The opening two games of this Premier League season have been polar opposites for Manchester City. A resounding victory over Newcastle at home was followed up with a somewhat underwhelming defeat at newly-promoted Cardiff the week after, and although they enjoyed the mammoth's share of possession in both encounters, the similarities ended there. Obviously, patience is a virtue as the title challengers adapt to life under new manager, Manuel Pellegrini and as it is still very early on in the Chilean's reign, such inconsistencies and slip-ups can be rendered as mere 'teething problems' at this stage. However, it was interesting to see the drastic change in less than a week, from a team which had pundits salivating at the attacking exhibition on show, to one which appeared to have completely run out of ideas in the final third. Here, we'll address the key differences:
Originally from Manchester, I'm currently residing in Melbourne as part of a round the world trip that I embarked on in November 2011.
I primarily write on football and I'm a lifelong Man City fan and current season ticket holder. I'll try to share my views from an unbiased perspective, but I can't promise anything.
