David Platt talks about Manchester City's change in fortunes
The first team coach of Manchester City, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Platt has said that Manchester City should be on the radar of some of the best players in the world. The coach gave his statements after one of the most successful weeks for Manchester
City in this season.
Manchester City had a great squad but they actually won no appraisal before this week of football. First, in the English Premier League, Manchester City won against Tottenham Hotspur in the midweek to secure their place in next
season’s UEFA Champions League. This was a great achievement for the club who had been turned down in the past by players who doubted their potential.
Meanwhile, an FA Cup victory against Manchester United in the semi-final also established City’s credibility as a team with huge potential. It was a perfect reply to the critics who doubted that City would be able to take the place
of their more successful neighbours.
On the weekend, Manchester City went into the final of FA Cup against Stoke City. The Citizens ended their 35-year-long trophy wait with a convincing victory over their opposition. At the same time, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 lost yet another match
in the league. This now leaves City with an opportunity to take their place in third position on the table. Therefore, City will not have to play the playoffs in the next season and would secure an automatic qualification. This is something luring for all
the big players who know their needs would be taken care of in the club.
David Platt thinks that by winning silverware and more importantly by securing Champions League football, City will be attracting a lot of big names in the summer transfer. Already, the new owner has signed big players like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346
Tevez, Yaya Toure and Edin Dzeko. These players have definitely improved the quality of the side, but with a couple of another big players, the club will definitely reach the next level. Already the club has mentioned names like Cesc Fabregas and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029
as their potential targets for the next season.
While drawing comparison with Manchester United, Platt also suggested that the club still has to reach the level of its successful neighbours, who recently became the most successful club in English history with 19 titles. The
first team coach said that the club needs to be consistent in winning silverware before they can compare themselves with the Red Devils.
In the past, Manchester City had an episode with AC Milan’s Kaka which taught them an important lesson, i.e. playing in Champions League is important for the players. Despite the bid being accepted by AC Milan, Kaka refused to
come as the club had no credentials whatsoever. Such an episode would not happen now as the credentials are strongly established by the side, which has some quality players in it as well.
There is no doubt that Manchester City has earned a lot of success this season. Although, Manchester United once again stole the show with 19th title, however City still had a lot to celebrate for. However, the biggest
prize will come next season when the club starts preparing for another thrilling season. They have the investment and instead of wasting it this time on useless players, the money will be focused on signing only the big names to supplement the squad.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 has been quite successful as a manager in Manchester City. There were some incidents with the players but Mancini does not need to hold on to every player he signed. Therefore, some money would be generated by selling
the unwanted players and City would definitely look like a better team in the upcoming season.
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