Sunderland show Man City haven't bought the Premiership title yet
Posted by DavidM in Man City, Sunderland | 30 August 2010
Manchester City have taken over from Chelsea (who in turn replaced Manchester United) as the club neutrals dislike for splashing excessive cash on players.
Certainly City's transfer activity this year smacks of an attempt to buy the title, but it won't happen yet. Despite spending over £100m, on top of huge spend in previous transfer windows, it's highly unlikely Man City will lift the Premiership title this year.
Why? Because as Chelsea found before them, it takes more than attracting the most expensive players by offering over-the-odds salaries and transfer fees. It needs the team to gel, to learn to play together and get used to a new approach.
Chelsea are hitting some incredible form - probably even better than under the success of Mourinho - because the core of the team have been together for several seasons.
That's why Manchester City won't win the Premiership this season. They have snapped up some exceptional players (and Adebayour), have a good manager and a big new stadium. But it's too early for them to achieve lasting success.
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I totally agree. Sunderland are under constant transition (in a lesser way than M City) but, I am hoping that this year they have the players that will stick to the task for next year.
The 'true' supporter would want Arsenal to win the league (Wenger's Youth Policy) but, I cannot see that happening.
Great article, and as a Sunderland fan of many years I would say we were lucky against City. But unlucky against Birmingham and atrocious against West Brom.
What an utter disgrace of a write up,the neturals hate us eh?well what happens when they,be they villa,blackburn etc etc get taken over?are they going to refuse millions of pounds being pumped into them??
i was in division 2 with the rest of the city fans,you or anyone else wont guilt us into feeling bad.
CITY TILL I DIE
Come on now, we're 3 games into the season and City are not exactly relegation fodder. Look at last season Chelsea were thrashed by Wigan and us (twice) yet still went on to win the title. The rags were beaten by Burnley on the opening day at the Theatre of Debt and still finished second.
City are building for the future, as you've stated yourself, the team have to gel. There will have been 2 international breaks which affect training and planning, but hey ho! Let's see what happens as the season unravels.
Any club who wins the PL - or even finishes in the top 6 has spent huge amounts, either recently or consistently over the last five years. The idea that City are 'buying it' whilst others somehow 'earn' it is tripe. City are lucky to have a big benefactor organization. So - surprise surprise - they are buying players to improve the club's chance. Funny that eh?
Clubs that have a lot of investment are always going to buy the best players but it'll still take time for them to reach peak performance.
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