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Gael Clichy has said that the last season was one of the worst for Manchester City because they failed to win any title.

Manchester City had entered the last season as defending Premier League Champions and the expectations were high from them, but, they couldn’t live up to it.

They were knocked out from the first phase of the Champions League. In the Premier League, they ended at no. 2 in the points table with only 78 points in 38 matches and then, in the final of the FA Cup, they were defeated by Wigan Athletic by 0-1.

Gael Clichy has said that the last season was one of the worst for Manchester City because they failed to win any title.

Manchester City had entered the last season as defending Premier League Champions and the expectations were high from them, but, they couldn’t live up to it.

They were knocked out from the first phase of the Champions League. In the Premier League, they ended at no. 2 in the points table with only 78 points in 38 matches and then, in the final of the FA Cup, they were defeated by Wigan Athletic by 0-1.

The City owners weren’t too amused with the performance of the team throughout the season and they decided to sack the manager Roberto Mancini. The former Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini has replaced Mancini.

When asked about City’s performance in the last season, Clichy said, “It was a horrible season for us. We let so many people down with our performance. We had a chance to end the season on a high note by winning the FA Cup, but, we couldn’t do that either.”

“But, we have to move on now. I am really hopeful about the next season. We will have to start the season well because that sets the tone. In the last season, we had a sloppy start and we never managed to be back on track.”

When asked if the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson will affect Manchester United adversely, Clichy said, “Ferguson hasn’t left United. He is still there as director. He will be helping David Moyes. Also, they have the same team. So, I don’t think Manchester United would be weaker.”

Clichy has been playing for Manchester City since the last couple of seasons. He had joined the club in July 2011 after leaving Arsenal. He has so far featured for City in 56 games and hasn’t scored any goal.

There have been a lot of questions asked about the future of the Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, but the assistant manager at the club David Platt feels that the Italian is the right manager for the club. Mancini is widely expected to lose his job if City fail to win the FA Cup this season.

The club are already 15 points behind the archrivals Manchester United with no hope of retaining the Premier league title. Even though Mancini has managed to guide City to 2 trophies in the last three seasons, many feel that his time at the Etihad stadium is up.

There have been a lot of questions asked about the future of the Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, but the assistant manager at the club David Platt feels that the Italian is the right manager for the club. Mancini is widely expected to lose his job if City fail to win the FA Cup this season.

The club are already 15 points behind the archrivals Manchester United with no hope of retaining the Premier league title. Even though Mancini has managed to guide City to 2 trophies in the last three seasons, many feel that his time at the Etihad stadium is up.

Mancini failed to win yet another match against Everton after his team crashed to a 2-0 defeat despite having a man advantage for more than 30 min. There was a lot of talk about Guardiola arriving at the club due to the presence of several former Barcelona members at City. However, it is believed that City will now turn their attention towards the Real Madrid man José Mourinho, who is widely tipped to leave the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season. Despite spending several million pounds of the owners money, Mancini has been able to win only one Premier league title.

“There is an appreciation of Roberto from the supporters and the owners. The expectancy levels of Roberto Mancini are a lot higher than what people think. If people want to talk about rumours and negatives that is up to them. We can’t stop that. If people want to do things like that, they can. All I know is that during his career he has won things. That is what his focus, desire and intensity is about. He won’t stop wanting to win things,” said Platt. Despite the significant deficit, Mancini urged for focus from his players.

Manchester City has defeated Watford in a FA Cup match played at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. City won the match quite comfortably by 3-0. With this win, City has made its way into the fourth round of the competition.

Mario Balotelli was left out of the starting line up after his animated conversation with the manager Roberto Mancini while training. Carlos Tevez made a comeback to the starting XI.

On the other hand, the manager of Watford, Gianfranco Zola, made a couple of changes in the starting line up. Troy Deeney and Matej Vydra were given the opportunity to start.

Manchester City has defeated Watford in a FA Cup match played at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. City won the match quite comfortably by 3-0. With this win, City has made its way into the fourth round of the competition.

Mario Balotelli was left out of the starting line up after his animated conversation with the manager Roberto Mancini while training. Carlos Tevez made a comeback to the starting XI.

On the other hand, the manager of Watford, Gianfranco Zola, made a couple of changes in the starting line up. Troy Deeney and Matej Vydra were given the opportunity to start.

Watford started in an impressive manner and created two decent opportunities in the first half, but, on both the occasions, the City goalkeeper made brilliant saves and prevented the visitors from taking the lead.

City gave Watford the first blow in the 25th minute of the match. Carlos Tevez was the one who took the Citizens ahead. It was a free kick and Tevez didn’t miss the chance. He came up with a blistering shot which sailed into the bottom corner of the net.

Just before the half time break, the score became 2-0 in the favour of Manchester City. Gareth Barry was the man who found the net. It was a clean cross from Milner and Barry deflected the ball past the City goalie with a fantastic header.

City had opportunities in the second half as well, but, they looked a bit relaxed in the second half and as a result, they didn’t quite manage to capitalize on the opportunities.

There were no more goals scored till the 90th minute, but, in the first minute of the stoppage time, Marcos Lopes scored the third goal for City which proved to be the final nail in the coffin.

City’s next match will be a Premier League encounter against Arsenal on Sunday.

The French left back Gareth Clichy has emerged as a major doubt for the crunch Champions League match with Real Madrid in the midweek action for Manchester City.

The Premier league champions face a tough fight in order to qualify for the next stage of the competition. They have never qualified for the last 16 stage having been knocked out in the group stages last season as well.

The French left back Gareth Clichy has emerged as a major doubt for the crunch Champions League match with Real Madrid in the midweek action for Manchester City.

The Premier league champions face a tough fight in order to qualify for the next stage of the competition. They have never qualified for the last 16 stage having been knocked out in the group stages last season as well.

They look set to be suffering the same fate this time around as well after starting the group in the worst possible fashion. They need to win the remaining two matches against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, but still could be eliminated from the competition.

City will be coming into this match on the back of the 5-0 win over Aston Villa, which has signalled the return of the Premier league champion form. As a result, Roberto Mancini will have a lot of reasons to be confident ahead of this match, but he will be without the services of the French defender Gael Clichy. He suffered an ankle injury during the Aston Villa match, which is likely to keep him out for quite a while. The City striker Sergio Aguero has said that they need to be confident of progressing to the next stage until it is mathematically impossible.

“We should never give up. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, right? Of course, it’s harder now because we’re not just relying on ourselves but also on the other teams’ results. I think it’s [the Madrid game] even more significant now than if we had been in a better position in the table. It may sound strange, but I firmly believe that. We must win this game,” said Sergio Aguero to the official website of the club ahead of the match.

The manager of French national football team, Didier Deschamps, has said that Gael Clichy and Abou Diaby might not be able to feature for the French team in the World Cup qualifying match against Belarus as both the players are not likely to get 100% fit before the match.

The manager of French national football team, Didier Deschamps, has said that Gael Clichy and Abou Diaby might not be able to feature for the French team in the World Cup qualifying match against Belarus as both the players are not likely to get 100% fit before the match.

Both Clichy and Diaby are suffering from muscle pains, similar to those experiences by Luis Suarez. Diaby was the hero of France’s victory over Finland in the team’s opening World Cup qualifying match on 7th of September. France won that match by 1-0 and Diaby was the only player who had found the net for the French team.

As per Deschamps, Diaby is in very good nick at the moment and the team management wants him to play in the match against Belarus. But, he is feeling a lot of pain in his muscles and he is not in the condition to play. According to the team doctors, he needs to rest for some days. This means that the team would have to go into the match without Diaby which is a huge disappointment.

On being asked about the fitness of Olivier Giroud who had missed the Finland match due to injury, Deschamps said that Giroud has regained 100% fitness and he is ready to make a comeback. He is an experienced campaigner and there is a good possibility of him being included in the first XI against Belarus.

On being asked about Karim Benzema who hasn’t been in the best of nicks recently, Deschamps said that Benzema is a class player and there is nothing much to worry about his form. He has put up some brilliant performances for his country in the past and he is too good a player to remain out of form for a long time. He has enormous abilities and he would definitely play well against Belarus.

The Manchester city defender Gael Clichy has said that it is definitely a new experience for him to be part of title winning team that looks to defend the title. Even though Gael Clichy spent many seasons at Arsenal, he was not a first-team regular in a team that had won the title.

Manchester city won the Premier league title last season in Gael Clichy’s first season with the club after coming on as a £ 15 million signing from Arsenal. The French defender has said that it is definitely offers great pressure on him, but it is pressure that he enjoys at the moment.

The Manchester city defender Gael Clichy has said that it is definitely a new experience for him to be part of title winning team that looks to defend the title. Even though Gael Clichy spent many seasons at Arsenal, he was not a first-team regular in a team that had won the title.

Manchester city won the Premier league title last season in Gael Clichy’s first season with the club after coming on as a £ 15 million signing from Arsenal. The French defender has said that it is definitely offers great pressure on him, but it is pressure that he enjoys at the moment.

Manchester United have already sent out a strong warning to Manchester City that they will be focusing mainly on reclaiming the title, while Chelsea have already spent more than £ 50 million in rejuvenating their squad. The arrivals of Eden Hazard and Oscar are expected to strengthen the team tremendously. As a result, the former Arsenal defender has said that he is not expecting any easy matches in the league and that defending the title would be extremely tough. Yet, he is sort of enjoying the pressure because it is new to him.

“I think it’s good to have the pressure. It’s always good to be at the top but we have to forget about what we did last year. That’s because it’s going to be a new season with new players and new teams and we will have to fight until the end like we did last season, but we can do it,” said the defender while on the pre-season tour of Asia. Manchester City recently defeated Arsenal 2-0 in a pre-season friendly. The club will be facing newly promoted Southampton in the opening match of the weekend. The match will take place on August 18.

Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has said that the feeling of an international tournament will only start for France if they beat the Swedish final group game of the Euro 2012.

France will be going into the tournament as one of the favourites to win the title, but they have started the group games with a draw against England and a hardfought victory over Ukraine. As a result, only a victory against Sweden will feel like a real start the tournament according to Manchester city defender Clichy, who has managed to replace Patrice Evra in the left back position for his country.

Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has said that the feeling of an international tournament will only start for France if they beat the Swedish final group game of the Euro 2012.

France will be going into the tournament as one of the favourites to win the title, but they have started the group games with a draw against England and a hardfought victory over Ukraine. As a result, only a victory against Sweden will feel like a real start the tournament according to Manchester city defender Clichy, who has managed to replace Patrice Evra in the left back position for his country.

The match against Sweden is also extremely important due to the fact that it can decide the potential winner of the group. It is important due to the fact that the winner of the group will be able to avoid Spain in the quarter-finals of the competition. Even though taking on the 2006 world champions Italy is not the easiest task, France will certainly be able to feel good if they avoid Spain in the quarter-final stage of the competition. France will know that their future is in their hands if they win against Sweden.

“We will be able to say that a great story will begin if we win against Sweden. Even if we are happy and in a good position, nothing is complete. We’ll have to try to play well and give a great performance against the Swedes. We know we have the quality to make the difference against any team, and if we win against Sweden, then we can say that a new adventure begins,” said the defender Gael Clichy ahead of the match with Sweden. The defender is expected to start in the match against Sweden ahead of Manchester United left back Patrice Evra.

Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has said that he could be playing for French club Paris St Germain next season. The French club have been spending a lot of money in the recent transfer windows, which of course, is not new to Manchester city.

Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has said that he could be playing for French club Paris St Germain next season. The French club have been spending a lot of money in the recent transfer windows, which of course, is not new to Manchester city.

Paris St Germain are currently managed by former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti, while they are backed by the Qatari owners, who are once again expected to spend big in the summer transfer window after missing out on the French league title. Montpelier, who had a fraction of the budget of PSG, managed to secure the title on the final day of the season.

Gael Clichy has been one of the names linked with a move to PSG in the summer. The French defender has done nothing to quell the speculation by saying that he would indeed love to play for the club. The 26-year-old has been a regular starter for Manchester City this season and the manager Roberto Mancini will be least pleased to hear this comments. It was only a few seasons ago that Gael Clichy arrived from Arsenal. He won his first Premier league title with his new club this season after a dramatic 3-2 final day match against QPR.

“I’m not going to hide it. Like I’ve said, Paris is the club of my heart. To say that I want to play for PSG is another thing, but as they say: football goes very quickly, and we don’t know what the future holds for us. It’s certain that the PSG kit is magical. I’d like to discover my own country’s league,” Clichy told Surface magazine. Gael Clichy has made 44 appearances in all competitions for Manchester City and will be looking to perform well in the Champions League next season.

Gael Clichy had finally made his move and transfer from Arsenal to Manchester City final in the latter half of the previous year.

The four year deal with Manchester City had made gael all excited to be playing for them.

However, he spoke words of [praise for all the members of Arsenal and even n=mentioned that since the time he has come to England, he has made some of the best friends while at Arsenal.

Gael Clichy had finally made his move and transfer from Arsenal to Manchester City final in the latter half of the previous year.

The four year deal with Manchester City had made gael all excited to be playing for them.

However, he spoke words of [praise for all the members of Arsenal and even n=mentioned that since the time he has come to England, he has made some of the best friends while at Arsenal.

Gael Clichy has shown quite an excellent array of skills and he does seem to deserve the transfer as it might help him to build his career in the positive direction. He is anyway quite happy with Manchester City and has managed to play quite a few numbers of matches in the league till date.

He has proved his worth every time he has been put on the field and the manager is quite pleased with his performance and does consider it to be a good deal as Gael has managed to give in quite a lot.

Manchester City is currently on top in the points table and this goes on to show their excellent performance displayed by each of their players. The best part of Gael Clichy is that he has managed to blend in with the rest of the players very easily and has put in quite the effort to make sure that he assists and helps other players as well in their approach to the game.

He finds the entire team very friendly and cordial and they have been a great support to him since the time he has joined. He hopes his stay in Manchester City will be as exciting and continue to be pleasant and beneficial in the long run.