United's mentality is the difference: Mancini
Manchester City and Manchester United are all set to square off against each other Saturday, in what is going to be one of the best derby matches between the two sides. This is because in the game a win for either side could prove to be the make or break
in the title hunt at the season’s end.
However, according to City's manager Roberto Mancini, the only difference between the two sides is the confidence that United have, after picking up a ridiculous number of trophies during last two decades, while City could pick up nothing during that time.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 is reported to have said, "Maybe United have more than us a winning mentality because they (have) won (for) a long time, I think this is the difference."
"I think that when we start to win trophies, it can change. But when you are a team that win for 20 years, your mentality is very strong - when you don't play well you know that you are a strong team and if you don't concede a goal, you can win.”
"I think we are improving in this ... I think that for us it is very important to win something at the season’s end - Europa League, FA Cup (or) Premier League."
At the moment, the Premier League is far from being a one-horse race, with the likes of City, United, Arsenal and even Tottenham and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 still in it to win the race. The season shaped up rather amazingly this time around and when it looked like United
would run riot in the league, they picked up a shock defeat to league strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In the game against United, City are to prove what they are made of and if they can pick up the three points on the night, they would give their title challenge a major push in the right direction. Nonetheless, the task at hand is not going to be an easy
one, as it has been close to impossible for any team to come away with three points from Old Trafford in recent history.
Nonetheless, with Carlos Tevez firing on all cylinders at the moment and Edin Dzeko looking to make a name for himself amongst the City faithfuls, it is going to be one of the games of the season. This is because United will be looking to rely on tactics
to overcome their opponents, while City will be looking to use individual talent in the squad that the players possess to cause one of the biggest upsets in the history of Manchester.
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