http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero’s arrival at Manchester City gives Roberto Mancini options - English Premier League (Part 1)
Manchester City’s rise to prominence in the English Premier League has been on the cards since the past three to four years. Ever since the club oversaw significant investment through the riches of Sheikh Mansur, it was just a
matter of time before they qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Last season pundits genuinely declared Manchester City as possible contenders for the Premier League title alongside Chelsea and Manchester United.
However an inconsistent season meant that the Blues finished 9 points behind their domestic rivals Manchester United level on points with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in the third place position. City’s squad was perhaps the best one in the 2010-2011
season, a season where they secured themselves a place in the UEFA Champions League place for the 2011-2012 season. It will be interesting to see how http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini’s men deal with their European commitments but City have already started to move in the right
direction.
The blue half of Manchester recently secured the signature of Sergio Kun Aguero from Atletico Madrid for 35 million pounds. Aguero’s move to City hasn’t come as a surprise to many in the media circles as City used their financial
muscle to attract the young Argentinean striker. Moreover in signing Aguero, City have done two things; they have once again made a statement of intent that they are willing to match the big spenders in the English league and they are also determined to retain
the qualitative levels of their squad in light of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez’s possible move away from the Eastlands stadium.
The former Manchester United striker, Carlos Tevez was a favourite to move away from Manchester City at the start of the summer transfer window and his move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Corinthians-c38855 almost materialized into something proper but eventually
the Brazilian giants failed to match City’s valuation of their talismanic forward. Now it seems that Tevez will stay at Manchester City for the time being and might seek a move away in the January transfer window in 2012. Regardless, Mancini now has an abundance
of talent at his disposal at the Eastlands stadium.
Manchester City had one of the best defences in the English Premier League in the 2010-2011 season and with their midfield strength which is signified through the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601 and Yaya Toure, City have added another superstar
to their offensive repertoire. After signing Edin Dzeko in the January transfer window most suggested that City’s spending spree was finally complete as they had all the bases covered. But http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 has an experienced campaigner knows that squad strength is
essential for his club if they want to compete on multiple fronts in the 2011-2012 season.
City’s UEFA Champions League commitments mean that they will be hard pressed in the league to play in week out at the same level. To do so they will have to battle against fatigue, injuries and different oppositions which increases
the risk of a squad burnout, which is the last thing that Mancini wants after spending buckets full of money in the last two transfer windows. Therefore now the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager has various options at hand that he can play around with.
To be continued in part 2...
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