The Manchester City Thread

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18 Oct 2012 08:58:20

John Guidetti signed a new three-year deal with City

John Guidetti has ended speculation about his long term future and signed a new three-year contract with City.

Despite not yet having made his Premier League debut for the Blues, the 20-year-old Swede is one of the most talked about young strikers in Europe.

A host of clubs have been linked with the under 21 international’s services not least those in Holland where he spent a successful period on loan at Feyenoord.

The free-scoring Guidetti became something of a cult figure in Rotterdam during last term’s stint in the Eredivisie scoring 20 times in all before a mystery virus ruled him out of the run-in and City’s pre-season.

Now, though, he has pledged his future to the Blues and is ready to battle with, and learn from, Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko and Carlos Tevez.

“I feel really happy of course, it’s a fantastic football club and to sign a new deal is really, really good,” he beamed.

“I’ve been here for a long time and Manchester City are the ones who have helped me grow and develop to the player I am today, so I am very grateful for that and I’ve seen how the club has turned into one of the biggest clubs in the world and it is great to be a part of that.

“It’s a very exciting time to be part of the club, we’re the champions from last season and City are now looking to be the best in every way and to be part of that and for the club to show that they want me to be a part of that is very nice.

“It’s going to be competitive with the players we have here, but who doesn’t like being competitive?! If everything was easy it wouldn’t be fun! I know I’m going to learn so much from all the great strikers that are here.

“I am only young and if I can train every day with the best strikers in the world then it is going to help me. If I can watch what they do in training, I can try to do the same and improve.”

The key now for Guidetti is fitness. It is more than six months since his last competitive outing though he is inching towards a return.

“It’s going really well, we have the best medical team and they have been working with me so well and I am so grateful for it,” he revealed.

“We don’t want to rush anything, I’m only young, I don’t want to take risks, I want to take my time.

“It’s going well, I can run, I can shoot, I can pass, so I am definitely getting there, but we have to be a bit more patient and of course I want to get out there every day, it’s what I long for.

When he does return he has one burning ambition and that is to add some Premier League game time to the League Cup outing in 2010 that remains his one senior appearance for boss Roberto Mancini.

“I want to develop and become the best that I can. I want to start to play more regularly for City and get first team football every week and just to play in front of the fans here and to bring home some medals – that would be a dream for me, to start playing for Manchester City,” he concluded.

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20 Oct 2012 17:12:14

I feel not enough people took me seriously last season about how Edin Dzeko is the greatest player to ever exist.

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25 Oct 2012 11:46:40

Goal.com are claiming we're on the verge of appointing Txiki Begiristain as Technical Director, presumably in place of Brian Marwood.

By steveekay | Permalink | On 09 October 2012 - 15:01 PM

wahey!

He looked older then, than he does now

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28 Oct 2012 11:12:44

Manchester City appoint Txiki Begiristain as director of football

Interesting. Although apparently this restructuring of player recruitment and youth policy is costing upwards of £200m, which makes me sad.

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28 Oct 2012 12:29:14

It's pretty clear imo, that they're trying to create an infrastructure for Guardiola to work in.

I'd be surprised if Mancini is there beyond the end of the season.

Interestingly though, Ferguson wants Guardiola to replace him and he and Gill met him in New York over the summer. So it seems quite likely that he's our first choice to replace Ferguson.

In which case we could have a very interesting little tussle coming up.

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28 Oct 2012 14:55:28

If Mancini leaves/gets sacked/resigns at the end of the season, I am certain we'll get Guardiola. I'm in no way convinced he's going to leave, though. Neither Sheikh Mansour nor Khaldoon have the Abramovich-esque trigger-happy style.

I'm delighted about the appointment of Begiristain, though, the less Marwood has to do with our transfer-dealing the better.

By Abbott | Permalink | On 28 October 2012 - 11:12 AM

Manchester City appoint Txiki Begiristain as director of football

Interesting. Although apparently this restructuring of player recruitment and youth policy is costing upwards of £200m, which makes me sad.

I think most of that £200m includes the massive new training and academy complex, so you shouldn't be too sad.

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28 Oct 2012 15:01:35

Didn't Mancini sign a new long-term deal last season?

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 28 October 2012 - 15:01 PM

Didn't Mancini sign a new long-term deal last season?

Hardly going to make a difference though is it?

It's not as if City are gonna be looking under the sofa for a little extra change to fire him if they need/want to.

But I really can't see him staying if he doesn't win the league, his European record across two clubs is awful.

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 28 October 2012 - 15:01 PM

Didn't Mancini sign a new long-term deal last season?

A 5-year deal. It'd be a £20m+ payout if he was fired this season. He'll have to seriously fuck up for that to happen.

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By Ninja | Permalink | On 28 October 2012 - 15:30 PM

Hardly going to make a difference though is it?

It's not as if City are gonna be looking under the sofa for a little extra change to fire him if they need/want to.

But I really can't see him staying if he doesn't win the league, his European record across two clubs is awful.

He was already on a pretty long-term contract and I don't think he'd have been given an even longer, more lucrative deal if the owners didn't believe he was the right man to take them forward.

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Zaba is awesome.

Also, Maicon was actually pretty decent yesterday. He outran Bale \o/

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12 Nov 2012 11:43:03

I saw that and still don't understand why Ade sat on the ground and copped it. I'd be giving it back face to face.

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12 Nov 2012 11:48:57

Cos Zaba is awesome.

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12 Nov 2012 12:23:59

Ade won in the end, Zaba yellow carded about 20 seconds later haha.

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By mr.SPANKY | Permalink | On 12 November 2012 - 12:23 PM

Ade won in the end, Zaba yellow carded about 20 seconds later haha.

After a fucking dive* as well /o\

*As in his legs suddenly went stiff before Zaba even went in for a tackle, probably would've been a foul anyway

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12 Nov 2012 14:40:34

That Spurs kit is horrendous.

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12 Nov 2012 16:25:44

Zaba's a cunt.

It's really odd how at park level if he'd pulled that shit any ref would have sent him off either for a second bookable for dissent or a straight red for OFFINABUS but yet referees who are 1000x better completely ignore that law.

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12 Nov 2012 17:32:30

I've no problem with Zaba going mad at Adebayor for diving. Can't see why anyone would

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12 Nov 2012 17:43:02

Diving is so prevalent nowadays so as to be expected. Shouting at a player for diving is about as useful and as smart as shouting at the ball for going out for a corner.

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By Jaygull | Permalink | On 12 November 2012 - 17:43 PM

Diving is so prevalent nowadays so as to be expected. Shouting at a player for diving is about as useful and as smart as shouting at the ball for going out for a corner.

Your logic is complete nonsense

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By Ninja | Permalink | On 12 November 2012 - 16:25 PM

Zaba's a cunt.

It's really odd how at park level if he'd pulled that shit any ref would have sent him off either for a second bookable for dissent or a straight red for OFFINABUS but yet referees who are 1000x better completely ignore that law.

Fuck off.