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"Huge admiration. His calmness and maturity won City that title. He
set the right tone in the run-in, when the heat was on, and he
showed great consistency, reassuring the players after the
difficult start to keep playing in the same way. In press dealings
he's a gent - and not afraid to say what he thinks." Jonathan
Northcroft on Manuel Pellegrini. Re-live another amazing season for
Manchester City as their new Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini and
his holistic approach to football saw City secure a domestic
double, capturing another last-day title victory whilst breaking
goalscoring records along the way. With thoughts on every match and
a look at the issues that forever surrounded the club, the book
charts the journey from the start of the post-Mancini era, the
highs and lows of the cup competitions, the difficult start to the
season and the nerve-wracking title run-in that culminated in the
clouds breaking as the trophies were paraded around a very blue
Manchester city centre. Includes: Three Bumper Bundles of City
Slurs Football In The Bible City's Squad Value The A-Z of City
Legends The A-Z of City Villains An Open Letter To Txiki
Begiristain & Ferran Soriano Two Open Letters to Ed Woodward
Harry Potter & The Theatre of Dreams What Has Happened To
City's Departed Stars? End of Season Q & A with Oliver Kay,
Jonathan Northcroft, Simon Mullock, Gary James & more.. And
much more.....
"He did very good things for the club. He stayed there for three
years, which is a lot of time. He brought the club to a winning
club. Now we are just looking for the next step, the next cycle."
And so another chapter in Manchester City's history came to an end,
and another begins. The 2012/13 season was a major disappointment
for City, beginning with a second early elimination in Europe, then
continuing with the failure to retain their Premiership title, won
in such dramatic circumstances in May 2012. By the end of the
season, Roberto Mancini's fate was sealed by an FA Cup final defeat
to Wigan Athletic, though victory would not have saved a manager
known to have lost the support of players, staff and the owners
alike. This book tells the story of another dramatic season for the
Citizens, not through match reports alone, but mainly through the
stories that shaped the season, from player revolts, Mario
Balotelli's antics, through to the media coverage and constant
headlines away from the pitch.
"The thing about obituaries is that it's better to publish them
after the subject has died..." The 2011/12 English Premier League
football season provided one of the most thrilling climaxes to a
title race in the history of the game. For Manchester City, Sergio
Aguero's injury-time winner capped off a roller-coaster season for
the club, that cuminated in their first top-level title in 44
years. Through the articles written by the author throughout the
year, as the club moved from one controversy to another, you can
relive the most amazing of seasons, from drug bans, to player
strikes, from Derby day drubbings to the key moment in premiership
history - there was rarely a dull moment..
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