Ancelotti: Man Utd? Man City will be major contenders
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Chelsea boss Ancelotti: Man Utd? Man City will be major contenders
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti sees Manchester CITY as one of their big rivals next season.
While pushed by Manchester United last season, Ancelotti admitted he was wary of Manchester City's threat domestically.
He said: "They will do better than last season. They have fantastic players and will be an important opponent for us."
But he is also targeting a big prize elsewhere. He said: "Our aim is to do better than the last year in the Champions League. We went out too early last season."
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Man U win Chelsea in community shield then you know.......
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I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to know City could do better than last season... Just someone with half a football brain will expect them to be in the top four if not seriously challenging for the title...
The way it's going, Liverpool and United are in decline... Just look at the players they are signing this last 2 years and it's very clear... United probably slower than Pool cos of a certain man called Sir Alex... His know how and his experienced have help them a great deal so far... But with the way City are going, they could land the title very soon...
Mancini have a more difficult task than Lotti cos he has to rebuild a squad that has never won anything yet and also don't have the experienced of doing it unlike Lotti... Where most of the players have been playing together for 4 to 5 yrs and are experienced at winning as well...
Of the top 4 positions, I feel Chelsea are the safest... United, Arsenal and Spurs have to really battle it out to stay up there as not only City will be in with a strong chance to replace one of them but Liverpool as well if Roy manage to keep all his star players... To me, Pool are still a good side only Rafa made them poor... Even his tactics and sub used were rather weird... So Roy will eradicate that area...
Nevertheless, I am one of those who is glad City is coming up... And I belief Manchester will very soon have 2 power clubs in the top 4 if United don't fall off...
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true to a certain pt, zocoss.
the key to City's is how fast they gel and get going.
of course, the expectations. given the outlay,minimum they have to get is top4th, as per Giggs.
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Man Utd ace Giggs questions if Man City will gel: Can they handle pressure?
Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs insists big-spending Manchester City are no major threat.
Giggs believes the disappointment of relinquishing the title and the emergence of young talent will inspire a stronger challenge next term. Although he anticipates increased competition for the four Champions League places, the 36-year-old thinks City have still to discover the consistency required to advance under Roberto Mancini.
"Until we play them I don't take any notice of what City are doing, like any other team really," said Giggs, who has extended his Old Trafford contract until the end of this coming season. "If they get a run together, if they get the consistency, they'll be a force, and no one knows if they're going to do that.
"It's a similar scenario to last season really. They've got so many talented players that, if they gel as a team, they'll be a force. If they don't then obviously it could be a frustrating season for them and they'll probably get a little bit of stick. But, if they gel as a team, like they proved in games last year, they can beat anyone."
Giggs also agreed that City's owners view a top‑four finish as a minimum return for their investment.
"I think with the players they've acquired over the last two years, that is probably the case."
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yes city has a very strong squad now..but we havent seen them play so..who knows n
there is no friendly matches also..
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Originally posted by SGporkz:
yes city has a very strong squad now..but we havent seen them play so..who knows n
there is no friendly matches also..
seems they have -> http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8691_6268319,00.html
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oh .. im so wrong.. just found this ..
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