Wed. 28th Nov 2012 - Wigan Athletic 0 City 2
There was so much Spanish being spoken around the icy ramparts of the DW
Stadium as City strode into town, one could have been forgiven for
expecting the night's menu to feature -- writ large in pleasant script
-- a large appetising portion of tiki-taka.
- Balotelli, Milner keep City in second
There were four Spaniards alone, plus a Spanish manager, a host of
Argentinians and a bevy of others whose mother tongue may come with an
accent, but is also most certainly traceable to the Transatlantic jaunts
of Senor Cortes and his cohorts. What we got instead was commitment,
tackling, visible clouds of hot breath from heaving lungs and a great
deal of dash and hope.
We had a Spaniard on one side, Jordi Gomez, auditioning for a part
as Camacho the Killer, and on the other side in the maroon of City, Javi
Garcia doing a passable impersonation of a Morris Minor. Some called
his performance understated, while others labeled it subtle in its
efficient use of time and space, yet others said it was off the pace and
inaccurate. Whatever the truth -- and it almost certainly lies
somewhere in between all of these descriptions -- the ex-Benfica bulwark
has not yet found his feet in the English game.
You can read the rest of this article on ESPN's Manchester City pages
Thursday, November 29, 2012
PEERING INTO THE FUTURE
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