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| Manchester City players showing off their new kit in style. |
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Last Season: Dramatic Finish
It was such a exciting finale last season, and City should be grateful to be at the right end of it. Sitting at the summit of English top-flight league since 1967/68 season is definitely a wonderful achievement for the Citizens. They should improve on their consistency nonetheless, as clubs like Manchester United do not usually slip an 8-point lead.
This Summer: Strangely Quiet
The sheikhs at Etihad Stadium are somehow obeying the FIFA Financial Fair Play currently, signing no one so far. Out are fringe players Owen Hargreaves and Wayne Bridge (on loan). Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie was linked with the club before, but Mancini has played down the chance to get the Dutch's service.
Upcoming Season: Title Defence
The stress level will be higher for Roberto Mancini following his success in getting the league title. Expectations will be higher as well definitely, especially in UEFA Champions League where City got knocked out embarrassingly in group stage last term. Tougher task awaits for the Italian.
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| Aguero's score distribution. |
No matter how Mancini rotate his set of forwards last season, there was one player who always remained as his primary pick, and that was Sergio Aguero (£11.5m).
Mancini's faith was not a blind one - the forward scored 23 goals and 9 assists in his debut Premier League season which ranked him third in FPL. With everything remains almost the same at Etihad Stadium, fantasy managers can expect Kun to deliver the same level of performance in this coming season.
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| Silva's score distribution. |
It is quite a surprise to see David Silva (£10.0m) ranks only at number 10 in terms of FI among Manchester City's players, but that was mainly due to this superb consistency - the lack of score fluctuations has made his CI very low.
Silva might not be a good captain candidate (his upside potential is relatively low), but he is definitely a good season long pick. I cannot recall any player who was more consistent than him last season.
Pricey: Kompany (FI: 0.578)
Sure, Vincent Kompany (£7.5m) is the key man in City's defence, but does he worth as much as £7.5m in FPL? Sounds negative to me.
City's defence was always one class lower when the skipper was not around, but given the fact that defence works as a unit rather than an individual, I would prefer to seek for other alternatives at City. Joleon Lescott (£6.5m), Kompany's partner in central defence, is £1m cheaper than the Belgian, yet he was only 13 poitns shy from Kompany's 145 points last season.
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