Manchester City beat Stoke City in final to lift FA Cup, end 35-year trophy drought
A takeover by Sheikh Mansur, the Abu Dhabi billionaire has proven to be promising for Manchester City. In the second year under the new legacy, Manchester City have won their first silverware in the last 35 years.
In the ongoing 2010-11 season, everything has gone right for the club as they finished in the top four and have won something to give a boost to their morale for the next season.
Manchester City beat their bitter neighbouring rivals Manchester United in the semi-final of the FA Cup with a goal from Yaya Toure. This cleared the only hurdle left in their way towards lifting the trophy. In the final, City faced Stoke City in a relatively
easy match. At Wembley, Stoke did not look threatening at all throughout the match. On the other hand, Manchester City once again took the lead through Yaya Toure’s goal, which proved to be the only goal of the match. In the end, it was an easy victory for
the Citizens who had not seen any silverware for a very long time.
This victory will have a huge impact on Manchester City and the clubs around them. Now, the Citizens have proven to be worthy of being Champions and everyone will take them more seriously from the next season. In the beginning of this season, Roberto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323
did not set the goals very high as he was only playing for a Champions League spot. However, he has won silverware and has outperformed his own expectations. Next time, he will have to set the bar high and go for the title challenge and a top two finish.
This has also proven that Manchester City are going to be more competitive in their next season. The Blues have tasted victory and will definitely be more attractive to the players who would try to join the club next summer. This will also boost the morale
of the existing bunch of players who have to get mentally prepared for the Champions League football next season.
Apart from all the good tidings coming Manchester City’s way, the FA Cup victory has proven to be great for their owners.
When http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 were taken over by Roman Abramovich, the results of his investments were obvious very soon. The team came up with a Premier League victory and an FA Cup title as well. In case of City, a little over four hundred million dollars have been invested
in order to sign new players. This is now the end of second season after the initial takeover and still City had not shown signs of winning silverwares. Therefore, this FA Cup is a good start and the club will only improve from here on.
Everyone in City shirts was happy after this historic victory against Stoke City for their first title in 35 years. Roberto Mancini has claimed that this would mark the start of a legacy at the City of Manchester Stadium. His current bunch of players have
learnt and adopted well in the season and will definitely be better in their next season. Everyone is inspired and even Carlos Tevez is double minded about either staying or leaving the club in the upcoming summer transfer window.
The next season is going to be an interesting one for the English Premier League fans.
For the last two seasons, there was a shift in the top four of the League. With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 out of the picture, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City took the available spot. However, the Reds are back into the race and it will be a six-horse battle for the
title in the next season.
Therefore, winning would require mental toughness and the highest degree of concentration. In that case, Manchester City will definitely feel relatively comfortable than teams like Arsenal or Liverpool. Both these clubs have not won a lot in recent years
and are more prone to choking under extreme pressure of winning important matches.
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