PRO FOOTBALL Tomorrow afternoon (13.45) will take place in England, the 155th derby Manchester City. Shock, which over the years has become increasingly uncertain. Petrodollars are for many.
At its inception, Manchester City was none other than club of the poor. The representative of the working class town of mostly rallied to the cause of sky blue jersey. The Citizens, as their nickname suggests, symbolize the people, the city of Manchester. Within this, the City supporters are still highly dominant, those of United capita, for a quarter of subscribers to more than one hundred kilometers from the city. However, the club has long lived in the shadow of his rival Manchester United, which offers multiple trophies at the Greater Mancunian years. Old Trafford, dubbed the Theatre of Dreams, has in effect already celebrated 18 league titles in England and eleven FA Cups. With also three Champions League to their credit, the Red Devils are much better than Skyblue, private national title for over forty years. However, Manchester City seems to have never been so close to its biggest rival. The Manchester derby, or when petrodollars disrupt long indisputable hegemony.
A progression "express"
We are Manchester City in 1999 and floundering in the English third division. Three years later, the club found the Premier League to sign his best - 5th place - last year. Growth "express" not necessarily natural. Everything changed, in fact, a September 1, 2008 during which Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, said the club Citizen. His goal? Make it the biggest club in the world. And how? A stroke of petrodollars that have since largely crosses the boundary of financial fair play. Or when the club becomes the poor richer. After spending 200 million euros last year, City has again this season, struck a blow on the transfer market by focusing on services, including, Yaya Toure, David Silva, James Milner, Mario Balotelli or Edin Dzeko. If during his first season at the helm of Manchester City, Sheikh Mansour had made many mistakes in casting, it seems to proceed on track. "The club is doing everything to reach the summit and they will get there. City will be great for Europe, for sure. Their recruitment policy has changed, they commit players forward. It is clear that they have made mistakes with Adebayor, Bellamy or Bridge but now they are in the right direction. Recruited players bring something. In addition, Carlos Tevez, it lacked the signature club "analyzes the Valais Gelson Fernandes former Manchester City.
A major challenge
But Carlos Tevez, it is mainly the former Manchester United icon became the greatest traitor of the Red Devils by engaging in neighboring Citizen in 2009. The road has taken the Apache is just the worst thing you can imagine in a city where the rivalry between City and United are unconventional. Tomorrow, to mark the 155th derby Manchester, Argentina, second best trigger in the country with 18 goals - behind the United striker Dimitar Berbatov, 19 goals - find, on the lawn at Old Trafford, his former teammates. "It will be war on the ground in the stands and in the city. The derby is the biggest game of the season. If you win, you have succeeded in your season. If you lose ... The rivalry between the two clubs is enormous. In life every day, players from both teams do not attend the same restaurants and do not live in the same areas of the city, "says Gelson Fernandes.
More than a rivalry, the hatred that seems to exist between these two clubs turned up the heat several notches a few hours before kickoff. This pressure continues to grow from season to season, as Manchester City moves closer to the large hierarchy in the United Kingdom. Until the one day ahead? Likely. The challenge of tomorrow is also high since the Red Devils, leading the Premier League, could, if successful, take a comfortable lead of nine points over his rival, third in the standings. Conversely, the Citizens will have the opportunity to completely revive the title race ahead of the Premier League. British bookmakers have the rest never been so divided on the outcome of the Manchester derby. Gelson Fernandes, He sets the tone. "City will win." To be continued tomorrow (13.45) on the antennae of the French private channel Canal Plus Sport.
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