I expect more from Edin Dzeko: Roberto Mancini
Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko may well have to start scoring soon as Manchester City manager Roberto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 is not impressed by the player’s ability.
The manager expects Dzeko to get his name on the scoring sheet soon, as that was the sole reason for spending 27 million pounds to bring him from Wolfsburg to the City of Manchester Stadium.
“I expect more for Dzeko - he needs to improve. He is a good player. I think he has the same difficulty as (Fernando) Torres at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 because when you arrive in January you don't know your team-mates, it is not easy,” stated the manager.
The striker was unimpressive during City’s 0-0 draw against Aris Salonika in the Europa League despite having two perfect opportunities to find the back of the net.
Dzeko had the opportunity to score in the 16th minute, when he was found by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michalis-Sifakis-c25449 in his second try.
Then in the 64th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Barry-c14423 delivered a perfect ball to Dzeko but his header was well stopped by Sifakis who managed to put the ball over the goal post.
It is important for Dzeko to improve rapidly as everyone likes to deliver the ball to him owing to his height and finishing abilities.
There was another issue regarding City’s performance as team captain Carlos Tevez remained anonymous throughout the game and only had a few touches on the ball in the entire match.
Mancini, however, was content with Tevez’s performance and stated that Tevez cannot score for the entire club and other players would have to share the goal load.
Aris now travels to the Eastlands next week and Mancini had no doubts about the ability of his team.
“I think it will be a different game in Manchester. We played well, we played football and controlled the game. Aris stayed behind the ball. It was a fantastic atmosphere,” stated the manager.
There was some good news for the manager as well, as Italian striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937 has fully recovered from an injury and was impressive in his off-the-bench appearance against Aris. It is expected Mancini might pick the Italian for the FA Cup fixture
against Notts County.
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