City now signing United players for oddjobs Those who felt that Owen Hargreaves would never be able
to hold down a regular place in the Manchester City team can feel some what vindicated by the news
that he's to be employed as a pitchside cameraman by the club. As if to reinforce his reputation
for [.
By Chris Wright
"You want me to wear a what now?"
The jokes kind of write themselves here, but Manchester City have announced that bench-bound
midfielder Owen Hargreaves is to have a camera strapped to him 'Sub Cam' as they've called it
during their next few home Premier League games, with the pitchside footage then broadcast live on
the club's official Youtube channel, with edited highlights available on the following Monday.
Its been a while since I have posted anything remotely interesting so here is brief summary with
all things that are annoying me in football these days
Roberto Mancini
I have a lot of respect for Roberto for the following reasons;
1) He was a brilliant striker
2) He brought madcap Mario Balotelli to England
3) No matter what the weather or situation he looks so suave in that scarf and coat you just cant
help but admire his style (in a non homosexual way : but if you look at him that way thats no
problem)
However, his recent whinge that he would struggle to fill his subs bench for the Man Utd game was
simply laughable.
Sir Alex Ferguson has spent 25 years as the manager of Manchester United and he has won the Premier
League 12 times, FA Cup 5 times, League Cup 4 times, the Champions League twice, 10...
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Monday Bullets:
• And then they were even....
Kolarov, for City, with a tackle on Nani here...and a free kick goal there...
Yesterdays 3-2 Manchester United over Manchester City FA Cup win was a sidewinder of drama. City
control the run of play, United score.
Big blow for manchester City ahead of this weekend's FA Cup tie with Manchester United after
Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui rejected their request to play Yaya and Kolo Toure in Sunday's
Manchester derby.
"Clubs know the rules," Zahoui told BBC Africa. "I'm expecting them [the Toures] for the Fifa
deadline.
By Chris Wright
In which several of the Manchester City squad gear up for training with a hearty spot of
Christmas cake decorating. Nigel de Jong and Owen Hargreaves in particular excel and Mario
Balotelli is easily defeated by a slab of marzipan icing and a little plastic Santa, all while a
black-eyed Sergio Aguero dicks about in a silly hat (skip to 2:20 mark).
By Alan Duffy
Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva is yet another example of a talented player who was unfairly
criticised by the kind of dim football fan who has no mind of his or her own. England fans'
treatment of Owen Hargreaves followed a similar path to that of Lucas, but sadly it now seems that
the Brazilian has something else in common with the injury-plagued Manchester City man.
The Carling Cup quarterfinals were full of entertainment and although four teams saw their
chances of going to Wembley brought to an end, the remaining four shall offer plenty more in the
semis.
For now, here is a look at five lessons learned, in no particular order, from the
quarterfinals:
1.
Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Manchester City in the Carling Cup match yesterday showed, once again,
the power of petropounds. But one goal from over 100 million is a pretty weak return, really.
However, a win is a win and even if City are on the ropes in Europe, they've booked their spot in
the semifinals of the league cup.
By Alan Duffy
Arsene Wenger did his usual Carling Cup thing against Manchester City on Wednesday night,
resting most of his first teamers and giving some youngsters a bit of action. Roberto Mancini
rested Joe Hart, Mario Balotelli and a couple of other City megastars, but with the squad the
Italian has assembled, even a (partly) second-string side is full to the brim with expensive
internationals.
Capello taking a Ledley risk by playing Jones in midfield
There always seems to be a late starter before every major tournament. Theo Walcott, Paul
Gascoigne, David Platt, Aaron Lennon, Owen Hargreaves and even Gary Lineker staked their claims
late on before previous tournaments.
England number one Joe Hart is staking a claim for a starting game for Manchester City, upfront
no less. Watch this spectacular bicycle kick in training maybe he can use it on YuoTube like his
team-mate Owen Hargreaves did recently.
Mario Balotelli is knuckling down to life in the Premier League. How else can you explain two
accomplished performances in his two latest outings? Scoring goals has always been easy for the
Italian, his attitude has always been questioned. This season, however, he has let his boots do the
talking.
We're back in action for what is the first really big test for Alex McLeish since he came to
Villa, possibly one of the toughest of the season, but also as good a time as any to play Man City
at their own place.
Over the last 10 times this league fixture has been played, we've won just two and lost eight
times.
How's your luck? Jack Wilshere will be sidelined for up to five months after an op to fix a
fracture to his right ankle. Another Arsenal player out injured for a lengthy period. Isn't it time
we drafted in some sort of witch doctor to treat our players or perhaps try to lift the curse of
the crocked?
Why Owen Hargreaves is my Champ AND Chump of the week
My Champ of the Week: Owen HargreavesHow good was it to see Owen Hargreaves back in competitive
action and scoring a wonderful goal for Manchester City? It was 57 minutes of pure class but, let's
get real, at 30, talk him of returning to the England squad is surely pie in the sky.
Why Owen Hargreaves is more like an easily-led sheep than a guinea pig
At the start of this month someone created a false Owen Hargreaves Twitter account. It carried
the claim United fans had daubed the word ‘Traitor' on his car. Nonsense, of course, but the
fact it had fleeting credibility highlights the delicacy of Manchester's new order.
Could Lampard, Gerrard and Hargreaves be the three lions that roar at Euro
2012
Fabio Capello has got a tale of three midfielders ahead of next summer's Euro 2012 finals. Frank
Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Owen Hargreaves are all under the microscope for different reasons at
the moment.
It may be a much maligned competition, but all the big clubs in the Premier League saw it
important enough to field strong sides and progress through to the last 16 – the question is, who
will go all the way?
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may have made 11 changes from the side that beat
Chelsea last Sunday for the game at Leeds, but he could still field the likes of Ryan Giggs,
Michael Owen, Antonio Valencia and Dimitar Berbatov.
The club has released a statement in response to the remarks made by Owen Hargreaves this
week:
Manchester United is disappointed with Owen Hargreaves' remarks after the game on Wednesday. The
Club gave him the best possible care for three years and is as disappointed as anyone he was not
able to play a part in the team's success at that time.
The club has released a statement in response to the remarks made by Owen Hargreaves this
week:
Manchester United is disappointed with Owen Hargreaves' remarks after the game on Wednesday. The
Club gave him the best possible care for three years and is as disappointed as anyone he was not
able to play a part in the team's success at that time.
From Owen Hargreaves' claims against Manchester United to Arsenal's pursuit of Gary
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Cahill, your questions answered in LIVE! Twitter Q&A
Goal.com Correspondent Rob Stewart gives his thoughts on the Premier League's most current
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From Owen Hargreaves' claims against Manchester United to Arsenal's pursuit of Gary
Cahill, your questions answered in LIVE! Twitter Q&A
Goal.com Correspondent Rob Stewart gives his thoughts on the Premier League's most current
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From Owen Hargreaves' claims against Manchester United to Arsenal's pursuit of Gary
Cahill, your questions answered in LIVE! Twitter Q&A
Goal.com Correspondent Rob Stewart gives his thoughts on the Premier League's most current
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Days before signing for Manchester City, Owen Hargreaves claimed that he had offered to play for
United for free, only to be told he was no longer required by the champions.
"I don't blame them for letting me go. I can understand it," he said. "There comes
a point when you have to say this hasn't worked out.
By Alan Duffy
Following his Lazarus-like comeback and goal for Manchester City during the week, Owen
Hargreaves' rediscoverd strength in his legs seems to have worked its way up to his mouth.
The Canadian-born England man now claims that, during his injury-plagued time at United, he was
given treatments which may well have done him more harm than good.
Squeak Manchester City midfielder Owen Hargreaves has further endeared himself to supporters
following his stunning debut goal with a spot of Manchester United-bashing. The fit-again England
international has blamed his former club for the injury problems that blighted his career for the
last three years.
George had a poor week last week and got only 2 correct results and no perfect scores. He is hoping
for a change in fortune this week akin to Owen Hargreaves' amazing debut for Man City in
midweek..
G-Owen Hargreaves? Returning Midfielder 9/2 For Poland/Ukraine
Owen Hargreaves is 9/2 to make the 2012 Euro squad, whilst bet365 are also going 5/4 about
out-of-favour Andy Carroll being on the same plane.
The return of the Carling Cup had plenty of entertainment to offer and although there will
always be those who dismiss the value of English football's fourth-tier competition, there were
several important lessons to be learned from what we saw this midweek.
Lesson 1: Hargeaves can come good: Roberto Mancini's signing of injury-plagued
Owen Hargreaves brought the inevitable slew of crock jokes, especially in the wake of the infamous
YouTube videos featuring the former Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder.
The third round of Carling Cup continues on Wednesday night and some memorable moments occurred
on the day especially for Manchester City fans as they witnessed the return of injury plagued Owen
Hargreaves, who made a memorable comeback with a special goal.
The ex Manchester United player's goal helped his team to beat the Cup's defending Champion,
Birmingham City, a result which was followed by other top premiership sides, Liverpool and Chelsea,
who were victorious as well.
