Last night a Manchester City side lost in Amsterdam to Ajax There is no shame to losing to Ajax. They are brilliant, young, and they did beat city neighbors United last season. There is no shame. There is shame however when you payout millions expecting to lift one trophy and seem to be getting nowhere closer. The big sheikh at the reins of the club must be shrouded in shame.
Last night, like on every other City match, their squad, on paper looked the football equivalent of a elite Learjet. On the pitch though, they looked like a Learjet being driven by a blind pilot. City started the match showing how weak they can be as the Dutch team's attack slid open their defense like a knife slicing through thin air. Luckily for City, Samir Nasri got a goal which seemed to boost spirits for a short period of time. Ajax needed a super strike to equalise and sent City into the dressing rooms on level pegging.
In second half, normal service was resumed for the Dutch giants but only after Aguero made an excellent dash into the Ajax penalty area only to find himself rather alone. 15 minutes of Ajax possession later a cross from Eriken found Moissander in the box to put Ajax into a much deserved lead. Then the Dane himself found a shot which took a deflection off Clichy and put Ajax in the lead.
And then the Learjet crashed. Mancinoi's tactics went out of the window as City pushed hopelessly Nasri was denied a rather weak penalty claim and Aguero shot just over the bar. Nothing was working out the Englishmen. And now they are at the bottom of Group D and as Mancini aptly put it, City need a miracle to qualify. Mancini's men looked terrible last night and their manager did nothing to improve the situation. He was just a blind man piloting the Learjet, and last night looked so similar to all his other
Champions League mishaps. It seems now that City are flying (however low) in spite of rather than because of the Italian in the cockpit.
Last night, like on every other City match, their squad, on paper looked the football equivalent of a elite Learjet. On the pitch though, they looked like a Learjet being driven by a blind pilot. City started the match showing how weak they can be as the Dutch team's attack slid open their defense like a knife slicing through thin air. Luckily for City, Samir Nasri got a goal which seemed to boost spirits for a short period of time. Ajax needed a super strike to equalise and sent City into the dressing rooms on level pegging.
In second half, normal service was resumed for the Dutch giants but only after Aguero made an excellent dash into the Ajax penalty area only to find himself rather alone. 15 minutes of Ajax possession later a cross from Eriken found Moissander in the box to put Ajax into a much deserved lead. Then the Dane himself found a shot which took a deflection off Clichy and put Ajax in the lead.
And then the Learjet crashed. Mancinoi's tactics went out of the window as City pushed hopelessly Nasri was denied a rather weak penalty claim and Aguero shot just over the bar. Nothing was working out the Englishmen. And now they are at the bottom of Group D and as Mancini aptly put it, City need a miracle to qualify. Mancini's men looked terrible last night and their manager did nothing to improve the situation. He was just a blind man piloting the Learjet, and last night looked so similar to all his other
Champions League mishaps. It seems now that City are flying (however low) in spite of rather than because of the Italian in the cockpit.
