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Manchester City: Chairman’s thoughts

By Jason Bardwell

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Khaldoon Al Mubarak chairman of Manchester City looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on March 21, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Khaldoon Al Mubarak chairman of Manchester City looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on March 21, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 21: Phil Foden of Manchester City and Fernandinho of Manchester City (L) looks on during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Manchester City and Feyenoord at Etihad Stadium on November 21, 2017 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 21: Phil Foden of Manchester City and Fernandinho of Manchester City (L) looks on during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Manchester City and Feyenoord at Etihad Stadium on November 21, 2017 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

Development:

Talking about development of players, the Chairman was enthusiastic. Raheem Sterling is a perfect case in point when seeing how Pep has brought on players who were already at the club when he arrived. John Stones too is a player who Pep loves, and the young Englishman understands the way a center-back needs to play in a Pep Guardiola system.

Neither player gets too much credit, but they are both still young. Leroy Sane is now showing more confidence than last season, and it’s down to Guardiola’s encouragement. Fabian Delph is the biggest win for City though. Slightly older than many of the side, he converted well into a left back.

For the future we do have a quality in the Academy, which is starting to bare fruit. Phil Foden, Brahim Diaz, Tosin Adarabioyo and Lukas Nmecha all got minutes with the first team this season. The first two, Foden and Diaz, picking up winners medals as a result.

The U-19’s got far in the Champions League, defeated by Barcelona’s U-19’s 5-4 which is no disgrace. And they did that without Foden and Diaz who were Cup tied because they were involved in the first team.