Manchester City’s latest recruit, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Barry-c14423 is set to miss out on the opening week of the season.
Barry initially went on to miss out on the Euro 2012 due to an injury and it is now believed that he is yet to recover from a muscle tear in his lower abdomen.
Keeping that in mind, the thirty one year old is going to need some more time to recover from his injury and hence will sit out on the coming few games for City.
As a result, the team will now have to turn to Rodwell to step in and fill in for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international.
Rodwell went on to complete his transfer from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 to City this past Sunday and didn’t really plan on getting thrown into the thick of things.
Despite those initially assumptions, Rodwell’s City career looks to be set to kick off this coming Sunday.
City will play host to Southampton on Sunday and in that game, Rodwell could just make a very surprising appearance for the team.
Being the only player that the club have signed this summer, there is bound to be a lot of pressure on his shoulders.
However, should the twenty one year old be able to thrive off that pressure, he could make a name for himself in the star studded Manchester City team. A team, which many have found impossible to break into.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 has admitted that he expects big things from Rodwell over the coming seasons, but under the right mentorship and guidance from Mancini, Rodwell could become a regular first team player and secure a spot in the England squad for himself.
The Manchester based club have already gone on to win their first competitive game of the season, as they beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 by three goals to two in the Community Shield.
That win is bound to give the team the boost that they were looking for, going into the coming season.
It is now a wait to see whether the team can retain their league title and if Rodwell proves to be worth the money that City paid for him.
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