Great result and display (especially first half) from Man City today
To win 4-1 at Craven Cottage is a result for any team but the manner in which City played was the more pleasing. It looked like the players really wanted to prove something and they actually looked like a team, not just a group of expensive footballers!
Someone mentioned it in commentary and i think they may have a good point. Mancini realizes that the team aren`t quite ready to go toe to toe with the big guns in a footballing sense so opts for the difficult to beat approach in these games. Then against the lesser teams he plays a more expansive pressing game with the knowledge that the quality of the opposition is unlikely to cut them to pieces on the break.
Maybe all the arguments and negative press that have been abundant in the press recently have made the squad stronger as a unit (obvious individuals not included).
Hopefully this is the start of a run of form that will help secure a Champions League spot.
Why did i just say that, i`ve been a City fan long enough to realize they never do things straightforward 