View From A Blue

Referees take an unfair amount of criticism these days in football. With the help of countless television replays, any small mistake can be pounced upon and scrutinised in unstinting detail. But Martin Atkinson, the man at the centre of the seven minutes injury time scandal last season, had, in my view, a superb game yesterday, making [...]

An interesting, if not pulsating, affair between Man City and Juventus ended all square after an early goal from Vincenzo Iaquinta was cancelled out by an Adam Johnson equaliser. Following a stunning victory over Chelsea, confidence would have been high in the City camp, but our Italian counterparts impressed at the start, and it required a certain [...]

‘Winning mentality.’ Two words that seem to have become the mantra for Roberto Mancini and his desire to instill such a belief into our squad. Victory against Liverpool was thought to have started this transformation, but subsequent defeats to Sunderland and WBA surely dismantled any progress made. But this sensational win, fully deserved against last [...]

Oh well, the Carling Cup never mattered anyway, did it… Alas, that outward macho facade hides what, in reality, is a major disappointment. As stated in my preview yesterday, this particular knockout cup offered the Blues a fantastic opportunity to achieve success this season, yet ultimately, as has become the norm, we failed to grasp the chance. [...]

Roberto Mancini promised that he would changed the side but no-one quite expected the manager to name a completely different side to the one that put Wigan to the sword. Yes that’s right, my good friend has made ELEVEN changes to the team, handing debuts to John Guidetti, Javan Vidal and Ben Mee, whilst Greg [...]