A Football Betting Guide to Man City (Back to Football Betting Guide Intro)
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Football Betting Prediction: Title Contender
Premier League Start: Tottenham 0, Manchester City 0
The Strengths: They have been the biggest saga of the summer transfer window, which closes on September 1st. The spending spree they have been on, is some kind of knee jerk reaction to not making into the Champions League last season. They had spent big in the previous summer under Mark Hughes, but after a promising start, things went a little flat-line. Come October, they went on a run of 8 drawn matches in 9 Barclays Premier League matches. That cost Mark Hughes his job and in came Roberto Mancini to salvage what he could from the season. He nearly got them into the promised land of Champions League football, but just could not quite get over the line, thanks to a crushing blow being dealt by fourth spot rivals Spurs. The pressure that Mark Hughes had at the start of his tenure at Manchester City, now will be upon Mancini. There can be no slipping, no faults from the word go, as the weight of expectation is huge. The billionaire Arab investors will want returns on their large investments, which has seen Jerome Boateng, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Mario Balotelli, James Milner and Aleksandar Kolarov head to Eastlands. Mancini finally got Balotelli away from Inter Milan after a long ordeal, and the young striker, who Mancini has worked with before, is a raw talent waiting to be tapped into. While Mark Hughes tried buying success too and failed, Mancini has arguably got better players on his shopping spree, and he is buying the kind of quality that can go out and win leagues. Spending so much money all at one on so many new players is often bemoaned, but something surely has to happen at Eastlands. There has been such momentum brewing there, surely they have to be taken even more seriously this time around. They have the financial backing, they have a squad. Is it good enough? For those who argue against buying success, look at the model set down by Chelsea and Roman Abramovic. It worked there, why shouldn’t it work again? Surely if a team who are considering the sale of one of the World Cup’s most outstanding players, Robinho, something must be right.
The Weaknesses. The most crucial one is the boss. Roberto Mancini didn’t overly impress as a tactical genius last year, and all of the cards in Manchester City’s future are being held by him of course. Can he get the array of signings to play together as a team? The trouble with signing all of these players, is getting them together as a team as quickly as possible, as time is one thing which will not be on Mancini’s side. The pressure is great, and can the Italian handle it, and life at the top of the English game? There is either a very long season ahead, or a very short one for Mancini. While there has been much focus on the attacking players which have brought in, there are question marks over the back line. Realistically if they bought a new centre half pairing they would automatically be a stronger prospect.
Manchester City Betting Home: Had a decent enough home record last season, where they won twelve matches, rounding out to a 63% win percentage. They had no problems finding the back of the net either, as they scored 41 times at home, conceding just twenty, and with an average of 2.15 goals per match, there is no reason to suggest why they won’t back this up again this season, or even make it better. If they have realistic hopes of winning the league then they must.
Manchester City Betting Away: This is where City fell down last year, as they only ran out a 32% win percentage away from home. They only lost four games away from Eastlands, but the problem was the drawn matches, as there were far too many of them, which was where Mark Hughes blew his big chance of winning the Premier League as a manager. Nine away draws City racked up (47%), and that equates to 18 lost points which is far too expense if you are chasing a league title, and why they finished 19 points behind Chelsea. They should turn more of those drawn matches into wins away from home this season, especially as the season goes on and they get stronger as a unit.
Manchester City Best Football Betting Stat: Over 2.5 goals. They managed it in 50% of their matches last year, but you would expect more. You really can’t see too much of a defensive side being sent out by Mancini, so if they can turn draws into victories, the goals will be going up more likely than not.
Manchester City Best Football Betting Odds
Premier League Outright: 9/1 at BetFred
Top Four Finish: 6/4 at Boylesports
Season Points Over 76: 5/4 at Victor Chandler
No Trophies: 8/15 at Totesport
Any Major Trophy: 11/8 at Totesport
Top Goal Scorer:
Carlos Tevez: 15/8 at SkyBet
Emmanuel Adebayor: 11/4 at Blue Square
Mario Balotelli: 4/1 at Victor Chandler
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