Some soccer pros are more sentimental than others and relate their losses to ego; hence these top administrators always try to bounce back with a style whenever they were defeated in an unexpected match. Manchester City and Newcastle United are two English clubs with lots of respects with them and when these two high profile giants could not perform as expected this season, their managers are trying their best to response with a brilliant gameplay. They both lost their Sunday league clashes and their next meet is with each other on Tuesday at St James' Park in Capital One Cup. This match is going to be a face saving afford for both the sides, especially for City who has long been labeling itself as the next league winner. Alan Pardew, the Newcastle manager, understands the importance of just one win over City hence he is taking this match more seriously than he should be; perhaps he wants to revive all the emotions attached with their performance in this match. He said about the match, … [Read more...]
Chelsea manager predicts Manchester City as title winner
It has become a trend these days that managers are praising their opponents in one way or another; yes we are talking about a new and unexpected growing trend especially in Premier League where media bytes are intentionally being passed just before an important showdown between two favorites of the title. Jose Mourinho, the over the sky Chelsea manager who is proving his comeback a success for The Blues, has predicted City as the new League winner; and guess what; Chelsea is about to meet Manchester City on coming Sunday. Actually, it has nothing to do who will win the English topflight this year, but how you win the psychological battle ahead of your playoff with your opponents and 50-year-old Portuguese is the master of war of the words. Upcoming mega showdown between two top contenders of the title is going to be one of the highly anticipated games of the season and fans of both clubs are eagerly waiting to see how these masters respond to a professional attack. If we look at … [Read more...]
Manchester City on top, crushed Manchester United by 4-1
It has been quite some time current season of EPL has started, but Sunday match between arch rivals Manchester City and Manchester United was the biggest entertaining showdown in the event so far. In fact, the match proved to be a path breaker when City almost crushed their neighbors by 4-1. At the beginning, no one had imagined anything like this; hence as the scorecard was growing in City favor, more and more fans were joining the match by means of TV, stadium, radio commentary, and all. The match was also an eye opener for others where City warned everyone they are back to reclaim their silverware they lost to United last year. On the other side, United, who has never been defeated with such a difference at Etihad Stadium since 2004, is also stunned to see their game. Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure, and Samir Nasri shared the pride for The Citizens by putting their arch rivals on a back foot right from the beginning; Aguero scored twice while other two added two more. Newly appointed … [Read more...]
Pellegrini shows his positivity for the next season
New Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini came in front of the media for the first time since he replaced Roberto Mancini at The Blues and straight away he let everyone aware about his aggressive playing strategy he has planned to follow in the coming season. According to him, he is now concentrating in strengthening the forward line of 2011 Premier League winners and is confidence that they can repeat their successful run at EPL. He knows that City is the place where only performance does matter hence it would be a necessity for him to perform well and deliver what his former colleague could not do. He met with his army for the first time in the pre-season training session yesterday and discussed some insides about the new lineup. On the other side, former manager Roberto Mancini has recently warned him to face some of biggest challenges in his career to convert City into a European champion. Accordingly, Pellegrini is looking for more strikers to sharpen his forward line though … [Read more...]
Manchester City extends its fans base by a sponsorship deal with a Thai soft drink maker
Manchester City and Manchester United are two known arch rivals in the EPL, but they actually have more rivalry than we think of, i.e., they are now competing each other in a race of the widest regional reach. Accordingly, EPL runner up has now signed a two years sponsorship deal with a Thai based soft drink maker Sermsuk Public Company Limited which sells EST brand. Though, the amount and detail terms of the memorandum are still unknown but with this deal City will have an official soft drink partner in South East Asia. Everyone knows how United is spreading its arms by signing several partner deals in this region, and the reason for growing worldwide interest in Asian fans is obvious as this continental has one of the biggest populations and these clubs can flood their global fans base to three fold if they continue their association with local companies. EST is a fast growing brand in Thailand with as much as thousands of retails outlets located in every part of the region and … [Read more...]
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