more players to the City squad this summer transfer window which begs the question as to where Johnson will fit in with the first team. Johnson was also overlooked by Roy Hodgson for the 2012 European
Championship squad for the English national team due to his lack of appearances at club level.
The former Middlesbrough winger said, "I'll be quite honest and say I really think I should have been picked. To be fair, Roy has been brilliant with me and phoned me to say he still wanted me to train before the Euros. I start
my bid for the 2014 World Cup from now."
He added, "It was pretty hard watching from the sidelines. We won the title, which was the main thing, but you want to feel you've played your part, too. This is a new season and we all start with a clean slate once again."
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