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According to former City defender Gael Clichy, Manchester City might have an unplanned solution for their fullback problem in the form of Manuel Akanji who was bought for a fee in the region of £15 million. The former Borussia Dortmund centre-back was brought to Etihad Stadium in the final hours of the deadline day and the decision seems justifiable after the defender proved himself in the three outings for the Mancunian giants.

Akanji had a solid campaign for Dortmund as he produced some influential displays in the defensive third of the pitch. He could only find the back of the net on one occasion featuring across multiple competitions. The Swiss defender was a reliable performer at the heart of Dortmund’s backline as he averaged 1.3 tackles, 1.3 interceptions and 2.1 clearances per game in the Bundesliga. He was also accurate with his ball distribution, completing 90.6% of his attempted passes averaging 76.9 passes per game in the German top flight (stats via whoscored). Continue reading GAEL CLICHY SAYS CITY SMART IN ACQUIRING £15M DEFENDER FROM DORTMUND

Frenchman Gael Clichy joined Manchester City from fellow Premier League team Arsenal in the summer of 2011. It was officially confirmed on July 4, 2011 that Manchester City have signed Clichy for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £7m. Gael Clichy penned a four-year deal when he joined City. He made his first City appearance on the tour of the United States in July 2011.

Gael Clichy played his first competitive game for Manchester City in the 2011 Community Shield, while his first Premier League appearance for the club was against Welsh team Swansea City. His first red card as a Manchester City player came during the Premier League clash with London club Chelsea. He was sent off for two yellow cards with the second booking for a foul on Ramires. Continue reading CLICHY: CITY CAREER IN FOCUS

Frenchman Gael Clichy won three trophies at Arsenal during his time at the club including the 2004/05 FA Cup. Apart from winning the FA Cup, the left-back also won the 2003/04 Premier League title and the 2004 Community Shield.

Gael Clichy was part of the Arsenal team on the way to the 2005 FA Cup final, but he was left out of the 17-man squad for the final clash with Manchester United. Ashley Cole started at left-back ahead of Gael Clichy during the 2005 FA Cup final. Clichy was seen as a deputy to Cole at the time. He would later become the first choice left-back at Arsenal when Cole joined London rivals Chelsea a year later. Continue reading CLICHY: 2005 FA CUP FINAL REVIEWED

Frenchman Gael Clichy was a major absentee for Servette FC of Switzerland as they returned to winning ways with the 2-1 victory at home to FC Sion in the Swiss top flight. Gael Clichy missed the game through suspension after he was sent off in the previous league game.
Clichy was given a red card with five minutes left to play during the 2-0 loss to hosts FC Basel in the league. Servette ended the game with nine men as a result of the red card to Moussa Diallo and Gael Clichy.

Servette were on a two-match winning run before it was halted by the defeat to FC Basel in their penultimate league game before the ongoing international break. Their task if getting at least a draw from the game became harder when Diallo was sent off on 29 minutes. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Servette were able to hold on until Swiss player Liam Chipperfield broke the deadlock on 69 minutes. Veteran Hungarian striker Adam Szalai sealed the win for the home team with two minutes left on the clock and three minutes after Clichy had been sent off. Continue reading CLICHY ABSENT IN WIN OVER SION

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is already one of the most successful managers in the history of the Premier League despite the fact that he has spent justa little over five years in England. He has won a lot of trophies for Manchester City since he resumed as their manager in 2016.

Gael Clichy played under Guardiola briefly and he’s amazed at the way the Manchester City boss has been able to bring the best out of his players. He made this known during a chat with the Gab and Juls Show.

Manchester City signed Gael Clichy from fellow Premier League side Arsenal in 2011 and he spent six years at the club before leaving England to join Istanbul Basaksehir in the Turkish Super League. Clichy left Arsenal to win major trophies and he was able to win two Premier League titles at the Etihad Stadium. The retired French international was part of the Manchester City squad that won the most dramatic Premier League title at the end of the 2011/12 season under the guidance of Italian tactician Roberto Mancini. Aguero scored with virtually the last kick of the home game with London team Queens Park Rangers (QPR) to seal a 3-2 comeback win for City and the Premier League title. Clichy won his second Premier League title during the 2013/14 season with Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini in the Manchester City dugout.

Gael Clichy spent one season with Guardiola at Manchester City before he left the club as a free agent in the summer of 2017. He was one of 12 players who left the club that summer as Guardiola began a big rebuilding job. Clichy told the aforementioned media portal that the greatest strength of Guardiola is his man-management skills as he’s able to get the best out of his several world-class players.

Veteran French left-back Gael Clichy was a free agent before Swiss top flight side Servette snapped him up towards the end of last year. Gael Clichy put pen to paper on an 18-month deal when he joined Servette in December 2020.

Ex-Arsenal and Manchester City defender Gael Clichy is the undisputed left-back in the Servette starting XI this season. He has played 14 times for Servette in the Swiss league this season. Clichy has a return of one goal and one assist in 14 league outings for Servette this term.

Gael Clichy made his 14th league appearance of the season as Servette beat visitors Grasshoppers in a five-goal thriller to secure seventh spot on the log. Clichy played the entire duration of the Grasshoppers game which took place last week Sunday.

French striker GrejohnKyei scored the only goal of the first half on 32 minutes the colours of Servette as the hosts established a 1-0 lead at the interval. There were four goals scored in the second half and it was shared by the two teams. To this effect, the first half advantage from Kyeiplayed a big partin Servette getting the three points on offer.

Frenchman Kyei was the star of the game after his two goals propelled Servette to victory. He was also responsible for the winning goal of the game on 79 minutes after Grasshoppers had come from two goals down to level matters with goals from ex-Wolves striker Leo Bonatini (spot kick) four minutes before the hour mark and Japanese midfielderHayaoKawabe on 69 minutes. This was after Swiss midfielder KastriotImeri had edged Servette 2-0 up with his goal five minutes into the second half.

The slender win ensured that Servette moved one place above St. Gallen and into seventh place with 15 points from 14 games. St. Gallen have the same points, but with an inferior goal difference to Servette.

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Servette have increased the points deficit to league leaders FC Basel in the Swiss top flight after a second successive draw. In their last league outing, Servette were forced to a 1-1 draw by visitors Lausanne. The home team took the lead through Bosnian winger Miroslav Stevanovic on 32 minutes but were unable to preserve the lead until the half-time break.

The opening goal of the game played on Saturday from Stevanovic was cancelled out by Swiss midfielder Stjephan Kukuruzovic with one minute left to play. Kukuruzovic scored for Lausanne from the spot to earn a point for his team after the two teams failed to find the back of the net in the second half. Continue reading SERVETTE LOSE FURTHER GROUNDS ON BASEL

The new English Premier League season is well underway and even though it’s only one matchday that has been exhausted, the fixtures of the opening day did not disappoint in terms of meeting the expectations of fans worldwide. There were thrilling matches across the different venues in the country and there were a lot of goals scored as well.

However, a certain fixture which attracted the attention of a lot of people failed to produce more than a goal as current Champions Manchester City fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, thanks to a Heung-Min Son’s brilliant effort from outside the box.

It’s not the sort of start the current Premier League holders would have been preparing for but then it’s the most competitive league in the world and surprises were bound to happen. However, a very important thing to note is that City had a slow start to their campaign last season but ended up winning the league title and their fans are still relaxed that it’s only the first game of the season.

But their firm player, Gael Clichy, has warned that his former club should be more careful and more tactical this season because other clubs may not give them the chance they were given last season that saw them recover from their poor start to winning the league crown.

Clichy said that Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool have become stronger than they were last season and it could prove to be a more difficult fight for the Cityzens this season to win the league title. The former defender added that he expects the Red Devils to be the major rivals of City this season but expects his firmer club to emerge as title victors.

Manchester City could be gradually entering into an era where they would become a dominating force in the English Premier League, according to the club’s former player, Gael Clichy. The former player has revealed that if things continue to be how they are, then Pep Guardiola could be preparing Manchester City for a couple of years of bossing the rest of the clubs in the league city have, in the past, made it clear that they are not in the league to joke and are ready to spend huge sums of money if they need to, in order to acquire all the players they need to challenge for titles.

Over the last few years, City have had to splash the cash on the signing of big-name players that have helped them to add more trophies to their cabinet and they are still maintaining the momentum and do not wish to look back. They have managed to conquer England by winning every available domestic trophy in the English Premier League but have still not been able to replicate the same success in Europe as they continue to search for their first-ever UEFA Champions League title.

Guardiola was the man employed to guide the team to their first European glory but he has continued to struggle to achieve that height, coming the closest last season after reaching the final of the competition but losing to Chelsea in the process. Clichy says that their continued struggle in Europe is a learning stage for them and a chance for them to become more experienced about how the competition works so that they would no longer be strangers to its dynamics.

The former defender also said that Guardiola is the right man for the City job and that it is only a matter of time before the Spanish manager guides the team to Champions League victory.

Experienced French left-back Gael Clichy started his national team career with France in the youth team. He earned caps at every level in the colours of the French national team starting with the u-15s.

Gael Clichy was a late addition to the u-15 team under the guidance of coach Luc Rabat. He played for the team for the first time on March 13, 2001 in a 3-0 win over Italy in a friendly game. He was with the u-15s for the Montaigu Tournament which was won by Gael Clichy and his teammates. He played three matches for the France u-15 team on the way to winning the tournament.

Clichy played ten times for the French u-17 team on the way to securing a place at the 2002 UEFA u-17 tournament. His debut for the u-17 side came in the 1-0 victory over Yugoslavia in September 2001. He played in two of the three qualifiers for the aforementioned UEFA tournament before playing six times at the tournament as France lost to Switzerland in the final. The Switzerland team was marshalled by Philippe Senderos, a future Arsenal teammate of Gael Clichy.

Ex-Manchester City and Arsenal defender Clichy featured three times for the u-18s and then graduated to the u-19 team in 2004. At that point, he had started to play for French club Cannes. He went on to feature for the u-21s before making his debut for the senior team in 2008 while he was an Arsenal player.

Gael Clichy played for the French senior national team for five years between 2008 and 2013 earning 20 caps in the process. His first appearance for Les Blues came in the qualifying matchagainst Serbia on September 10, 2018 ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa. Clichy would go on to be part of the 23-man squad to South Africa. He was also part of the France squad to Euro 2012.