The former Aston Villa man has confirmed that it was Mancini’s remarks in the media which caused the players to feel more comfortable in the Premier League title race as the pressure was lifted off them...
Barry has confirmed that it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323’s remarks in the media that made it easier for Manchester City’s players to focus on the Premier League title race as all the pressure was lifted off their shoulders. Manchester City
lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 by a goal to nil at the end of March and after that defeat Mancini had come out and conceded that his team had lost the title as that defeat had handed United an eight point advantage over the Citizens.
However Manchester United crumbled over the next few weeks as they lost to Wigan, drew against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 at Old Trafford and then were beaten by Manchester City at the Etihad stadium. This sequence of results has handed the title
initiative back to Manchester City who are now at the top of the league table on goal difference as they are level on points with the Red Devils. Another win on the weekend against relegation strugglers Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 will hand City the Premier League
title.
Barry said, "We've got an experienced team, an experienced manager, I'm confident we can get the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done. He's (Mancini) taken lot of the pressure off the players, that's worked really well for us. We've really raised our game
since a couple of disappointing results. It looked like we were running away with it at one point, then at one stage bookies were paying out on Manchester United to have won the title."
He added, "There's always that weight (of history), we had it last year with the FA Cup. Supporters let you know how long it's been and it does build the tension around the place. But before the season if anyone had said we'd have
a home game against QPR to get three points to win the Premier League title, we'd have snapped their snap hands off to be in this position. I'd be lying to say I've not thought about (the title) this week, you play all these years to be in a position like
this."
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