Petrov slams Manchester City
Bolton Wanderers winger Martin Petrov has become the latest player to slam his former club Manchester City.
Petrov signed for Bolton after it emerged that he was not going to feature in Manchester City's plans for the new season. He says the alarm bells started going off when the club signed a number of players that play in his position.
Petrov did not cost Bolton a single penny and although the winger is still clearly hurting from not being offered a new contract at City, he says that he does not miss the club one little bit.
The fact that so many former Manchester City players have left the club full of bad feeling and frustration proves the philosophy at City is dangerous. Petrov can now settle down and focus on having an impact for Bolton.
Worrying signs
There are some very worrying signs that can all be linked to Manchester City because of the way that former players are reacting. Petrov joins Craig Bellamy and Stephen Ireland in slamming the club for a lack of communication between staff and players. These are players that were apparently the future of Manchester City two years ago.
It shows that Manchester City may not have the right sort of infrastructure to maintain a positive working relationship with a number of fringe players. This means that players who fall out of favour at Manchester City may not hear anything about their futures for a long time.
The negative comments also prove that the way the club is spending money may not necessarily mean that City has the future of players in mind when they initially sign them. Success is not everything and all football clubs have to maintain a happy squad.
Petrov said: "One hundred percent no, I don't miss City. If I accepted their one-year offer now I would be on loan somewhere else. At City nothing is clear. The team are looking for identity."
Bolton career
Petrov is now able to focus on his Bolton career and having the best possible impact that he can at the club. He has not started the season particularly well at his new club but has admitted that he enjoys the company and the training a lot more than when he was at City.
He is the best winger that Botlon has and this means he will have the chance to play in more games. All the majority of professional players want is to play every week for their contracted team. This means he can let the football do the talking but it's clear he had frustrations about Manchester City on his mind.
He added: "At the moment at City people are becoming more bad than good. The human relationships are lost and the trust is lost too. In this situation the players are going to play like millionaires in games and are not a team on the pitch."
Betting advice
Petrov is a very good attacking player who can score some fantastic goals. He will start a lot of games at Bolton and will be a good bet to score at any time in any match against a team that Bolton are fancied to beat. He could easily become the highest scoring midfield player at the club if he gets on a good run of form.
Be a little more wary about backing him to score in games against the best teams in the country. This is because these teams will find a way to stop him having any influence on a match. They also have better defenders who can deal with pace and skill more efficiently.
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